Subj : bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
To   : nolageek
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Jan 15 2020 09:31 am

  Re: bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
  By: nolageek to Digital Man on Tue Jan 14 2020 11:12 pm

 >   Re: bbs.menu vs bbs.menu_exists
 >   By: Digital Man to nolageek on Tue Jan 14 2020 03:00 pm
 >
 >  DM> At minimum, a .asc or .msg menu display file is required. bbs.menu()
 >  DM> first looks for the *most* applicable file format, not all file
 >  DM> formats.
 >
 > But it will find .ans - I guess I expected bbs.menu() and bbs.menu_exists()
 > to work with the same formats so they could work together.

They do. That's why menu_exists() is failing, because you're doing it wrong. You *have* to have one of the lowest-common-denominator menu files (*.msg or *.asc).

 > I could convert I
 > gues (but then I'd have to always convert back and forth to edit them.)

That or use an editor that supports Ctrl-A format files (e.g. PabloDraw).

 > Are
 > .msg and .asc faster or are they "more native" to synchronet? Just curious.

Not faster, but better.

                                            digital man

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