Hello,
Tinkering with opendoors and C++. I have a fully working hello world build environment that works from a client app (like syncterm) calling a door inside Windows Synchronet w/ socket i/o method and door32.sys drop file.

I'm trying to display ANSI from a file without the prompt: Continue? [Y/n/=]

I've been reading the manual around the settings for od_control.user_attribute.
Namely:
user_ unsigned char od_control.user_attribute;
attribute
This variable is a bitmap of eight flags, each of which
represent individual pieces of information pertaining to the
user that is currently online. These flags are as follows:

+-----+------+-----------------------+
| BIT | MASK | DESCRIPTION |
+-----+------+-----------------------+
| 0 | 0x01 | Is the user deleted |
| 1 | 0x02 | Is screen clearing on |
| 2 | 0x04 | Is "more" prompt on |
| 3 | 0x08 | Is ANSI mode on |
| 4 | 0x10 | User no-kill setting |
| 5 | 0x20 | Transfer-priority |
| 6 | 0x40 | Full screen editor |
| 7 | 0x80 | Quiet mode |
+-----+------+-----------------------+

From the glossary, it says:
Clear Flag: variable &=~ FLAG_CONSTANT;

I've tried the following w/o success.

#define MORE_PROMPTS 0x04
od_init();
od_control.user_attribute &= ~MORE_PROMPTS;

I also tried putting od_init(); after the od_control setting, but it didn't work.

Am I on the right path here, or am I missing something. It's been many years since I've worked with C++ - and never with opendoors.

Thanks!
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On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 21:10:10 -0400
"Basis" (VERT/CONVOLUT) <VERT/CONVOLUT!Basis@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

Hello,
Tinkering with opendoors and C++. I have a fully working hello world
build environment that works from a client app (like syncterm)
calling a door inside Windows Synchronet w/ socket i/o method and
door32.sys drop file.

I'm trying to display ANSI from a file without the prompt: Continue?
[Y/n/=]

I've been reading the manual around the settings for od_control.user_attribute. Namely:
user_ unsigned char od_control.user_attribute;
attribute
This variable is a bitmap of eight flags, each of which
represent individual pieces of information pertaining
to the user that is currently online. These flags are as follows:

+-----+------+-----------------------+
| BIT | MASK | DESCRIPTION |
+-----+------+-----------------------+
| 0 | 0x01 | Is the user deleted |
| 1 | 0x02 | Is screen clearing on |
| 2 | 0x04 | Is "more" prompt on |
| 3 | 0x08 | Is ANSI mode on |
| 4 | 0x10 | User no-kill setting |
| 5 | 0x20 | Transfer-priority |
| 6 | 0x40 | Full screen editor |
| 7 | 0x80 | Quiet mode |
+-----+------+-----------------------+

From the glossary, it says:
Clear Flag: variable &=~ FLAG_CONSTANT;

I've tried the following w/o success.

#define MORE_PROMPTS 0x04
od_init();
od_control.user_attribute &= ~MORE_PROMPTS;

I also tried putting od_init(); after the od_control setting, but it
didn't work.

Am I on the right path here, or am I missing something. It's been
many years since I've worked with C++ - and never with opendoors.

Thanks!
Convolution BBS - Convolution.us

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I'm not too familiar with opendoors but it looks like you're trying to
modify the user's default settings when it looks like you want to
temporarily disable the pause.
Have you tried setting char od_control.od_list_pause to false? The
default is true which lets the user pause the output.
This may go along with char od_control.od_list_stop which will disable
the ability of the user aborting the text file display.
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Re: Re: Opendoors, C++ od_control Question
By: nelgin to All on Tue Jun 10 2025 01:19 pm

Have you tried setting char od_control.od_list_pause to false? The default is true which lets the user pause the output. This may go along with char

I tried changing that to a 1 and a 0, and I still get the prompt.

Codefenix gave a suggestion to set the screen lenghth prior to the file display. If you set this to a large enough value, it'll go through animated ansis as well as longer scrolling ones.

Anyways, in case it helps someone in the future:
int screen_len_before_change = od_control.user_screen_length; od_control.user_screen_length = 200;

then set back:
od_control.user_screen_length = screen_len_before_change;

I'm not sure if this is the intended use for some of this, but it solves the problem.

Thanks for your help.
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Re: Re: Opendoors, C++ od_control Question
By: Basis to nelgin on Tue Jun 10 2025 08:11 pm

Re: Re: Opendoors, C++ od_control Question
By: nelgin to All on Tue Jun 10 2025 01:19 pm

Have you tried setting char od_control.od_list_pause to false? The default is true which lets the user pause the output. This may go along with char

I tried changing that to a 1 and a 0, and I still get the prompt.

Codefenix gave a suggestion to set the screen lenghth prior to the file display. If you set this to a large enough value, it'll go through animated ansis as well as longer scrolling ones.

Anyways, in case it helps someone in the future:
int screen_len_before_change = od_control.user_screen_length; od_control.user_screen_length = 200;

then set back:
od_control.user_screen_length = screen_len_before_change;

I'm not sure if this is the intended use for some of this, but it solves the problem.

What I'd do is look at the odoors source code and find where it decides whether or not to send the More prompt and determine how you're supposed to defeat it.
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