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Most scripts are provided - by Lee Breeden This script is offered AS IS with all its flaws, as an example of the many different options available with BOYAN script language. There are no warranties, express or implied. This is the efforts of my time, as well as others who have tried, tested, modified and corrected spelling <G> to make this what it is. This idea was inspired by Kendall D'Andres, and help from Paul Buerkle. The new scripts contain a new feature called SMART script, which will allow you to have inter-action with a remote system while the script is running and then return control back to the script. It will also allow you to abort the script the script and allow it to RESUME where it left off...... New script has improved file transfers, supports BBSee15 for handling filenames using QWK newfiles.dat info. Now supports RoseMail! These are a few scripts that will make a system script that will set all of the variables necessary for calling a system for mail, and file functions. It is self explanatory to generate the script, but there are some things that will need to be modified in your current boyan.mac file for all of this to work. The files contained are: ° Readme.txt - this file ° Script.bsc - this contains all of the commands that will be used to run the system script. ° Makemail.bsc - is the file that you will need to run that makes the system script for you. ° Nite.bsc - is a sample of my own script that I use to start calling all of the systems that I call. ° Boy.mac - this is my own macro file that I use on my system. If you would like to look at it, I would suggest that you rename your own boyan.mac file and then ren boy.mac to boyan.mac and look at mine. If you do, you might need to make the following changes if you plan on trying to use it: a) modem init string. macro #9 b) macro #1 has commands for call waiting. Script LIST: ° end bsc This is a nice script that I run after disconnecting from a system (Macro #7), it displays the time and lenght of connection from the last call ° gt-power bsc Logon script for GTComm boards ° makemail bsc MAIL Script generator ° nite bsc Sample unattended nite mail setup script ° pcboard bsc Logon script for PCBoards ° qefiles bsc Filename grabber script. ° quote bsc Message quote macro ° rbbs bsc Logon script for RBBS boards ° script bsc Main script for mail calls ° start bsc Startup script for setting log file by date ° wildcat bsc Logon script for WildCat boards Purpose: This program is to aid anyone interested in calling systems unattended for mail and file transfers to PCBoard systems. All of this is will be done with Boyan scripts. Even the process of creating a script will be done with a Boyan script. Getting started: First place all of the *.bsc files in the boyan script file directory. Next hit ALT-R and delete anything on the status line, followed by <CR>. Highlight the script called makemail.bsc and hit <cr>. You will need to have the following handy to complete the script. ° Name to call the script. ° Type of door for mail. ° Door number. ° Name of system mail packets for both up and downloads. ° The number of mail packets that you wish to keep. The script called MailMake.bsc will check for your first and last name in macros #111 and #112. If not contained there, it will ask you for your first and last name. Then it will install them in 111 and 112 for you. The next time that you run MakeMail it will display your first and last name on the screen and ask if this is correct. It will be displayed as Lee ` Breeden the back quote character, one character after your first name MUST be there for all of this to work. The script will then check to see if you have a defined password in the setup. If not it will ask you to install one. The rest of the script will be question and answer of the above questions. All of this information will be stored in your user defined script name. Operation of the script. Once you have created the User defined script, it will set all of the variables that will be needed for the call. All of the variables will be used in the script call SCRIPT.bsc. This way, if there are any changes in the mail door(s). A new script.bsc file can be easily replaced for the existing one without having to changes to the related commands for the system.bsc. Here is what your system script should look like: \\ This script automates Mail runs to EDSHOME Bulletin Board. \\ You must set the following macros with BOYAN's configuration module: \\ \! = Macro # 111 = Your first name \\ \@ = Macro # 112 = Your last name \\ %PW = Is your defined password. \\ \sv1 used for mail system report file *.rep. \\ \sv2 used for prodoor option number. \\ \sv3 used for mail door option number. \\ \sv4 used for mail packet system name *.qwk. \\ \sv5 used for up-file name or names. \\ \sv6 used for file upload description. \\ \sv7 used for file upload description, leave blank if not used \\ \sv8 used for file upload description, leave blank if not used \\ \sv9 used for file upload description, leave blank if not used \\ \sv0 used for system name in call back option. \\ \svA used to set option for call back block. \\ \svB used for setting number of mail packets to keep. \\ \svC used for setting file scan option pload <A>ll etc. \\ \svD used internally to read variable \\ \svE used internally for selection option \\ \svF used for setting cursor position in mail door. \\ \svG used for setting the maximun number of messages in mail door. \\ \svH used for setting timer