On 01-19-05, Russell Tiedt said...
 
RT> Hello Darryl.
RT> 
RT> 18 Jan 05 13:23, you wrote to me:
RT> 
RT>  RT>> Looking for a way to generate a files.bbs file for a directory of
RT>  RT>> files.
RT>  RT>>
RT>  RT>> This will greatly facilitate me adding about 1500 files to my file
RT>  RT>> base.
RT> 
RT>  DP> That sounds to me like the kind of thing that can be scripted.
RT> 
RT> Probably, but if such an animal exists, why re-invent the wheel ...

agreed.

RT>  DP> Get a list of files
RT>  DP> extract out the file_id.diz
RT>  DP> echo the info to files.bbs
RT> 
RT> Good so far, about a third of these are *.exe files, and a few *.com files
RT> and then there is the possibilty of dupes ....

If you cannot extract the file_id.diz's, how will you get descriptions of
the files?  I'm assuming this is for a linux box?  It's entirely possible
that if the files are old, there is no file_id.diz's in them.

Remind me again on what the files.bbs format looks like?  Maybe I can gin
something up.

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

I like it just fine.  Been using it for about 4 years now.

Gryphon, aka Darryl Perry
Sysop of Cyberia BBS, Kingwood, TX.
telnet://cyberia.darktech.org

--- Mystic BBS v1.07.3 (Linux)