in MPL, if we do the use cfg do we have access to the files in record.11
2 or dow eeed do add the Type and the record structure? lik
e say for example i wantto change a status while they are in
an mpl. .úùDream
Masterùú. øùúùø
øùúùø DoRE!ACiDiC!
Demonic[dreamland.darktech.
org]
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in MPL, if we do the use cfg do we have access to the files in record.112 w eeed do add the Type and the record structure? like say for example i w to change a status while they are in an mpl.

It depends on what you do. When you say status do you mean node status? If
so you would do it by executing the menu command:

MenuCmd('NA', 'Set from my MPL!');

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On 01/05/18, g00r00 said the following...

It depends on what you do. When you say status do you mean node status? If so you would do it by executing the menu command:
MenuCmd('NA', 'Set from my MPL!');

for example like having access to info in the mystic.dat, chatx.dat etc but i found out thats a no go i have to add the record in the mpl.

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|11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic |08[|15dreamland|09.|15darktech|09.|15org|08]

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It depends on what you do. When you say status do you mean node stat If so you would do it by executing the menu command:
MenuCmd('NA', 'Set from my MPL!');

for example like having access to info in the mystic.dat, chatx.dat etc but i found out thats a no go i have to add the record in the mpl.

If you want to change chat availability or set the node action, you use MenuCmd for both (NA and GE). You can see that it works with a little MPL test:

Begin Û
WriteLn ('User chat availability before: |AV');
MenuCmd('GE', '18');
WriteLn ('User chat availability after: |AV');
Pause;
End;

But...

It might be that GE 18 itself isn't updating the chat setting until the next time the node action changes. I will think about all of this and come up with a better system for this type of thing, and fixed up GE 18 also.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/01/05 (Windows/32)
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On 01/05/18, g00r00 said the following...

If you want to change chat availability or set the node action, you use MenuCmd for both (NA and GE). You can see that it works with a little
MPL test:
Begin
Û WriteLn ('User chat availability before: |AV');
MenuCmd('GE', '18');
WriteLn ('User chat availability after: |AV');
Pause;
End;
But...
It might be that GE 18 itself isn't updating the chat setting until the next time the node action changes. I will think about all of this and come up with a better system for this type of thing, and fixed up GE 18 also.

thank you. i am writing to the chatx.dat and it's not reading right either so i thought it might be a locked file because i can get it to toggle
availability by adding the GE 18 before the mpl is called and when it returns for now. when it writes the chatx.dat i read it again and it's not changed. i figured it would be good to not get bugged while in a game util.

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|08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
|11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic |08[|15dreamland|09.|15darktech|09.|15org|08]

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have you eliminated chatx.dat? how is NA and node messaging working then? i ask because i have a mpl that reads and makes a .html for my website from the mystic www server.

|08 .|05ú|13ù|15Dr|07e|08am Ma|07st|15er|13ù|05ú|08.
|08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
|11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
|08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

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have you eliminated chatx.dat? how is NA and node messaging working
then? i ask because i have a mpl that reads and makes a .html for my website from the mystic www server.

No I haven't.

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* Origin: Sector 7 (21:1/108)

On 06 Mar 2020, g00r00 said the following...

have you eliminated chatx.dat? how is NA and node messaging working then? i ask because i have a mpl that reads and makes a .html for my website from the mystic www server.

No I haven't.

or is it the short msg file that updates the node info?

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|08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
|11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
|08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

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my error log is full of error cannot write to chat.dat or something like
that, is that what is happening to you?

Rick

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On 06 Mar 2020, g00r00 said the following...

have you eliminated chatx.dat? how is NA and node messaging wor then? i ask because i have a mpl that reads and makes a .html fo website from the mystic www server.

No I haven't.

or is it the short msg file that updates the node info?

CHATX.DAT is the information about the user logged into that node.

It would have been NODEx.DAT but that was used back in the day for modem specific configuration for each node.

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On 06 Mar 2020, Nitro said the following...

my error log is full of error cannot write to chat.dat or something like that, is that what is happening to you?

Are you using anything other than Mystic (third party scripts, mods, etc)

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* Origin: Sector 7 (21:1/108)

No im not its a stock install, I think the exact error is chat2.dat.. I would cut and paste here but I have not figured out how to do that yet.

Regards,
Nitro

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On 06 Mar 2020, Nitro said the following...

my error log is full of error cannot write to chat.dat or something like that, is that what is happening to you?

yes

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|08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
|11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
|08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

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* Origin: |08--[|15!|07dreamland BBS bbs.dreamlandbbs.org (21:1/163)