Subj : msg test
To   : Mike Tripp
From : Richard Webb
Date : Thu Sep 24 2009 06:48 pm

HI MIke,

On Thu 2037-Sep-24 09:24, Mike Tripp (1:382/61) wrote to Richard Webb:

 RW> YOu could use backbone.dst and create the batch file
 RW> automagically using HORst's listmod, i.e.

MT> Have seen you tout LISTMOD quite a bit.  Sounds like a decent
MT> alternative to my routine of inserting specific characters in
MT> prepend and append locations using the editor or commandline
MT> search-n-replace and then replacing the characters with the
MT> appropriate strings.

YEp, have been known to do that one toobut listmod is easy.
IN our example of backbone.dst I'm wanting the first word
until white space encountered on a line exported.
so HORst's little tool works great.  I use it for a ton of
such jobs around here.  see my description of what I do with loggings of 
vessels at sea in batpower for others <g>.

 RW> SO, every time Ross sends out a backbone.dst you could do
 RW> this automatically and only nuke the areas contained in it.

MT> My ritual here is a bit more elaborate also.  I prefer to evaluate
MT> the history in the area first before deciding whether to retain it
MT> as an archive in spite of it's backbone status, or dump it.  So I
MT> usually

MT> - make a backup copy of SQUISH.CFG if I'm expecting a small set of
MT> changes or SEAL LIST to make a backup .NA of what's already locally
MT> configured if I'm expecting a bunch

MT> - SEAL DESCRIBE against the current .NA with the -f (forced) switch 

MT> - examine SQUISH.CFG to see which areas lost their descriptions due
MT> to not being found in current .NA

That works too.  I usually have my system post a message
to me with any matches between backbone.dst and my configuration, and not run 
the prepared batch until after I've looked at
this.  I'm running sqafix instead of seal too, but it works
well for that as well.    I'm not carrying the entire bone
though as some folks do, so I add a step in here which first searches for a 
match in my areas files, and sometimes a
match isn't quite, so we review first before we let the
automation forge ahead.

IF you're wanting to keep them as an archive that
makes a difference.

I"ve set my automation of this process to let me tell it to
proceed even if I"m operating from a point away from home.
I'm not a real computer guy but an audio tech, so I like to
keep it simple stupid <g>.


Regards,
           Richard
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