Subj : .js command shells
To   : Glucose Grin
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Aug 09 2004 12:28 am

  Re: .js command shells
  By: Glucose Grin to All on Sun Aug 08 2004 11:31 pm

 >        I'm trying to write a login matrix command shell in java, but I'm
 > running into some stupid problems (ie. I'm stupid :) )
 >        javascript is new to me (I program in pascal) so I've fudged a loop t
 > keep the command input going (while (1) {}).
 >        However, I need to be able to test for the user disconnecting so I
 > don't pooch my bbs.
 > 
 >        What is going on is this - I display my base ansi, then have an input
 > loop where the cursor keys change the current menu command.  Since the
 > commands don't do anything yet, I have to disconnect my client when I'm done
 > testing.  Problem is, when my client disconnects, cpu usage spikes and I
 > can't shutdown the node or sbbsctrl.
 > 
 >        I'm guessing my crappy script is just looping in the background,
 > unaware that there is no longer a client attached.  How do I fix that?

Change your loop to:

        while(bbs.online) {
        }

                                                  digital man

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