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|    Paul Quinn to Jay Allshire    |
|    multi.bat    |
|    17 Sep 16 15:23:37    |
   
   Hi! Jay,   
      
   On 16 Sep 16 22:17, Ben Ritchey wrote to you:   
      
    BR> Basically it's a menu control proc that was probably intended to   
    BR> execute several different games, but you're right, it was never   
    BR> finished {chuckle}. Without a detailed knowledge of your system I   
    BR> doubt it would be very useful even if finished. :( If you have any   
    BR> 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.   
      
   ... Soylent green is people.   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)   
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