While I can write a batchfile for the BBS, my programming ENDS at
setting the clock on the microwave oven. If I forget how to do that, I
guess I'll starve to death. <G>

Anyway, I'm thinking of creating a command shell for GT Power
software, what I ran under dial-up for 13 years. I don't think it's
possible, but couldn't I just take an existing shell, and edit the
command lines for the letters, then rename it??

Daryl

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On 2017 Aug 22 15:38:00, you wrote to ALL:

Anyway, I'm thinking of creating a command shell for GT Power
software, what I ran under dial-up for 13 years. I don't think it's possible, but couldn't I just take an existing shell, and edit the
command lines for the letters, then rename it??

probably but have you look at the sources for the shells, yet?? they're not that complicated ;)

something else, though, is that it isn't just the way the menus are laid out and the keys they use... that may be ok for some things but it would be nice to
be able to truely emulate how another system acts but that's asking for a lot unless one implements it completely as a separate module that is used instead of the internal one... for example, file searching and tagging

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Re: COMMAND SHELLS
By: Daryl Stout to ALL on Tue Aug 22 2017 03:38 pm

Anyway, I'm thinking of creating a command shell for GT Power
software, what I ran under dial-up for 13 years. I don't think it's possible, but couldn't I just take an existing shell, and edit the
command lines for the letters, then rename it??

You should be able to do that. If GT Power behaves similarly enough to an existing command shell for Synchronet, then you could just change some of the option keys/letters and rename it. You might also want to change the name of the ANSI/ascii files displayed by the shell, and perhaps edit those to look like GT Power.

If you feel up to learning some programming, one of the benefits of having command shells is that you can totally change how they behave, so you can make them behave however you want.

In the Synchronet CVS, there is a menuedit.js and related scripts (from echicken) that was supposed to be more of a menu editor that I think could create a command shell for you based on editing menu commands. You might want to have a look at the exec directory in the Synchronet CVS repository: http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/exec
I think the scripts that you'd want to look at are menuedit.js, menushel.src, menushel-lb.js, and menushell.js.

Nightfox

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Re: COMMAND SHELLS
By: Daryl Stout to ALL on Tue Aug 22 2017 03:38 pm

While I can write a batchfile for the BBS, my programming ENDS at
setting the clock on the microwave oven. If I forget how to do that, I
guess I'll starve to death. <G>

Anyway, I'm thinking of creating a command shell for GT Power
software, what I ran under dial-up for 13 years. I don't think it's possible, but couldn't I just take an existing shell, and edit the
command lines for the letters, then rename it??

Yes. If it's a Baja command shell (*.src, most are), then you'll need to compile it (to *.bin) using baja.exe. And if it uses menu files (most shells do) you'll need to copy and edit those as well.

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Re: COMMAND SHELLS
By: Daryl Stout to ALL on Tue Aug 22 2017 03:38 pm

Anyway, I'm thinking of creating a command shell for GT Power
software, what I ran under dial-up for 13 years. I don't think it's possible, but couldn't I just take an existing shell, and edit the
command lines for the letters, then rename it??

yes you can. make sure you compile it afterwards with baja.exe
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Mark,

probably but have you look at the sources for the shells, yet?? they're not ML>that complicated ;)

To someone who isn't a programmer, they are!! The one "change" I made
for the DEFAULT.SRC file was with the HARMBYE logoff module...where it
offered users a chance to return to the BBS, logoff, logoff quickly,
leave Feedback To Sysop, or to write an auto message.

something else, though, is that it isn't just the way the menus are laid out ML>and the keys they use... that may be ok for some things but it would be nice ML>be able to truely emulate how another system acts but that's asking for a lo ML>unless one implements it completely as a separate module that is used instea ML>of the internal one... for example, file searching and tagging

That's true...although each BBS software obviously has different
command options. One nice thing about GT Power was "command
stacking"...you could enter several different commands, even with just
simple letters (separated by semicolons), and you could get to the
desired area of the BBS in one command, instead of going through several
menus first.

That'd be a neat program module though...to ask what command you
wanted to enter (letter or command), and it would create a new command
shell. I can easily create a ctrl-A menu for it, though.

Daryl

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You should be able to do that. If GT Power behaves similarly enough to an N>existing command shell for Synchronet, then you could just change some of the N>option keys/letters and rename it. You might also want to change the name of N>the ANSI/ascii files displayed by the shell, and perhaps edit those to look N>like GT Power.

That's what I'd like to do.

If you feel up to learning some programming, one of the benefits of having N>command shells is that you can totally change how they behave, so you can mak N>them behave however you want.

Well, I think telling it to bring me dinner is out of the question.

In the Synchronet CVS, there is a menuedit.js and related scripts (from N>echicken) that was supposed to be more of a menu editor that I think could N>create a command shell for you based on editing menu commands. You might wan N>to have a look at the exec directory in the Synchronet CVS repository: N>http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/exec
I think the scripts that you'd want to look at are menuedit.js, menushel.src, N>menushel-lb.js, and menushell.js.

I saved this, and will check that out later.

Daryl

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Re: COMMAND SHELLS
By: Daryl Stout to NIGHTFOX on Thu Aug 24 2017 09:35 am

If you feel up to learning some programming, one of the benefits of
having command shells is that you can totally change how they behave,
so you can mak them behave however you want.

Well, I think telling it to bring me dinner is out of the question.

True, although I wonder if that could be a potential feature in the future.. :P

Nightfox

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