Subj : Re: code example
To   : Finnigann
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Aug 21 2006 06:56 pm

  Re: Re: code example
  By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Mon Aug 21 2006 10:04 pm

 > -=> With regards to the social ramifications;
 >      Digital Man wrote to Finnigann <=-
 > 
 > >  >
 >  >  >  DM> I suppose I mispoke: you can *read* messages (interactively) with
 >  >  >  DM> smbutil (using the 'r' command), but can't really "extract" messa
 >  >  >  DM> (programatically). This could be done with small JS module howeve
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  DM> If I knew more about exactly what you're trying to accomplish, I 
 >  >  >  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 th
 >  >  >  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.
 >  >
 > >
 >  >        smbutil /m /tdoorgame /sweeknumber  \sbbs\xtrn\doorgame\input.dat
 > 
 >  DM> Okay, so /m would would always extract a single message? If so,
 >  DM> wouldn't it just keep extracting the same message over and over?
 > 
 >  If smbutil could be made to work, it would read ALL messages with a
 >  subject with a specific date or phrase 'week 1' 'week 2' etc. the
 >  message  would of course be addressed to 'Sportdoor'.

So it would put multiple messages into 'input.dat'?

 >  The door would have to be able to read the FROM: line
 > 
 >  Parsing the body of the message would be the next chore.
 > 
 >  I guess it would have to be carrefully formated to aide this task.
 > 
 >  /*
 >  Possible choices:
 >  TEAM Abc Team Bcd
 >  TEAM Cde Team Def
 >  */
 > 
 >  (this week)
 >  WINNERS:
 >  TEAM Bcd
 >  TEAM Def
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >  But SMBUTIL can't read messages based on any of those fields (From, To,
 >  Subject)
 > 
 >  What am I doing, Jazzman has no doubt coded the whole thing up already.
 > 
 > 
 >  >  >  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 functionali
 >  >  DM> The SMBLIB is available as a separate library for message base acces
 >  >  DM> but a JS module would be much easier.
 >  >
 >  >  Well could something highly configurable be written in baja/javascript?
 > 
 >  DM> In JavaScript, absolutely. See the NewsLink and ListServers modules as
 >  DM> examples.
 > 
 >  Can a JS be called from a baja program?

Yes.

                                                  digital man

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