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Introduction ------------ This chapter describes all the menu commands that can be used with the Trion BBS system. Lists ----- # Command: ======================================================================== 1 Logout 2 GotoMenu "name.menu" 3 Changelevel 4 Print "Text|" 5 ChangeAccesLevel "xxx" 6 Pause "50" 7 More 8 LogMessage "Text" 9 PrintFile "path/file" 10 ClrScr 11 PassWord "SecretWord" 12 ConsolePrint "Text|" 13 SerialPrint "Text|" 14 PageSysop 15 DosCommand "list" [,stack] 16 PlaySample "path/file" [,stack] 17 CliDoor "path/door" [,stack] 18 DownloadFromDos 19 RemoteShell 20 LineEditFile 21 ChangePassword 22 KillUser 23 ChangeAlias 24 ChangeSet 25 UserList 26 AliasList 27 ChangeScreenLength 28 EditUser 29 FlushUserData 30 RexxDoor "path/door" [,stack] 31 DownloadLogout "n" 32 ChangeEditor "n" 33 EditSignature 34 EditUserOnline 35 ChangeProtocol "n" 36 ParagonDoor "path/door" [,stack] 37 MaxDoor "path/door" [,stack] 38 DosCommandSync "list" [,stack] 39 ViewArchive 40 PreviousMenu 41 AddUser 42 ModemCommand "commandstring" 43 FlushBuffer 44 PushIntoBuffer "input" 45 StartChat 46 PrintFileNoPause "path/file" 47 ChangePhoneNumber 48 ChangeDataNumber 49 ChangeFileMode 50 ChangeMsgsMode 51 Continue "question (Y/n) ? " 100 ChangeMessageArea "xxx" 101 OtherMessageArea 103 WriteMessage 105 ReadWaitingMail 106 CommentToSysop 107 ListMsgAreas 108 ReadGlobalNew 109 ReadMarkedMessages 110 UnmarkMessages 111 ListMessageGroups 112 OtherMessageGroup 113 ChangeMessageGroup "xxx" 114 ScanWaitingMail 130 ScanNew 131 ScanForward 132 ScanReverse 133 ScanToUser 134 ScanFromUser 135 ScanToFromUser 136 ScanSubject 137 ScanToFromSubject 138 ScanToYou 139 ScanFromYou 140 ScanToOrFromYou 141 ScanReverseToYou 142 ScanReverseFromYou 143 ScanReverseToOrFromYou 160 ReadNew 161 ReadForward 162 ReadReverse 163 ReadToUser 164 ReadFromUser 165 ReadToFromUser 166 ReadSubject 167 ReadToFromSubject 168 ReadToYou 169 ReadFromYou 170 ReadToOrFromYou 171 ReadReverseToYou 172 ReadReverseFromYou 173 ReadReverseToOrFromYou 200 ChangeFileArea "xxx" 201 OtherFileArea 202 AddFile 203 DeleteFile 204 Upload 205 Download 206 EditFile 207 SetScanDate 208 ListMarkedFiles 209 ListFileAreas 210 MarkFile 211 UnMarkFiles 212 MarkName "file" 213 KillMarkedFile 214 UploadToArea "xxx" 215 MakeFreeDownload 216 ListFileGroups 217 OtherFileGroup 218 ChangeFileGroup "xxx" 219 SetScanDays 220 CatalogChrono 221 CatalogAlpha 222 CatalogChronoReverse 223 CatalogAlphaReverse 224 CatalogChronoNew 225 CatalogChronoGlobalNew 226 CatalogChronoUnvalidated 227 CatalogChronoUnvalidatedGlobal 228 CatalogChronoGlobal 229 CatalogAlphaGlobal 230 CatalogFindFile 231 CatalogFindGlobal 232 CatalogAlphaNew 233 CatalogAlphaGlobalNew 240 BrowseChrono 241 BrowseAlpha 242 BrowseChronoReverse 243 BrowseAlphaReverse 244 BrowseChronoNew 245 BrowseChronoGlobalNew 246 BrowseChronoUnvalidated 247 BrowseChronoUnvalidatedGlobal 248 BrowseChronoGlobal 249 BrowseAlphaGlobal 250 BrowseFindFile 251 BrowseFindGlobal 252 BrowseAlphaNew 253 BrowseAlphaGlobalNew 254 LUMA 255 LUFA Commands explained ------------------ # Command: ======================================================================== 1 Logout The user is logged of the system immediatly. 2 GotoMenu "name.menu" Goto the menu with name "name.menu". 3 Changelevel Asks for a new level for the user online. 4 Print "Text|" Prints text to the screen. Use the '|' character for a return to the next line. 5 ChangeAccesLevel "xxx" Change the level of the current user to "xxx". 6 Pause "50" This command waits a certain time before continuing, the time is given in 'ticks' wich is about 1/50 of a second. So Pause "50" waits 1 second. 7 More Asks the user to 'press return' to continue. 