IJ> I have tried to make the simplest doors to work... command line is 
 IJ> stackem stackem.cfg c:\mystic\temp1\door.sys. Can't get a simpler
 IJ> commanline

At the bottom I'll show you a Stack'Em setup.

Most likely you didn't set Stack'Em to FOSSIL or you aren't switching to the
Stack'Em directory via a batch file before executing the door.  Either that or
you didn't follow the NetFoss or Mystic instructions correctly (or at all) when
you installed NetFoss.

It's difficult to help you because you are still not proving me with your
actual setup so I can quickly point out what you did wrong.

Note that many doors do not switch to their own directory when you run them,
so you have to switch to their directory before you execute them.  Stack'Em
is one of them.

I posted a step by step guide on setting on NetFoss and LORD the other day. I
followed the steps and it took me about 10 minutes total to download Mystic,
NetFoss, and LORD and install all of them...  Did you read it and follow it?

 IJ>  then that.  All directories correct.... Mystic drops files in the temp1
 IJ> 
 IJ> directory starts the fossil driver and does not open a DOS box to
 IJ> exicute the

As I explained previously, if you see the NetFoss message in your terminal than
the problem is not Mystic and is 100% a mistake *you* made in your door
configuration.

 IJ> I have tried everything... I'll just have to use what works, doors are

First set STACKEM to use FOSSIL, then create your menu command in Mystic:

Commmand: DD (Execute external program)
    Data: c:\mystic\netfoss\nf.bat /N%3 /H%0 c:\mystic\doors\stackem.bat %3

That's it.  Thats all you have to do in Mystic to setup a new door, it takes
seconds. Next create STACKEM.BAT which should look like this:

{at}echo off
rem IT IS CRUCIAL TO CHANGE TO THE DOOR DIRECTORY BEFORE EXECUTING IT!
c:
cd \mystic\doors\stackem
stackem stackem.cfg c:\mystic\temp%1\door.sys

And just in case you didn't install NetFoss correctly I'll show you that too,
but make sure you have NETFOSS.DLL in your system32 directory as per its
instructions. NF.BAT:

{at}echo off
c:\mystic\netfoss\netfoss.com %1
if errorlevel 1 goto end
c:\mystic\netfoss\netcom.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
c:\mystic\netfoss\netfoss.com /u
:end

That is a working setup for NetFoss and Stack'Em that I just did and it works
fine and took minutes.  The Mystic side took less than a minute.  You'll
obviously need to adjust based on your directories where you have things.

If you make a mistake, NetFoss and Stack'Em usually make it pretty clear with
their error messages where you went wrong... so if it doesn't work WHAT DOES
IT TELL YOU? :)

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