Hi Greg,
 GM> okay, i'll go through this step-by-step..
Thanks a lot!
It did help me understanding things better.
 GG> My fileareas and messageareas are ordered in groups.
 GG> What command-string do I have to use to let my users first choose
 GG> a group? I mean an option with an own hotkey.
 GM> You're thinking R-R-RemoteAccess (scream! sorry, i said the naughy
 GM> word) 
:-))
I'm aware of the very long existing animosity towards RA and v.v.
If I remember well, my old Opus-friends already demonstrated it
many years ago. In fact, RA isn't really bad, but it hasn't an
OS/2 version.  
 GM> Maximus only uses the Change Area command, there is no "change
 GM> Group" like that stupid software.. ;) 
Too bad. :-)
 GM> You can group areas (both file and message) with Divisions.  
I did. And I found from a german author (Alex Woick) a util called
XAREA, which is a MEX to change area and/or division by cursor-
movement.
 GM> FileDivisionBegin DOS Twit . DIVISION: DOS and Windows areas 
 GM>   FileArea WIN
 GM>   [..]
 GM>   End MsgArea
 GM> FileDivisionEnd
Got it.
But I don't understand why there isn't an option like CHG_DAREA
to just change division. 
 GG>    Please don't tell me, I have to write my own MEX. I'm not a
 GG>    programmer and do not understand Maximus' own programming language.
  
 GM> Actually, if you really want to change it so it mimmicks RA (for
 GM> whatever reason... beats me why you'd want to make a good bbs seem
 GM> bad),
One has to nourish ones prejudices to stay in good health. :-)))))
 GM>  then you'd have to write a SERIOUS mex program.. it would
 GM> take a long time anyways.. ;) 
No, I will restrict myself in using those nice utils, other people
made. In my early days, I've tried to do some programming; first in
superbasic with my dear old ZX Spectrum and later some care small
steps in C. Sooooooooooo many hours work and than noticing some other
guy made already what I was writing, better and with more nice options,
I could think of. It was than, I gave up all self-programming and 
decided just using programs/utils others made. 
 GM> I really hope this helps you out, if not, just ask about anything
 GM> that's not clear and i'll explain it further..
You made me see things more clear.
Thanks again.
Undoubtfully, new questions will come..... :-)
Kind regards,
Guus
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