8 LogMessage "Text" Sends a line of text to the log file, you can use tilde codes, so you can log FI to which area a user changed. Note: don't use a return on the end of the line. 9 PrintFile "path/file" Prints a file to the screen and the serial port. 10 ClrScr Clears the screen. 11 PassWord "SecretWord" Asks for a password to continue. When after 3 tries the password is not entered correctly the execution of the command is stopt. 12 ConsolePrint "Text|" Prints a line of text to the screen (local), NOT to the serial port. 13 SerialPrint "Text|" Prints a line of text to the serial port (remote), NOT to the screen. 14 PageSysop Plays audio samples to get the attention of the sysop. 15 DosCommand "list" [, stack] Executes a doscommand Asynchonically. Default stack space is 8192 bytes (8 KB). 16 PlaySample "path/file" [, times] Plays an audio sample from disc. Default times it is played is once. 17 CliDoor "path/door" [, stack] Starts a programm like from a shell but with input and output via the BBS node the door is started in. Default stack space is 8192 bytes (8 KB). 18 DownloadFromDos With this command a user can download files directly from disc by entering the path and names of files. 19 RemoteShell Starts a shell with input and output through the node of the BBS. 20 LineEditFile Edits a psysical file in the Line Editor. 21 ChangePassword Asks user for a new password. 22 KillUser Removes a user from the user database. 23 ChangeAlias Asks for a new alias (AKA). 24 ChangeSet Asks for an other text(/menu) set. 25 UserList Lists all users , or searches for users with a wildcard. If a user with level 240 or greater uses this command, also the aliases will be visible. 26 AliasList Lists all Aliases , or searches for users with a wildcard. If a user with level 240 or greater uses this command, also the names will be visible. 27 ChangeScreenLength Ask for a new screen length to use for the current user. 28 EditUser Edit a user other than the user currently online. 29 FlushUserData Saves all the data from the current user to disc, this includes user account, file scan dates, last read messages. 30 RexxDoor "path/door" [, stack] This will start an Arexx script as a door from this node. Default stack space is 8192 bytes (8 KB). 31 DownloadLogout "nnn" This is a CountDown logout, it counts down from "nnn" seconds to zero and then logs of the user. The count down is interuptable so the user can go back to the BBS. 32 ChangeEditor "nnn" Changes the messages editor. 33 EditSignature Writes or Edits a text to conclude your messages. 34 EditUserOnline With this command you can edit the user currently online, this can be usefull is you login remote. 35 ChangeProtocol "nnn" Changes the File Transfer Protocol. 36 ParagonDoor "path/door" [, stack] Start a "Paragon" Door. Default stack space is 8192 bytes (8 KB). 37 MaxDoor "path/door" [, stack] Start a "Max's BBS" door , this was implemented to be able to use the Max's BBS CD-door. Default stack space is 8192 bytes (8 KB). 38 DosCommandSync "list" [, stack] Executes a doscommand and waits until it's finished (synchron). Default stack space is 8192 bytes (8 KB). 39 ViewArchive This will show the contents of an archive. 40 PreviousMenu This will jump back to the previous menu, it is only one jump deep, it is extremly usefull in menus you want to call from different menus. For example a file list or message read menu, if you use the PreviousMenu command in this kind of menus you can use the menu from different menus you made for different networks to read messages. 41 AddUser Add a User to the UserDatabase. 42 ModemCommand "commandstring" This command forces the modem in command mode, sends the commandstring to the modem, returns the modem online and shows the results. This is usefull with modems with a status command. If you use this line with a SupraFax V32B modem: ModemCommand "AT%Q%L" It displays the line quality and signal strength like this on your screen : 008 015 OK 43 FlushBuffer Flushes the inputs of a user from the input buffer. 