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  1.  
  2. [ Taken Direct from the RA.DOC pages 181, 182, and 184 ]
  3.  
  4.  
  5.           ASCII
  6.           Character  Control
  7.           Number     Code     Information Displayed
  8.           ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  9.           33         ^K!      Display another text file. This code
  10.                               should be followed by a 1-8 character
  11.                               filename (no extension) and must be
  12.                               terminated by the pipe symbol "|"
  13.                               character.  (i.e. ^K!BBSRULES| would
  14.                               display the BBSRULES.A?? text file).
  15.  
  16.                               This control code may be nested by
  17.                               displaying a text file from another text
  18.                               file to the limit of available memory.
  19.                               {+} Registered only.
  20.  
  21.           48         ^K0      Number of messages in selected area.
  22.           49         ^K1      Number of the current template message
  23.                               area.
  24.           50         ^K2      Number of current template file area.
  25.           65         ^KA      Total system calls.
  26.           66         ^KB      Name of last caller (any node).
  27.           68         ^KD      Starting message number of currently
  28.                               selected area.
  29.           69         ^KE      Ending message number of currently
  30.                               selected area.
  31.           70         ^KF      Number of times user has paged the Sysop
  32.                               during this session.
  33.           71         ^KG      Day of the week (full form).
  34.           72         ^KH      Number of users in the user file.
  35.           73         ^KI      Time in 24-hour format.
  36.           74         ^KJ      Today's date.
  37.           75         ^KK      Minutes connected this call.
  38.           76         ^KL      Seconds connected (always returns zero).
  39.           77         ^KM      Minutes used today.
  40.           78         ^KN      Seconds used today (always returns
  41.                               zero).
  42.           79         ^KO      Minutes remaining today.
  43.           80         ^KP      Seconds remaining today (always returns
  44.                               zero).
  45.           81         ^KQ      Daily time limit.
  46.           82         ^KR      Connect speed.
  47.           83         ^KS      Day of the week (abbreviated form).
  48.           84         ^KT      Daily download limit (in Kb).
  49.           85         ^KU      Minutes until next system event.
  50.           86         ^KV      24 hour format time of the next event.
  51.           87         ^KW      Node number (as set on command line).
  52.           88         ^KX      Terminates the current call.
  53.           89         ^KY      Name of current template message area.
  54.           90         ^KZ      Name of current template file area.
  55.           91         ^K[cc    Change foreground and background color
  56.                               to cc.  See the Color Codes table in
  57.                               this chapter for details.
  58.           92         ^K/      Clear to end of the current line.
  59.           93         ^K]nnn   Displays the language prompt number nnn
  60.                               from the currently selected language.
  61.                               Since this code is nearly identical to
  62.                               the change color code, nnn must be a
  63.                               three-digit number.
  64.  
  65.  
  66.           User Data Codes
  67.           ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  68.           User data codes are used to display information about the
  69.           user who is currently logged-on.  In the following table,
  70.           settings that return the state of a toggle, are indicated.
  71.           For example, ^F0 will display the word ON or OFF depending
  72.           on the status of the current user's full-screen editor
  73.           toggle.
  74.  
  75.           ASCII
  76.           Character  Control
  77.           Number     Code     Information Displayed
  78.           ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  79.           33         ^F!      User's default protocol setting.
  80.           34         ^F"      User's exclude echomail areas from mail
  81.                               scans setting.  If echomail areas are
  82.                               excluded from the user's mail-box scan,
  83.                               this returns ON, otherwise returns OFF.
  84.           35         ^F#      User's current file group.
  85.           36         ^F$      User's address line 1.
  86.           37         ^F%      User's address line 2.
  87.           38         ^F&      User's address line 3.
  88.           39         ^F'      User's sex (Male/Female).
  89.           40         ^F(      User's Post Billing flag setting
  90.                               (ON/OFF).
  91.           41         ^F)      User's current message group.
  92.           42         ^F*      Current file group number.
  93.           43         ^F+      Current message group number.
  94.           48         ^F0      User's current full-screen editor
  95.                               setting (ON/OFF).
  96.           49         ^F1      Current do not disturb setting (ON/OFF).
  97.           50         ^F2      Current Hot-Key setting (ON/OFF).
  98.           51         ^F3      User's handle.
