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|    Randon displays question    |
|    19 May 25 14:59:10    |
   
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    Re: Randon displays question   
    By: Rick V to Digital Man on Mon May 19 2025 03:02 pm   
      
    > Hello Digital.   
    >   
    > 29 Sep 70 20:46, you wrote to me:   
    >   
    > DM> Re: Randon displays question   
    > DM> By: Rick V to All on Mon May 19 2025 12:24 pm   
    >   
    > >> I use the stock "random" displays when ever someone logs in. But   
    > >> when they do, 2 of the displays run, one after the other. Is there   
    > >> a setting to have just one display at the time of a login?   
    >   
    > DM> There's no "setting" - when a display file includes a wildcard ('*' or   
    > DM> '?') one file matching that pattern is picked at random. That's it.   
    > DM> Double check what files you have and what pattern you're using.   
      
    > I have the stock 8 Random*.msg display files in my text/menu directory.   
    > Everytime a login happens 2 are always displayed.   
      
   That's not normal. Maybe you *also* have text/menu/logon.* files?   
      
   There's a debug-level message logged by the terminal server whenever a display   
   file is sent to the remote client, i.e. "Printing file: x" - that can be   
   helpful in determining file is being sent when.   
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    digital man (rob)   
      
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