Subj : Re: Finger mod
To : Finnigann
From : Angus McLeod
Date : Sat Feb 02 2008 09:12 am
Re: Re: Finger mod
By: Finnigann to Angus McLeod on Fri Feb 01 2008 18:22:00
> Thanks. I'll comb other .JS files for suitable code examples. to see if
> they paste together and run/work.
>
> I was looking at lightbar.js, how would this be called? I assume, that
> at the least, I'd have to pass the file location to provide the lines of
> text to make up the menu.
Ok, try this:
Create a file called /sbbs/exec/hosts.pick or similar, and in it, put the
following:
nimbus.synchro.net^The Nimbus BBS
pbox.servebbs.com^The Penalty Box
phantomrage.org^PhantomRage Studios
bnb.synchro.net^Bits-N-Bytes
www.hdcbbs.net^The Hard Drive Cafe
vert.synchro.net^Vertrauen
bbs.foxybanana.com^The Realm of Dreams
derbycitybbs.com^Derby City BBS
Obviously, you can put in whatever you want here, but follow the same
format. Note the "^" character separating the hostname from the BBS name.
Also, I am indenting by two spaces -- you don't do that in the actual
file.
Now code up a piece of JS as follows:
load("lightbar.js");
// the name of the hosts picklist file you used
hosts = "/sbbs/exec/hosts.pick";
console.clear(); // say howdy
writeln( "Host-Pick Test Program" );
// create lightbar object and set up a few options
pick = new Lightbar();
pick.xpos = 10; pick.ypos = 3;
pick.fg = 2; pick.bg = 0;
pick.hfg = 14; pick.hbg = 7;
// create file object for hosts file and open it for reading
f = new File( hosts );
if (!f.open("r")) {
writeln( "Can't open \"" + hosts + "\"" );
exit;
}
// read each line, split it into parts,
// and add them to the lightbar object
while (line = f.readln()) {
part = line.split( "^" ); // same separator
pick.add( part[1], part[0] );
}
f.close(); // done with file
v = pick.getval(); // get value from lightbar object
// display results
console.clear();
writeln( "Returned Value = " + v );
console.pause();
Now save that as /sbbs/exec/hostpick.js or something similar, and try
running it. It should give you a list of BBSs by *name* and when you make
your selection, it should return the matching *host* for that BBS.
See if you can get that going.
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