TJM>>>  I can throw FD together in about 15 minutes give/take from scratch.
 TJM>>> For the MultiNode version you MUST set the TASK veriable before each
 TJM>>> node is run.

 JS>> Oh, I don't doubt you for a minute. I'll only be running one
 JS>> node, mine. I don't know about task variables. ...Would you
 JS>> care to type out the instructions? It would only take 15
 JS>> minutes.

 ml> 15 minutes? hehe, its a tad bit more than that to ensure that one covers
 ml> everything properly...

I forgot to put in the smily. 

 ml> FWIW: here's a very simple .BAT file for use after you get it installed
 ml> and configured...

Yes, I'll give it a try.

      Regards,
           Jack



 ml> ===== snip =====

 ml> echo off
 ml> rem this is runfd.bat
 ml> set fd=path to installed directory
 ml> set task=1
 ml> :top
 ml> cd %fd%
 ml> fd
 ml> rem check errorlevels here
 ml> if errorlevel 101 goto bbscaller
 ml> if errorlevel 33 goto maint
 ml> if errorlevel 32 goto mailout
 ml> if errorlevel 31 goto mailin
 ml> if errorlevel 10 goto end
 ml> goto end

 ml> :bbscaller
 ml> run bbs software here
 ml> check errorlevels
 ml> if normal bbs exit, goto top
 ml> goto end

 ml> :maint
 ml> run midnight maint here
 ml> goto top

 ml> :mailout
 ml> scan for outbound mail here
 ml> goto top

 ml> :mailin
 ml> toss inbound mail here
 ml> goto top

 ml> :end
 ml> echo FrontDoor task %task% has been terminated.

 ml> ===== snip =====

 ml> its not as simple as one might think simple because one can do whatever
 ml> they want with their errorlevels and what they define them for within
 ml> FDSETUP... if you run a BBS, then you have to account for callers coming
 ml> in as well as possibly giving yourself a function key errorlevel exit for
 ml> local mode access...

 ml> why don't you copy your existing setup to another directory as a backup
 ml> and then install as an upgrade to the existing directory? you should then
 ml> be able to continue to operate as you have been, for the most part... the
 ml> only thing i can see is that you should add "set task=1"
to your existing
 ml> .BAT file before you load FD if it doesn't already exist...

 ml> i may be able to assist further if you can give more details about your
 ml> setup and what you want it to do...

 ml> didn't you set up what you have now?

 ml> )\/(ark


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