to wait for no messages prompt in mail door. \\ Need to have in boyan macro #7 \AT+[\qd] \\ as last command. \\Script assumes that you put your message replies in upload dir. \\Script assumes that you put your messages packets in DN dir. \\Script assumes that you use Zmodem configured as Z. |LOGON \\ Start script blocks \IE+OFF,%LD[\LD+] \\ Turn on Log to disk file \SV0[%SN] \\ set existing system number to %v0 \sv1[EdsHome.rep] \\ Report packet name \SV2[1] \\ enter door number [#] \sv4[EdsHome.qwk] \\ Mail Packet name \SV5[boydoc50.zip ] \\ Name of file to UpLoad \SV6[Great boyan script for viewing portions ]\\ file description \SV7[of the boyan 5.0 manual. Has menu and ]\\ file description \SV8[table of contents. By Paul Buerkle ]\\ file description \SV9[ ] \\ enter file name to download \SVB[9] \\ enter number of qwk's to keep \SVC[a] \\ scanning directories for files A all or U uploads \SVF[35] \\ Cursor position \SVG[800] \\ Maximum message counter for mail \SVH[1] \\ Timer to wait for NO messages 2-15 sec \DM[CONNECTED TO %SN] \\ System display message \to[40]\pl \\ Set timer \\CA-[\eb] \\ Check carrier currently off \CA+[\SC[SCRIPT;NAME]] \\ Enter name block \ie+%VA,X[\gs[script;calback]\eb] \\ Checking for errors \CA+[\SC[SCRIPT;QUEST]] \\ Question block \ie+%VA,X[\gs[script;calback]\eb] \\ Checking for errors \CA+[\SC[SCRIPT;mail]] \\ Mail block \ie+%VA,X[\gs[script;calback]\eb] \\ Checking for errors \CA+[\FE+%u:%V1[\SC[SCRIPT;QMul]]] \\ Upload block \ie+%VA,X[\gs[script;calback]\eb] \\ Checking for errors \CA+[\SC[SCRIPT;QMdl] \\ Mail download \ie+%VA,X[\gs[script;calback]\eb] \\ Checking for errors \CA+[\SC[SCRIPT;FILES]] \\ Scan for new files block \\CA+[\FE+%U:%V5[\SC[SCRIPT;upload]]] \\when doing upload or download remove \\CA+[\FE-%D:%V9[\SC[SCRIPT;download]]] \\slash from beginning of line \CA-[\AB]\CA+[\gs[SCRIPT;Logoff]] \\ Log off block \ab Extra Tips: I use a separate phone directory for calling systems at nite. The reason being, is that the delete option in the phone directory can fowl up the order that the phone numbers are in, thus causing you some problems. You can use the clone fon option in the dialing directory to easily create a nite.fon file, and delete the entries that you don't use. I have a path for the log files off of the boyan directory, called \log. There is also a file called start.bsc that is called from macro #9 that sets the current date of the log to disk file. Each time the nite.bsc file runs it deletes one log file, keeping the last five of them. If you run into any problems related to the doors or the script(s), I can be reached on any Boyan conference that you can find. I currently host the Boyan conference on the following nets: Rime, Ilink, SmartNet and U'NInet. Comments welcome. I support the Boyan 5.0 program for Justin, and I answer the order line up until 10:00pm EST. (301)805-7168 If you need help just yell..... not too loud... <g>. If you are using one of these scripts and having some difficulties with one or any of them, please let me know. I will be running the Boyan support line from 10pm(Nite) to 2am(morning) EST for the latest release. If you have any ideas, or suggestion, I would be happy to hear of them. New SMART script features: This is something totally different from anything that I have done with the script language before. These scripts will allow the user to leave the script running and have inter-action with the remote system. When your thru you can resume the script where you left off. Your even able to abort the script and have it restart at the last place (block) that you left off at........ IMPRESSIVE....hum..... QUICK Start. Install all of the files in the script directory. I had to change the file that is called script.bsc. It would be a good idea to MAKE A BACKUP copy of the SCRIPT.bsc just incase you have some problems with this script. Run the MakeMail.bsc file. The easiest way to do this is to hit Alt-R and highlight the file and then go thru the questions to create a script. Using the New features. You run the scripts in the same manor as before. You will have a status line message that says "Hit <TAB> for Menu options" (see below). ╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ OnLine MENU %HR:%MI %Mo/%DA/%YR ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ <C> = find main Command ║ -> this command was removed from ║ <D> = Download a file ║ this menu but the command is ║ <DM>= Download Mail (from mail door) ║ still active. ║ <E> = Edit Script ║ ║ <F> = File Manager ║ ║ <G> = Goodbye ║ ║ <J> = Jump to DOS ║ ║ <L> = Log to disk ...status %LD ║ ║ <M> = Mail (check for your mail) ║ ║ <N> = New File Scan ║ ║ <O> = Open Door ║ ║ = edit Phone directory ║ ║ <Q> = Quick Note file ║ ║ <R> = RESUME Script ║ ║ <S> = Scroll-back buffer ║ ║ <T> = Terminal Mode ║ ║ = Upload a file ║ ║ <UM>= Upload Mail (from mail door) ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ <R> = RESUME Script <?> Manual Macro ║ ║<Esc>= ABORT script <V>iew Settings ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝ At this point you can choose anything on the menu <g>..... To start inter-active mode hit "T"erminal mode. At this point you can enter commands online with the remote, make changes, chat with sysop etc.... and then hit <TAB> and then "R"esume to start where you left off. Whoops.....! hit the ESC button.... darn.... But guess what..... New SMART script feature will allow you to re-start the script and start where it left off as well......