I am going to inseret a copy of a batch file that was created some time ago back in the dialup bbs days for a old bbs I was running. This batch file was started and never was finished by someone who was helping me with some things in the bbs at the time. I do not really understand this and was being done for sure. I am wondering if someone can tell me how I would use this now in like T.A.G. to call up the games for the bbs and only use this one batch file to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated if this is even a possible thing that could be done.


Thanks
Jay


@echo off
if "%1" == "" GOTO :A
if "%1" == "MULTIX00" GOTO :MULTIBAT
cls
cd \bbs
ECHO User enter door %1 >> gfiles\sysop.log
echo > multi.flg
rem DO NOT USE CALL IN THE NEXT LINE
command /c \JPG\multi.bat MULTIX00 %1
cd \JPG
if not exist multi.flg goto :MULTIOK
Echo Parameter %1 was passed to \bbs\MULTI.BAT but was not yet defined >> gfiles\USER1.MSG
Echo Please edit MULTI2.BAT and add the option or delete the menu item >> gfiles\USER1.MSG
Echo which produces this parameter >> gfiles\USER1.MSG
Echo Sysop will be notified. Please log on to see error.
GOTO :MULTIOK

:MULTIBAT
REM autoboot /ena
GOTO :%2
GOTO :ERROR

REM ************************************************************************ REM Here is where the options start. Each option starts with :A and ends
REM with the option you place on the MULTI.BAT line
REM Each ends with a GOTO :END
REM
REM The starting directory is always I:\bbs. I:\bbs will always be switched
REM back to when the snippet completes.


:ANTS
E:
CD\GAMES\ANTS
ANTS DOOR2.CFG
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

:EZSLOT
E:
CD\GAMES\EZSLOT
EZSLOT.EXE 2
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

:BBSGOLF
E:
CD\GAMES\BBSGOLF
BBSGOLF 1
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

:BOOBY
E:
CD\GAMES\BOOBYTRP
BOOBTRP BOOBYTRP.CFG
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

E:
CD\GAMES2\AC6
SRDOOR
AC6
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
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Hi Ben,

Here is the post you asked me to put here about what I had spoke to you about on your bbs.

Thanks
Jay


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


@echo off
if "%1" == "" GOTO :A
if "%1" == "MULTIX00" GOTO :MULTIBAT
cls
cd \bbs
ECHO User enter door %1 >> gfiles\sysop.log
echo > multi.flg
rem DO NOT USE CALL IN THE NEXT LINE
command /c \JPG\multi.bat MULTIX00 %1
cd \JPG
if not exist multi.flg goto :MULTIOK
Echo Parameter %1 was passed to \bbs\MULTI.BAT but was not yet defined >> gfiles\USER1.MSG
Echo Please edit MULTI2.BAT and add the option or delete the menu item >> gfiles\USER1.MSG
Echo which produces this parameter >> gfiles\USER1.MSG
Echo Sysop will be notified. Please log on to see error.
GOTO :MULTIOK

:MULTIBAT
REM autoboot /ena
GOTO :%2
GOTO :ERROR

REM ************************************************************************ REM Here is where the options start. Each option starts with :A and ends
REM with the option you place on the MULTI.BAT line
REM Each ends with a GOTO :END
REM
REM The starting directory is always I:\bbs. I:\bbs will always be switched
REM back to when the snippet completes.


:ANTS
D:
CD\GAMES\ANTS
ANTS DOOR2.CFG
CD\
C:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

:EZSLOT
E:
CD\GAMES\EZSLOT
EZSLOT.EXE 2
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

:BBSGOLF
E:
CD\GAMES\BBSGOLF
BBSGOLF 1
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

:BOOBY
E:
CD\GAMES\BOOBYTRP
BOOBTRP BOOBYTRP.CFG
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END

E:
CD\GAMES2\AC6
SRDOOR
AC6
CD\
D:
CD\JPG
GOTO :END
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* On Friday 16 Sep 2016 260 at 07:09 PM,
* Jay Allshire said to Ben Ritchey,
* about multi.bat ...
*

Ok, what exactly do you want to do with it?

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Re: Re: multi.bat
By: Ben Ritchey to Jay Allshire on Fri Sep 16 2016 06:57 pm

Ok, what exactly do you want to do with it?

Well you see this is something I found on a old hard drive I have that was used for my old T.A.G bbs back before there was internet. This was started by a person that was helping me with some things on the bbs back then. I do not know eactly what he was going to do with it as he never finished it beofre all the bbs's in my area got shut down. I just found it and wondered if someone could look at it and see or figure out what he was going to do with batch file.


So if you got any ideas on this that would be cool as I am not that good with alot of this kind of stuff so it has me lost as to what he was going to do wiht it.


Thanks
Jay
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* On Friday 16 Sep 2016 260 at 10:14 PM,
* Jay Allshire said to Ben Ritchey,
* about Re: multi.bat ...
*

Basically it's a menu control proc that was probably intended to execute several different games, but you're right, it was never finished {chuckle}. Without a detailed knowledge of your system I doubt it would be very useful even if finished. :( If you have any questions about any individual commands I could explain further?

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Hi! Jay,

On 16 Sep 16 22:17, Ben Ritchey wrote to you:

Basically it's a menu control proc that was probably intended to
execute several different games, but you're right, it was never
finished {chuckle}. Without a detailed knowledge of your system I
doubt it would be very useful even if finished. :( If you have any questions about any individual commands I could explain further?

I agree with Ben. We could do stuff with the batch till the cows come home, and still end up with a half-dozen problems.

You might be better off using a small batch for each door, which is what I used
to do, based off of a small example. This is a simple script I was using back in '96:

-----8<-----C-U-T--H-E-R-E----->8-----
@echo off
:: assign a menu hotkey to run this batch file
:: in Opt Parameters put: *C /C C:\RA\CHAT\CHAT *D *N *M
:: assuming paths and Dorinfo1.def being used...
:: change PAGE.SND to sound file of your choice
:: could be different for each node!

c:
cd %RA%\bbs_door\freechat

freechat.exe /S=close.SND /D=%RA%\NODE0%NODE%\DORINFO1.DEF /N=%NODE%

:quit
cd %RA%\NODE0%NODE%
-----8<-----C-U-T--H-E-R-E----->8-----

The DOS environment variables %RA% & %NODE% just contain values for the path to
the RemoteAccess BBS 'home' directory, and the node # for the node handling the
current user. If you follow the documentation for each door you intend to run,
you can take it a step at a time building your own batch file(s).

Note that I use the colon characters (::) in lieu of REM statements, simply because some versions of DOS (aka Windows) will still parse REM lines and try to evaluate the following statements. Oh, and those REMarks are not mine. They're probably from the doco file or even a text capture from the RA support echo.

If you do start your own batches and run into strife then don't be shy. Ask questions. :) Good luck & have fun!

Cheers,
Paul.

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the path to it and it still can not find it. So who knows this may be
why this person was working on a batch file like this to save on space
and not have so many batch files in the main bbs directory. But who

I wouldn't do it this way but it actually makes sense. You just call the
one batch file with the door name as a parameter along with any others. Would make it easy to add new games.

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18 Sep 16 01:28, you wrote to Jay Allshire:

the path to it and it still can not find it. So who knows this may be
why this person was working on a batch file like this to save on
space and not have so many batch files in the main bbs directory. But
who

I wouldn't do it this way but it actually makes sense. You just call
the one batch file with the door name as a parameter along with any others. Would make it easy to add new games.

or more likely easier for door usage stats recording but i can see that being done just as easily in multiple door bats, too...

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