44 PushIntoBuffer "input" Pushes something in the input buffer. This gives the same effect as if the user typed the 'input' himself. With this you can write more complex commands, like a command to let users write messages to CoSysops. ChangeMessageArea "1" ;Change to area 'CommentToSysop'. FlushBuffer PushIntoBuffer "CoSysop|" ;Push receiver name in buffer. WriteMessage FlushBuffer ;Flush 'CoSysop' if no writeAcces 45 StartChat This command start the buildin chat mode, this is what would happen is the sysop hits the F1-key, this is usefull in a PageSysop door that lets the sysop choose a chatmode in a workbench window. 46 PrintFileNoPause "path/file" Prints a file to the screen and the serial port. 47 ChangePhoneNumber Asks for an other (voice) telephone number. So a User can change his phone number. 48 ChangeDataNumber Asks for an other Data telephone number. So a User can change his data number. 49 ChangeFileMode Asks for file list mode (with or without screen clearing) 50 ChangeMsgsMode Asks for msg list mode (with or without screen clearing) 51 Continue "Do you really want to scan for waiting mail (Y/n) ? " Ask (confirm) the user if he really wants to do something. Works a bit like the password command, you put it before an other command, and if the users answers 'no' the executing of the command sequence is exited. 100 ChangeMessageArea "xxx" Change the current message area to number "xxx". 101 OtherMessageArea Asks for a message area number to change to. 103 WriteMessage Writes a message in the current message area. 105 ReadWaitingMail Shows all waiting mail to the user currently online. 106 CommentToSysop Writes a message to the sysop. 107 ListMsgAreas Shows a list with all message area available to the user online. 108 ReadGlobalNew Read all messages in all areas which haven't been read yet by the user online. 109 ReadMarkedMessages Read all messages marked by the user. 110 UnmarkMessages Forget all marked messages. Commands to scan and read messages. Scanning messages is browsing through the information in message headers. 111 ListMessageGroups Shows a list with all message section groups available. (like: ListMessageAreas) 112 OtherMessageGroup Asks for a message section group number to change to. (like: OtherMessageArea) 113 ChangeMessageGroup "n" Change the current message section group to number "n". (like: ChangeMessageArea) 114 ScanWaitingMail Makes a data file with waiting messages for new users. The actual reading of waiting messages is done with the ReadWaitingMail command which uses the data file. The data file is automaticaly updated when mail is imported by the mail processor. 130 ScanNew Scan new messages. 131 ScanForward Scan forward from a number. 132 ScanReverse Scan backward from a number. 133 ScanToUser Scan the 'To' fields from messages. 134 ScanFromUser Scan the 'From' fields from messages. 135 ScanToFromUser Scan the 'To' & 'From' fields from messages. 136 ScanSubject Scan the 'Subject' fields from messages. 137 ScanToFromSubject Scan the 'To' & 'From' & 'Subject' fields. 138 ScanToYou Scan for msgs addressed to the user online. 139 ScanFromYou Scan for msgs written by the user online. 140 ScanToOrFromYou Scan for msgs to or from the user online. 141 ScanReverseToYou Scan reverse to the user online. 142 ScanReverseFromYou Scan reverse from the user online. 143 ScanReverseToOrFromYou Scan reverse from or to the user online. 160 ReadNew Read new messages. 161 ReadForward Read forward from a number. 162 ReadReverse Read backward from a number. 163 ReadToUser Read the 'To' fields from messages. 164 ReadFromUser Read the 'From' fields from messages. 165 ReadToFromUser Read the 'To' & 'From' fields from messages. 166 ReadSubject Read the 'Subject' fields from messages. 167 ReadToFromSubject Read the 'To' & 'From' & 'Subject' fields. 