INSTALATION

Put the 3user.sco file in a \sco directory of any disk.
If you want to collect TV and Radio listings also put Tvlists.sco in any \sco directory of any disk.

USEAGE

In ReadCIS create a switch User.on.
If you also want TV/radio listings create a TV.on switch. (To bypass the TV listings turn the TV.on switch off)

At the end of the automated pass of ThreeCIS you will be presented with a dialogue offering 6 choices.
Choose the channel you want then press enter, next select the day(s) you want (1 or 1-4 or 1, 3, 5) and press enter.
Repeat the process for each desired channel (note ITV requires you to select ONE region before selecting the days.
NOTE a zero byte file "TV.CIS is created in the Service directory, once offline this file should be deleted before you next want to collect TV/radio listings
Finally choose Finished and you will get a dialogue for the various PAO sections. Choose the index you want, press <Enter>.
You will see the required index scroll on the screen, note down the number of the articles you want or wait and read the file "newsind" or "footind" or "motorind" which are saved in the \cis\service directory.
(I would reccomend noting the numbers down as they scroll by then going straight to the "get stories" routine, if stories are added between noting the number and running the get stories routine the wrong stories will be retrieved. Note thefirst story title and check this when collecting stories to be sure new stories haven't been added.)

To collect stories choose the appropriate " stories" option, check the number of the story you previously noted as the first story, you will be presented with a dialogue asking which stories to collect. Enter story numbers (adjusted in line with the first story number change if it has changed) seperated by a comma and a space or a minus sign for stories a to b inclusive (1-5, 8, 14 would retrieve stories 1 to 5 inclusive and 8 and 14). Press <Enter>.

When finished select "Disconnect" the ThreeCIS Logoff routine is called and you are either logged off or left online according to the way you started ThreeCIS.

I've put LAW INDEX AND LAW STORIES on the "Other Sports index dialogue" as a quick addition.

KNOWN PROBLEMS

I have allowed 30 seconds waiting time for CIS to get to the appropriate place. If CIS is working too slowly you will get an alert box, after pressing the <Esc> key the Logoff routine will be called.
If you have any comments or questions regarding this script please contact me at 100522,676. It's the first script I've written and no doubt could be significantly improved!

UPDATES

23 October 1995
Beeps added to notify that selection dialogue boxes have "arrived".
Sequence for entering story numbers changed to allow selection to be modified if stories have been added since downloading the index.
Now checks for line feed followed by ! when collecting indexes so the indexes are collected correctly even when the titles contain a !.

1 February 1996
Script updated to reflect CIS index changes
TVLISTS added to optionaly collect PAO TV and Radio listings.
Script corrected to allow it to work on any disk and with ReadCIS installed on any disk.

9 July 1996
Script updated to reflect the CIS index changes. (CIS displays the opening PAO menu twice now).

15 August 1996
Script updated to reflect the CIS index changes. (CIS displays the opening PAO menu once only again).

DISCLAIMER

The script is provided "as is", it works OK for me but I don't guarantee anything about it at all and wont be liable for any consequences of it's use. I have included the .scr file which can be edited and re translated to make the script do what you want it to.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This small script is for use with ReadCIS, full details of creating such a script are contained in the ReadCIS documentation. ReadCIS and ThreeCIS are owned by David Keppler and Dennis Lefebvre, neither of these people have any connection with or responsibility for any mistakes in this script.
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Steve Cooper  (CIS ID 100522,676)
23 October 1995
