* An ongoing debate between Alan Beck and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

 AB> Also, I went to C:\Golded to initiate
 AB> Gedwin -install and it returned "Could not find any supported
 AB> software, try another path"

It's been so long since I ran it {chuckle} but maybe try specifying the path to
 
D'Bridge as in:

gedwin -install=DBPath (specify DB home path for "DBPath"

 >> -INSTALL[=path] Start the quick install procedure. Look in path, if
 >> given.


Note:
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               GoldED 2.50 - Installation Instructions
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QUICK INSTALL FOR FIRST-TIME USERS

GoldED contains an ultra-simple install feature. It will try to detect
what other mail software you have installed, and will automatically
build a simple configuration file from what it finds. If the
auto-detect is successful, you don't have to write a single line of
configuration to get started with GoldED!

First, create a directory (for example C:\MAIL\GOLDED) and unpack the
distribution archive(s) to the directory.

If you have one of the programs listed below, GoldED can auto-detect
and use their configurations:

  D'Bridge, Dutchie, Ezycom, FastEcho, FidoPCB, FMail, FrontDoor,
  GEcho, IMAIL, InterMail, LoraBBS, Maximus, ME2, Opus, PCBoard,
  Portal, ProBoard, QFront, QuickBBS, RaEcho, RemoteAccess, Squish,
  SuperBBS, timEd, Terminate (TMAIL), TosScan, WMail, XMail.
  Stand-alone AREAS.BBS files are also supported.

Note that some versions of these programs may not be supported because
they are very old or very new. Also, some program support have only
been implemented very recently and may be untested or may not have
been tested in a real-life setup.

If you have one or more of these programs installed, run GoldED with
parameter /INSTALL. When detecting programs, GoldED will search
environment variables and the current directory for signs of the
programs. If this fails, try adding a path to the program you want
GoldED to find, like this: /INSTALL=<path>.

GoldED will, as a minimum, try to get the first defined username and
address, an originline and any mail area it can find. If any of it was
not found after completed detection, GoldED will prompt you for the
missing information.

After completed detection and/or prompting, GoldED will create a
GOLDED.CFG file containing the information it found and then start.
You can use this simple configuration file as a starting point and add
to it when you start exploring the more advanced features.

This is an example of a very simple install:

=== Cut ===
USERNAME  Odinn Sorensen
ADDRESS   2:236/77.1
AREADEF   NETMAIL "Netmails" 0 Net Opus C:\MAIL\NETMAIL\
AREAFILE  AreasBBS C:\MAIL\AREAS.BBS
=== Cut ===

The absolute minimum that GoldED must have to start, is a USERNAME, an
ADDRESS and at least one mail area, defined using AREA, AREADEF or
AREAFILE. If the username and address can be found in another programs
configuration, an AREAFILE is all that is needed.


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QUICK INSTALL FOR USERS UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION

You should be able to drop-in the new *.EXE files (and the new
GOLDHELP.CFG file) to replace your old files and get going right away.
Don't forget to keep a backup of your old *.EXE and *.CFG files, in
case you are not satisfied or there are problems with this beta.

It must be noted that although this release has been in beta for
years, there have been many recent changes that have not been
extensively tested with all possible configurations and combinations
of options. Bugs may have been introduced that could cause an existing
configuration to fail in mysterious and frustrating ways, with
lockups, crashes, exception errors etc.

If you have problems using this beta with your existing configuration,
please try to install it in a separate directory using the simple
install procedure described above for first-time users. If you use a
GOLDED environment variable, don't forget to remove it or change the
path!  If the problems go away when using the simple configuration,
please try to determine which part or parts of your existing
configuration that is causing problems. Comment out keywords one by
one until the problem goes away, or add keywords to the simple install
from your existing configuration until it fails. If lockups or crashes
occur before the startup screen comes up, try to run GoldED with
parameters -FF -VV and note how far it gets when processing your
configuration. Please report your findings in the GoldED support or
beta echoes or direct to the author.


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 .- Keep the faith, --------------------------------------------------.
 |                                                                    |
 |  Ben  aka cMech  Web: http|ftpinkp|telnet|ssh://cmech.dynip.com  |
 |                                                                    |
 |      vvvvvv             Email: fido4cmechSPAM(at)lusfiberBLOCK.net |
 |     { O  O }        Home page: http://cmech.dynip.com/homepage/    |
 |  __m___oo___m__                                                    |
 `--|   |    |   |-- -------------------------------------------------'

... My ego just took another devastating shot.
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