Subj : Re: Finger mod
To   : Finnigann
From : Angus McLeod
Date : Sat Feb 02 2008 09:12 am

  Re: Re: Finger mod
  By: Finnigann to Angus McLeod on Fri Feb 01 2008 18:22:00

 > Thanks. I'll comb other .JS files for suitable code examples. to see if
 > they paste together and run/work.
 > 
 > I was looking at lightbar.js, how would this be called? I assume, that
 > at the least, I'd have to pass the file location to provide the lines of
 > text to make up the menu.

Ok, try this:

Create a file called /sbbs/exec/hosts.pick or similar, and in it, put the 
following:

  nimbus.synchro.net^The Nimbus BBS
  pbox.servebbs.com^The Penalty Box
  phantomrage.org^PhantomRage Studios
  bnb.synchro.net^Bits-N-Bytes
  www.hdcbbs.net^The Hard Drive Cafe
  vert.synchro.net^Vertrauen
  bbs.foxybanana.com^The Realm of Dreams
  derbycitybbs.com^Derby City BBS

Obviously, you can put in whatever you want here, but follow the same 
format.  Note the "^" character separating the hostname from the BBS name.  
Also, I am indenting by two spaces -- you don't do that in the actual 
file.

Now code up a piece of JS as follows:

  load("lightbar.js");

  // the name of the hosts picklist file you used
  hosts = "/sbbs/exec/hosts.pick";

  console.clear();	// say howdy
  writeln( "Host-Pick Test Program" );

  // create lightbar object and set up a few options
  pick = new Lightbar();
  pick.xpos = 10;	pick.ypos = 3;
  pick.fg = 2;		pick.bg = 0;
  pick.hfg = 14;	pick.hbg = 7;

  // create file object for hosts file and open it for reading
  f = new File( hosts );
  if (!f.open("r")) {
    writeln( "Can't open \"" + hosts + "\"" );
    exit;
  }

  // read each line, split it into parts,
  // and add them to the lightbar object
  while (line = f.readln()) {
    part = line.split( "^" );		// same separator
    pick.add( part[1], part[0] );
  }
  f.close();	// done with file

  v = pick.getval();		// get value from lightbar object 

  // display results
  console.clear();
  writeln( "Returned Value = " + v );
  console.pause();

Now save that as /sbbs/exec/hostpick.js or something similar, and try 
running it.  It should give you a list of BBSs by *name* and when you make 
your selection, it should return the matching *host* for that BBS. 

See if you can get that going.

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