Subj : Re: code example
To : Finnigann
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Aug 21 2006 06:56 pm
Re: Re: code example
By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Mon Aug 21 2006 10:04 pm
> -=> With regards to the social ramifications;
> Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-
>
> > >
> > > DM> I suppose I mispoke: you can *read* messages (interactively) with
> > > DM> smbutil (using the 'r' command), but can't really "extract" messa
> > > DM> (programatically). This could be done with small JS module howeve
> > >
> > > DM> If I knew more about exactly what you're trying to accomplish, I
> > > DM> be able to help more.
> > >
> > > If you recall Jazzman's sports... game? I was wondering how syncdata
> > > might be useful for tying other BBS' together.
> > >
> > > SMBUTIL can be made to upload game data. getting it out is another
> > > item.
> > >
> > > But if a javascript segment can be called to cull out messages for th
> > > door (making large assumptions) or added functionality to smbutil,
> > > would be great.
> >
> > DM> Even if smbutil could extract a specific message, how would you know
> > DM> *which* message to extract?
> >
> > Well I was thinking that switches would tell what values to look for in
> > a message.
> >
> >
> > smbutil /m /tdoorgame /sweeknumber \sbbs\xtrn\doorgame\input.dat
>
> DM> Okay, so /m would would always extract a single message? If so,
> DM> wouldn't it just keep extracting the same message over and over?
>
> If smbutil could be made to work, it would read ALL messages with a
> subject with a specific date or phrase 'week 1' 'week 2' etc. the
> message would of course be addressed to 'Sportdoor'.
So it would put multiple messages into 'input.dat'?
> The door would have to be able to read the FROM: line
>
> Parsing the body of the message would be the next chore.
>
> I guess it would have to be carrefully formated to aide this task.
>
> /*
> Possible choices:
> TEAM Abc Team Bcd
> TEAM Cde Team Def
> */
>
> (this week)
> WINNERS:
> TEAM Bcd
> TEAM Def
>
>
>
> But SMBUTIL can't read messages based on any of those fields (From, To,
> Subject)
>
> What am I doing, Jazzman has no doubt coded the whole thing up already.
>
>
> > > Of course you know I'm not a programmer, but is this function in the
> > > SDK? I would think someone else would have sought out syncdata to
> > > transport data before now.
> >
> > DM> A JS module would be the way to go. I'm not sure which SDK you're
> > DM> referring to. The XSDK does not include any message base functionali
> > DM> The SMBLIB is available as a separate library for message base acces
> > DM> but a JS module would be much easier.
> >
> > Well could something highly configurable be written in baja/javascript?
>
> DM> In JavaScript, absolutely. See the NewsLink and ListServers modules as
> DM> examples.
>
> Can a JS be called from a baja program?
Yes.
digital man
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