Subj : Re: code example
To   : Digital Man
From : Finnigann
Date : Fri Aug 18 2006 11:26 pm

-=> With regards to the social ramifications; 
     Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-

 DM>   Re: Re: code example
 DM>   By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Fri Aug 18 2006 10:13 pm

 > -=> With regards to the social ramifications;
 >      Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-
 >
 >  DM>   Re: Re: code example
 >  DM>   By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Fri Aug 18 2006 07:42 pm
 >
 >  > -=> With regards to the social ramifications;
 >  >      Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-
 >  >
 >  >  DM>   Re: code example
 >  >  DM>   By: Finnigann to All on Fri Aug 18 2006 05:12 pm
 >  >
 >  >  >  Can anyone post some baja code for extracting messages from the messa
 >  >  >  data base. sort of the opposite of smbutl (i cmd)
 >  >
 >  >  DM> smbutil can be used to extra messages from the message base. Baja
 >  >  DM> doesn't have any functions for directly accessing the message data b
 >  >  DM> files.
 >  >
 >  >  Well that was my first impulse. But after studying the help/opt list. I
 >  >  am stumped as to which switches would define the message(s) to extract.
 >
 >  DM> I suppose I mispoke: you can *read* messages (interactively) with
 >  DM> smbutil (using the 'r' command), but can't really "extract" message
 >  DM> (programatically). This could be done with small JS module however.
 >
 >  DM> If I knew more about exactly what you're trying to accomplish, I might
 >  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 the
 >  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.

 Let me just make up some for demonstration puposes.

usage: smbutil [-opts] cmd <filespec.shd>

cmd:
       l[n] = list msgs starting at number n
       r[n] = read msgs starting at number n
       v[n] = view msg headers starting at number n
       i[f] = import msg from text file f (or use stdin)
       e[f] = import e-mail from text file f (or use stdin)
       n[f] = import netmail from text file f (or use stdin)
       /m   = export message from message base
       /t   = set 'To' to sort for
       /s   = set 'subject' to sort for
       h    = dump hash file
       s    = display msg base status
       c    = change msg base status
       d    = delete all msgs
       m    = maintain msg base - delete old msgs and msgs over max
       p[k] = pack msg base (k specifies minimum packable Kbytes)
opts:
       f<s> = set 'from' user name for imported message
       e<s> = set 'from' user number for imported message

       smbutil /m /tdoorgame /sweeknumber  \sbbs\xtrn\doorgame\input.dat




 >  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 functionality.
 DM> The SMBLIB is available as a separate library for message base access,
 DM> but a JS module would be much easier.
                              
 Well could something highly configurable be written in baja/javascript?


// syncdata.js
// Pulls text from syncdata message base
// $Id: syncdata.js,v .12 2006/08/19  rswindell Exp $
// @format.tab-size 8, @format.use-tabs true

load("sbbsdefs.js");

// Available Command-line options:
//
//  m indicates extraction
//  t sets 'To' field value
//  s sets 'Subject' field value
//  syncdata is the default message base
//
//  syncdata.js /m /tdoorgame /sweeknumber  \sbbs\xtrn\doorgame\input.dat

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