(look out Chuck.... resume too...!) ReSTART script: To use this feature you need the start the script with this macro key configured somewhere to your liking. \SC[%VY;Menu] OPERATION Say your online and the script is scanning for new files, hit <TAB> and then <S>croll-back buffer to view files or what ever, hit ESC to get out of scroll back buffer and at the MENU hit "R" to resume where you were before. MENU <C> = find main Command I removed this from the menu for space reasons but the command is active. <D> = Download a file <DM>= Download Mail (from mail door) *<E> = Edit Script *<F> = File Manager <G> = Goodbye *<J> = Jump to DOS *<L> = Log to disk ...status %LD <M> = Mail (check for your mail) <N> = New File Scan <O> = Open Door * = edit Phone directory *<Q> = Quick Note file <R> = RESUME Script *<S> = Scroll-back buffer <T> = Terminal Mode = Upload a file <UM>= Upload Mail (from mail door) * commands will return you to the menu Other commands will return you to the script/terminal mode The commands on the menu will issue the block commands or line commands for NORMAL board operations... I know that there are some sysops in there infinite wisdom who will insist that this command HAS to be....... but they should work (95%) of the time RESUME When using the resume command, it should work as long as the command to \eb (end the block) wasn't executed. Smart script is a term that I am using for this operation. What happens upon every completion of a block, it is flagged so that the script knows that the commands have already been completed. So when you restart the script, it will start at the first block that was NOT completed. This should work for all of the blocks except for the mail blocks. Terminating within the door is fine, and resuming at the Command prompt is fine, but you can NOT reSTART the script in the process of getting mail. The commands would reStart the download or the upload blocks of the script. If a block has already been completed, the menu option for the command will call up the block and re-execute the commands again. The View settings window allow you to see your settings, just some things else to play with..... Manual Macro command is for anything that you might come up with. You could use it to reset the \gv[] command while the script is running. * * * * File Transfers Uploading and downloading * * * * I have improved upon to interface for transferring files both uploading and downloading. You can still do the file transfers exactly as before if you like, but I think that once you have tried the new approach that you will no longer have any interest in the older method. This idea all started with Dan Potvin, who brought Martin Vallevand (author of BBSee in) with the idea of multi file downloading/uploading with the aid of BBSee. File downloading: To download files, you need to create a file list that is the same name as the script that will be used in the dialing directory. This file needs to reside in the script directory. For downloading, the filename format can be either liner (80 characters max) or in a column format. IE: edshome.dow - download file name boyan5a.zip boyan5b.zip boydoc50.zip hostbbs2.zip boymk5d.zip or boyan51a.zip boyan51b.zip boydoc51.zip Once the files have been downloaded the file will be renamed, so that the next time that you call the system it will not attempt to repeat the process, or if there is a problem you will still have your list. All of the above can also be done with BBSee, using the file tag option. This will make the file and place all of the filenames in it. File Uploading. File uploading is just as simple, only you have some guidelines to follow. For a single file upload follow this format. edshome.up first line :filename second line : description one (42 characters max) third line : description two (42 characters max) fourth line : description three (42 characters max) only three lines! For more than one upload, follow this format first line :filename second line : description one (42 characters max) third line : description two (42 characters max) fourth line : description three (42 characters max) only three lines! + Must contain a plus for additional uploads IE: Sample scsidiag.zip Diagnostics utility for SCSI hard drives + fondir57.zip Phone convert program, supports most current comm programs. + scout54.zip Scout 5.4 file manager TRS with Hot Key + HYDK430.ZIP Hyperdisk v4.30 Disk Cache + LIST76E.ZIP LIST version 7.6E + SCANV85.ZIP The latest update in the McAfee's series of virus detection. + CLEAN85.ZIP Clean85.zip to go along with scan 85 Notes: I used the \GV[] macro command in the script.bsc. PLEASE realize this concept! If you call a system and abort the script, the \GV command opens a file. The file stays open until the command is called to close it or that a new \gv[] command is executed. If you abort the script and try a again, when the next \GV command is called, it will grab the next filename and description. If see the wrong filename being shown on the remote systems end THIS IS WHY. You can correct the problem by issuing the manual macro command Alt-M and enter \gv[]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please HELP OUT. If you are using these scripts and are having problems with them, I would like to know about them. I try to make these so that they will work on every system (sysop) who gets in our way..... <g>. I can be reached in any Boyan conference that you can find. I can be FAXed as (301)805-7168 from voice mail hit 22#. BBS 301-805-1602 Lee Breeden ■ On Monday ■ December 16, 1991 ■ at 11:40 pm ■ from Bowie Md ■