Subj : DOSXTRN Error
To   : Digital Man
From : RickV
Date : Tue Aug 12 2025 01:12 pm

Hello Digital!

11 Feb 71 18:27, you wrote to me:

DM>   Re: DOSXTRN Error
DM>   By: RickV to All on Tue Aug 12 2025 07:53 am

>> Hello everybody!
>>
>> I'm getting this error message and I can't figure out why? I have
>> the file DOSXTRN.exe in my /exec and windows/system32 path so it
>> should be seen by SBBS. Anyone have an idea what the problem is?
>>
>> "term Node 1 <RickV> DOSXTRN Error 2 (No such file or directory)
>> executing:"

DM> The error doesn't mean that DOSXTRN.exe couldn't be found, instead it
DM> means the program that DOSXTRN was asked to execute could not be found
DM> (the program after the colon in that log messsage). Is there nothing
DM> after the colon in the error message?
DM> --
DM>                                             digital man (rob)

It looks to me that nothing is running. Here's the before it runs and after log.


 8/12  01:00:11p  Node 1 <RickV> running external program: MajorBBS Game Server
 8/12  01:00:11p  Node 1 <RickV> Executing external:
 8/12  01:00:11p  Node 1 <RickV> DOSXTRN Error 2 (No such file or directory) executing:
 8/12  01:00:11p  Node 1 <RickV> Executing external: ?rlogin 127.0.0.1:666
 8/12  01:00:12p  Node 1 <RickV> Node 1 RLogin gate to 127.0.0.1 port 666 on socket 2476
 8/12  01:00:32p  Node 1 <RickV> !TELGATE ERROR 54 receiving on socket 2476
 8/12  01:00:32p  Node 1 <RickV> Node 1 Telnet gate to 127.0.0.1 finished
 8/12  01:00:33p  Node 1 <RickV> activate: cp437 slot 0 >= 43
 8/12  01:00:33p  Node 1 <RickV> CTerm activate_font: 0 0


Thanks,
RickV


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