Subj : Re: capturing tool output
To   : Digital Man
From : Rampage
Date : Sun Jan 06 2019 05:46 pm

 > The temp directory is cleared out often, so perhaps you should
 > create the addfiles.log somewhere else.


that was it! now we have a log and guess what they've been fighting all along?


> Okay... so about a half hour ago I got a deadbeef, it failed as
> usual, but this time there *IS* an addfiles.log in my \sbbs\data
> directory!
> Here's the content of that log:

> SBBSCTRL environment variable not set.

> Example: SET SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl

> ADDFILES v3.03-Win32 (rev 1.54) - Adds Files to Synchronet Filebase


> Now.... I do in fact have that env variable set, just went and double
> checked it.  It's weird how you set it in Windoze, but google told me
> how and I've had it there all along, since first installing the BBS.
> Confirmed with a "set" command in a terminal window and it shows:
> SBBSCTRL=C:\sbbs\ctrl

> Strange...


i don't know how they are running their installation on their windows... i'd
probably be kicking if off from a BAT file and put the necessary SET statements
in there... i don't know if they are running it from a command prompt or as a
service or what... i don't do windows anymore so i'm in the dark on where/how
they need to set this...

)\/(ark

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