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echo: linux_bbs
to: Darryl Perry
from: Russell Tiedt
date: 2005-01-19 12:14:50
subject: files.bbs

Hello Darryl.

18 Jan 05 13:23, you wrote to me:

 RT>> Looking for a way to generate a files.bbs file for a directory of
 RT>> files.
 RT>>
 RT>> This will greatly facilitate me adding about 1500 files to my file
 RT>> base.

 DP> That sounds to me like the kind of thing that can be scripted.

Probably, but if such an animal exists, why re-invent the wheel ...

 DP> Get a list of files
 DP> extract out the file_id.diz
 DP> echo the info to files.bbs

Good so far, about a third of these are *.exe files, and a few *.com files, 
and then there is the possibilty of dupes ....

Also my scripting ability, is highly suspect ... :-((

 DP> --- Mystic BBS v1.07.3 (Linux)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
How are you finding this?

Regards,

Russell

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