168 ReadToYou Read msgs addressed to the user online. 169 ReadFromYou Read msgs written by the user online. 170 ReadToOrFromYou Read msgs to or from the user online. 171 ReadReverseToYou Read reverse to the user online. 172 ReadReverseFromYou Read reverse from the user online. 173 ReadReverseToOrFromYou Read reverse from or to the user online. 200 ChangeFileArea "xxx" Changes the current file area to number "xxx" 201 OtherFileArea Asks for a file area to change to. 202 AddFile Asks for a filename to add to the BBS, then checks all directories of the file areas to find the physical file and then asks a description and adds it to the file calalogue. 203 DeleteFile Asks for a filename and then removes it from the filecatalogue, the physical file will be moved to 'trion:killedfiles/' with the file comment set to the first 80 characters of the description of the file. 204 Upload System will receive files with the current selected file transfer protocol. 205 Download After this command all marked files will be send with the selected file transfer protocol. 206 EditFile This command will ask for a filename , from which the data fields can be changed. 207 SetScanDate Sets the date to start a new files scan. 208 ListMarkedFiles Shows a list of all the files marked bij the user online. 209 ListFileAreas Shows a list of all file areas available to the user online. 210 MarkFile Asks for the filename of a file to mark for download. 211 UnMarkFiles This command will clear all marked files. 212 MarkName "filename" This command will Mark the file "filename" for download, with this command you can mark a file (FI your allfiles) or even download it with a hotkey. 213 KillMarkedFile Asks for a number from the marked file list and than removes the entry from the marked file list. 214 UploadToArea "xxx" Just like the 'Upload' command, the difference is that in this case the BBS doesn't ask for an area to add the file to but uses area 'xxx'. 215 MakeFreeDownload Command to toggle a file to 'FreeDownload' or to clear the FreeDownload flag of this file, after this command the system will ask for a file name. 216 ListFileGroups Shows a list of all file section groups available. (like: ListFileAreas) 217 OtherFileGroup Asks for a file section group to change to. (like: OtherFileArea) 218 ChangeFileGroup "n" Changes the current file section group to number "n" (like: ChangeFileArea) 219 SetScanDays Like SetScanDate .. but asks for the number of days to scan back instead of a date. Commands to show file lists. (some explanation of the terms used) 'Chrono' means lists in Chronological order. 'Alpha' means lists in Alphabetical order. 'Find' means searching for files on wildcards. 'Global' means all areas, if it is not specified it means just the current file area. 'New' means added to the file catalogue after the last file scan. 'Unvalidated' means files wich are just uploaded and have not been validated by the sysop yet. Commands for the different methodes to 'list' or 'catalog' a file area. 220 CatalogChrono 221 CatalogAlpha 222 CatalogChronoReverse 223 CatalogAlphaReverse 224 CatalogChronoNew 225 CatalogChronoGlobalNew 226 CatalogChronoUnvalidated 227 CatalogChronoUnvalidatedGlobal 228 CatalogChronoGlobal 229 CatalogAlphaGlobal 230 CatalogFindFile 231 CatalogFindGlobal 232 CatalogAlphaNew 233 CatalogAlphaGlobalNew Commands for the different methodes to 'browse' a file area. 240 BrowseChrono 241 BrowseAlpha 242 BrowseChronoReverse 243 BrowseAlphaReverse 244 BrowseChronoNew 245 BrowseChronoGlobalNew 246 BrowseChronoUnvalidated 247 BrowseChronoUnvalidatedGlobal 248 BrowseChronoGlobal 249 BrowseAlphaGlobal 250 BrowseFindFile 251 BrowseFindGlobal 252 BrowseAlphaNew 253 BrowseAlphaGlobalNew (These are commands for testing) 254 LUMA Shows a list of active message areas of the user online. 255 LUFA Shows a list of active file areas of the user online.