  99.           52         ^F4      Date of user's first call to the system.
  100.           53         ^F5      User's date of birth.
  101.           54         ^F6      Subscription expiration date.
  102.           55         ^F7      Days until subscription expiration.
  103.           56         ^F8      Current AVATAR setting (ON/OFF).
  104.           57         ^F9      File ratio (number of files).
  105.           58         ^F:      File ratio (kilobytes).
  106.           59         ^F;      Current full-screen message viewer
  107.                               setting (ON/OFF).
  108.           60         ^F<      Selected date format.
  109.           61         ^F=      Current auto-message-forwarding setting
  110.                               (ON/OFF).
  111.           62         ^F>      Name (if any) of message forwardee.
  112.           65         ^FA      User's full name.
  113.           66         ^FB      User's location.
  114.           68         ^FD      Business/Data telephone number.
  115.           69         ^FE      Voice/Home telephone number.
  116.           70         ^FF      Date of last call.
  117.           71         ^FG      Time of last call.
  118.           72         ^FH      A Flags setting.
  119.           73         ^FI      B Flags setting.
  120.           74         ^FJ      C Flags setting.
  121.           75         ^FK      D Flags setting.
  122.           76         ^FL      Credits remaining (cents).  The value
  123.                               displayed by this code uses the formula:
  124.                               (Credit - NetPending - SessionCost)
  125.                               Therefore, if a user has 25 credits and
  126.                               has 15 pending credits and the current
  127.                               session cost in credits is 5, the value
  128.                               displayed with this macro would be 5.
  129.  
  130.           77         ^FM      Total messages posted.
  131.           78         ^FN      Last message read.
  132.           79         ^FO      Security level.
  133.           80         ^FP      Total calls to the BBS.
  134.           81         ^FQ      Number of files uploaded.
  135.           82         ^FR      Kilobytes uploaded.
  136.           83         ^FS      Number of files downloaded.
  137.           84         ^FT      Kilobytes downloaded.
  138.           85         ^FU      Minutes used today.
  139.           86         ^FV      Current screen length setting.
  140.           87         ^FW      User's first name only.
  141.           88         ^FX      ANSI setting (ON/OFF).
  142.           89         ^FY      Continue? prompt setting (ON/OFF).
  143.           90         ^FZ      Screen clearing setting (ON/OFF).
  144.  
  145.  
  146.                        Color number if no       Color number if a
  147.           Background   flashing foreground is   flashing foreground is
  148.           Color        desired                  desired
  149.           ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  150.           Black                0                        8
  151.           Blue                 1                        9
  152.           Green                2                        A
  153.           Cyan                 3                        B
  154.           Red                  4                        C
  155.           Magenta              5                        D
  156.           Brown                6                        E
  157.           Gray                 7                        F
  158.           
  159.  
  160.           Foreground     Color
  161.           Color          Number
  162.           ─────────────────────────
  163.           Black            0
  164.           Blue             1
  165.           Green            2
  166.           Cyan             3
  167.           Red              4
  168.           Magenta          5
  169.           Brown            6
  170.           Gray             7
  171.           Dark Gray        8
  172.           Light Blue       9
  173.           Light Green      A
  174.           Light Cyan       B
  175.           Light Red        C
  176.           Light Magenta    D
  177.           Yellow           E
  178.           White            F
  179.           
  180.           To familiarize yourself with this scheme, examine the color
  181.           number examples shown below.  Cross reference each example
  182.           with the color number tables so you understand the color
  183.           numbering scheme:
  184.           
  185.           34    Red foreground on a cyan background.
  186.           01    Blue foreground on a black background.
  187.           BF    Flashing white foreground on a cyan background.
  188.           BA    Flashing light green foreground on a cyan background.
  189.  
  190.  
  191.  
  192. New RA 2.50 Control Codes:
  193. -----------------------------
  194.  
  195.         * New textfile control codes:
  196.         
  197.                 ^K$ - Number of callers today.
  198.                 ^K% - Handle of last caller.
  199.                 ^K& - Number of files currently tagged.
  200.                 ^K' - Total kilobytes of tagged files.
  201.                 ^K( - Name of currently selected language.
  202.                 ^F^ - Current session time limit.
  203.                 ^F_ - Time remaining this session.
  204.  
  205.