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   Rudi Timmermans to Alan Ianson   
   Your oneline script   
   05 Jun 19 07:22:06   
   
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   Hi Alan,   
      
   >After chosing "yes" to add a one liner I sometimes find I couldn't make what I   
   >was trying say fit in the space provided, or couldn't find the right words so   
   > would like to quit and that point but currently there is no way to quit   
   > without saving something.   
      
   >When someone enters a oneliner perhaps we could display what it would like lik   
   > and ask if they would like to save it?   
      
   Ok, i will see what i can do.   
      
   >>>Also would it be possible as an option perhaps to save all those oneliners t   
   >>> separate file that continues to grow? It would make a good source (I think)   
   >>> for taglines for things like MultiMail.   
      
   > This is likely outside of what your script is trying to do and maybe I should   
   > work with the oneliner.dat myself.   
      
   >> The oneliner are write into the oneliner.dat file in your bbbs/script   
   >> directory.   
      
   >Yes, the oneliner.dat is good for BBS display along with the name of the perso   
   > who entered it. It looks good and I don't want to mess with that file.   
      
   > My use here is for an external tagline file for MultiMail or GoldEd or other   
   > readers that can use a file like that.   
      
   >If it was possible I'd like another file like taglines.txt maybe, with just th   
   > oneliners as they are entered without any formatting or extra text, one per   
   > line. Here's a few lines of a tegline file I have here now (I'd like to grow   
   > it!).. as an example..   
      
   > ---- import bigin ----   
      
   > A diamond is just coal that has been under a lot of pressure! A mind is a   
   > terrible thing to.. OH DOOM ][ is here! Age and treachery can always overcome   
   > youth and skill. Bit: The increment by which programmers slowly go mad   
      
   > ---- import end ----   
      
   Ok i need some time to think about this but i try to make it this way.   
      
   If you like i can send you the code and you can work also yourself on it if   
   you like to do this. Just let me know.   
      
      
   Greetings,   
      
   Rudi   
      
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