How do folks handle incoming game packets for doors?

Not knowing what to do, I thought I'd set up a script that runs every hour processing received game packets - but I couldnt get it to fire.

On Windows, I have an event, which results in this in the error log:

3/18 01:10:10p ERROR 2 (No such file or directory) (WinError 2) in xtrn.cpp line 625 (sbbs_t::external) executing "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257
3/18 01:10:10p Timed event: IBBS returned 2

The event is configured:
Internal Code IBBS
Start-up Directory
Command Line C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21
Enabled Yes
Execution Node Any
Execution Months Any
Execution Days of Month Any
Execution Days of Week All
Execution Time 00:00
Requires Exclusive Execution No
Force Users Off-line For Event No
Native Executable No
Use Shell to Execute Yes
Background Execution No
Always Run After Init/Re-init No

If I run that command on the command line it works. What does access=257 mean?

Is there a way to fire events based on the filename received (preferably as a glob, eg *.GAL)?
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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: alterego to All on Wed Mar 18 2020 01:26 pm

How do folks handle incoming game packets for doors?

Not knowing what to do, I thought I'd set up a script that runs every hour processing received game packets - but I couldnt get it to fire.

On Windows, I have an event, which results in this in the error log:

3/18 01:10:10p ERROR 2 (No such file or directory) (WinError 2) in xtrn.cpp line 625 (sbbs_t::external) executing "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257
3/18 01:10:10p Timed event: IBBS returned 2

The event is configured:
Internal Code IBBS
Start-up Directory
Command Line C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21
Enabled Yes
Execution Node Any
Execution Months Any
Execution Days of Month Any
Execution Days of Week All
Execution Time 00:00
Requires Exclusive Execution No
Force Users Off-line For Event No
Native Executable No
Use Shell to Execute Yes
Background Execution No
Always Run After Init/Re-init No

If I run that command on the command line it works. What does access=257 mean?

In this context, it refers to the EX_ mode flags used in the call to sbbs_t::external():

Specifically, these mode flags:

#define EX_SH (1<<0) /* Use command shell to load other process */
#define EX_OFFLINE (1<<8) /* Run this program offline */

The meaningful error there is: 2 (file not found)

Is there a way to fire events based on the filename received (preferably as a glob, eg *.GAL)?

No, but wouldn't be too hard to have a periodic timed event that did stuff (e.g. run another program) based on a file's existence.

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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: Digital Man to alterego on Tue Mar 17 2020 07:42 pm

"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257

The meaningful error there is: 2 (file not found)

Well, I thought it might have been that - but if I cut and paste between the quotes and use it in the command line it works?

Is it possible the whole things is pasted to the system to run, instead of a call to cmd.exe with 3 arguments?
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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: alterego to Digital Man on Wed Mar 18 2020 02:31 pm

Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: Digital Man to alterego on Tue Mar 17 2020 07:42 pm

"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257

The meaningful error there is: 2 (file not found)

Well, I thought it might have been that - but if I cut and paste between the quotes and use it in the command line it works?

Is it possible the whole things is pasted to the system to run, instead of a call to cmd.exe with 3 arguments?

I'm not sure what the issue is immediately. Did you try setting the startup directory to "C:\CONTROL" and the command to just "DGD.BAT 21"?

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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: Digital Man to alterego on Tue Mar 17 2020 09:20 pm

I'm not sure what the issue is immediately. Did you try setting the startup directory to "C:\CONTROL" and the command to just "DGD.BAT 21"?

Just tried, no cigar :(

Internal Code IBBS
Start-up Directory C:\CONTROL
Command Line DGD.BAT 21
Enabled Yes
Execution Node Any
Execution Months Any
Execution Days of Month Any
Execution Days of Week All
Execution Time 00:00
Requires Exclusive Execution No
Force Users Off-line For Event No
Native Executable No
Use Shell to Execute Yes
Background Execution No


3/18 03:34:58p ERROR 2 (No such file or directory) (WinError 2) in xtrn.cpp line 625 (sbbs_t::external) executing "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257
3/18 03:34:58p Timed event: IBBS returned 2
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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: alterego to Digital Man on Wed Mar 18 2020 03:37 pm

Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: Digital Man to alterego on Tue Mar 17 2020 09:20 pm

I'm not sure what the issue is immediately. Did you try setting the startup directory to "C:\CONTROL" and the command to just "DGD.BAT 21"?

Just tried, no cigar :(

Internal Code IBBS
Start-up Directory C:\CONTROL
Command Line DGD.BAT 21
Enabled Yes
Execution Node Any
Execution Months Any
Execution Days of Month Any
Execution Days of Week All
Execution Time 00:00
Requires Exclusive Execution No
Force Users Off-line For Event No
Native Executable No
Use Shell to Execute Yes
Background Execution No

3/18 03:34:58p ERROR 2 (No such file or directory) (WinError 2) in xtrn.cpp line 625 (sbbs_t::external) executing "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257
3/18 03:34:58p Timed event: IBBS returned 2

Try enabling Native Executable. It shouldn't make any difference, but you could try renaming the .bat to a .cmd file and change the command-line accordingly.

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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: Digital Man to alterego on Tue Mar 17 2020 10:40 pm

Try enabling Native Executable. It shouldn't make any difference, but you

Umm... That worked :)

So I created another one and went back to "\full\path\to.bat arg", with just native executable selected, (and use shell set to no) and it ran.
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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: alterego to Digital Man on Wed Mar 18 2020 05:23 pm

Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: Digital Man to alterego on Tue Mar 17 2020 10:40 pm

Try enabling Native Executable. It shouldn't make any difference, but you

Umm... That worked :)

So I created another one and went back to "\full\path\to.bat arg", with just native executable selected, (and use shell set to no) and it ran.

Okay, so that makes sense: cmd.exe is a native program.

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Re: Customer IBBS game events
By: alterego to Digital Man on Wed Mar 18 2020 15:37:52


alterego> 3/18 03:34:58p ERROR 2 (No such file or directory) (WinError
alterego> 2) in xtrn.cpp line 625 (sbbs_t::external) executing
alterego> "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C C:\CONTROL\DGD.BAT 21" access=257
alterego> 3/18 03:34:58p Timed event: IBBS returned 2

are the permissions correct so the BBS user has access to that bat file?

are bat files "native executable" on winwhatever?


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