Changes in syntax

[Robert Bashe]

Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Robert Bashe on Monday January 21 2013 at 16:51:

RB>> You are probably right, as the lower-case "p" is listed just after
RB>> the program call, but strangely enough the method I used earlier
RB>> worked perfectly for many years. Maybe just luck, but it would be
RB>> nice to know what was happening.

WV> Read the source... ;)

I'm not smart enough for that, Wilfried ;-)

Have to leave the real work to the people who can do it. I'm just an average
"user" when it comes to software (except that I can write batch files and REXX
scripts). The last time I really tried to do any programming was with my old
Atari ST ;-)

Cheers, Bob

[Wilfred van Velzen]

Hi Robert,

On 21 Jan 13 06:51, Robert Bashe wrote to All:
about: "Changes in syntax":

RB> I've been using binkd 0.9.4 (OS/2) for years, and have always
RB> initiated polls to other nodes with a CMD file such as:

RB> \fido\bin\binkd\binkd -P 2:240/5834 \fido\bin\binkd\binkd.cfg -p

RB> (Binkd runs continuously here in the indicated directory using the stated
RB> cfg, and the poll command was just added.)

RB> That resulted in an immediate poll such as:

RB> 14 Dec 02:00:11 [504] BEGIN, binkd/0.9.4 -P 2:240/5834.0
RB> \fido\bin\binkd\binkd.cfg -p 14 Dec 02:00:11 [504] creating a poll for
RB> 2:240/***@fidonet (`i' flavour) 14 Dec 02:00:11 [504] clientmgr started +
RB> 14 Dec 02:00:11 [505] call to 2:240/***@fidonet

usage: binkd [-CcTpqrsvmh] [-P node] [-S name] [-t cmd] config

So the config file name should be the last item on the commandline. It will
probably work if you move the '-p' to the front. At least so it does with the
windows version 1.0a-608 that I am using for the same thing with the same
parameters...

Wilfred.

[Wilfred van Velzen]

Hi Robert,

On 21 Jan 13 15:33, Robert Bashe wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:
about: "Changes in syntax":

RB> You are probably right, as the lower-case "p" is listed just after the
RB> program call, but strangely enough the method I used earlier worked
RB> perfectly for many years. Maybe just luck, but it would be nice to know
RB> what was happening.

Read the source... ;)

Wilfred.