* 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=.   
      
   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:   
      
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   USERNAME  Odinn Sorensen   
   ADDRESS   2:236/77.1   
   AREADEF   NETMAIL "Netmails" 0 Net Opus C:\MAIL\NETMAIL\   
   AREAFILE  AreasBBS C:\MAIL\AREAS.BBS   
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   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, --------------------------------------------------.   
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    |  __m___oo___m__                                                    |   
    `--|   |    |   |-- -------------------------------------------------'   
      
   ... My ego just took another devastating shot.   
   --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC v1.1.5-g20180902 + Mystic v1.12 A42 2018/12/30 23:39:36   
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