Re: File list/scan loadable module
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Fri Feb 24 2023 08:29 pm

 >> I started testing the file list/scan loadable module feature.  One
 >> thing I noticed is that when I call bbs.list_files() or
 >> bbs.list_file_info(), the same types of parameters are passed in argv:
 >> argv[0]: Directory internal code
 >> argv[1]: 0
 >> argv[2]: Filespec

 >> In both cases (bbs.list_files() or bbs.list_file_info()), the 2nd
 >> argument is 0. Both FL_NONE and FL_INFO are defined as 0, so I'm
 >> wondering how to differentiate between the two?

 DM> You mean FI_INFO (not FL_INFO). The "FI" stands for file info, so only use
 DM> those values in a fileinfo loadable module.

 DM> For a listfiles module, 0 means FL_NONE. "FL" steads for file list. Get
 DM> it? 

Yes, that was a typo.

 DM> Are you trying to use the same script to implement both module types? If
 DM> so, you'd need to pass an extra parameter (that you define) to determine
 DM> whether it's a file "list" or an "info" request.

Ah, I see.  I was thinking the same script could do both, but for now I might just implement my file lister for the FL_ options.

Nightfox

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