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Here are some typical problems that I have encountered helping out
SysOp's in setting up and diagnosing problems with RBatch. I hope
this helps out with your setup.
Q. The program keeps telling me to use FMS or DIR as my file system?
A. You configuration file has spaces after entries. Make sure that
each entry in the configuration file ENDS with a CR/LF. If your
word processor does not show spaces, just put your cursor at the
end of the line and hit the enter key.
Q. The program will not de-archive a file to use the FILE_ID.DIZ or
DESC_SDI file description.
A. The work directory that you specified as the second parameter on
the last line of the configuration file MUST EXIST, RBatch will
not create that directory. It does create the node directories
under this directory though.
Q. My RBatch command line looks like this and the program will not
function correctly?
RBatch.Exe RBatch.cfg [PORT#] [PROTO] [NODE]
A. The parameters that are listed in the brackets "[]" are to be
used in the Proto.Def file, not the Rbatch command line. If
your Proto.Def upload side looked like this:
"C:\Rbbs\Xfer\Batchup.Bat [PORT#] [BAUD] [PROTO] [NODE]"
then you RBatch command line would look like this:
RBatch.Exe RBatch.Cfg %1 %3 %4
The %1 = The first [] item, PORT#, in the Proto.Def entry
The %3 = The third [] item, PROTO, in the Proto.Def entry
The %4 = The Fourth [] item, NODE, in the Proto.Def entry
Whatever value substitued by RBBS in the Proto.Def will be the same
information that is used on the RBatch command line. In other words
Rbbs will substitute 1 for PORT# for COM1 ports and then the %1 on
the RBatch command line would also be a 1.
Q. When I enter in a category code, the screen just repaints and asks
me for the category code again.
A. RBatch will look at your entry and match that with the FIRST FIELD
in your DIR.CAT file (FMS Systems). For .DIR file systems, RBatch
will see if that .DIR file exists in the path you supplied on the
5th line of the configuration file (Path to where the .DIRs are
kept on your system with a trailing backslash).
Here is an example of a DIR.CAT file for a FMS File System:
"RBBS","BBS","BBS RELATED FILES"
When the user enters a category code when in RBatch, RBatch
looks for the match in the FIRST FIELD of the DIR.CAT for a
match, if no match, it prompts the user again. You Upcat.Hlp
should have the category codes for the user to enter that are
reflected by the FIRST field of the DIR.CAT
Another problem could be that you have DIR on line 14 of your
configuration file when you are running a FMS file system.
Don't confuse the name of your FMS, which might be MASTER.DIR
with the .DIR file system. The difference between the two is
many (see the RBBS Documention) but here are the major ones:
1. The FMS File system entries end with a Category Code and
and the files are contained in one main listing.
(Set length for each entry)
2. The .DIR File system has seperate files (11.DIR, 12.DIR)
for EACH category and the entries in these file DO NOT
end with a category code.
As I stated, there are many more differences, advantages for
each file system and you should read the RBBS Manual for more
information.
Q. Why doesn't RBatch check the file with the Phase?.Bat files?
A. RBatch will look for the Phase?.Bat file in the SAME DIRECTORY
as the RBatch.Cfg file. Make sure that they are located in the
same directory.
You have specified different batch files to use on line #27
in your configuration file. Again make sure that these batch
files exist in the same directory as the configuration file.
Q. I don't want to use the name Phase?.Bat for my file testing.
A. Add and additional line to the configuration file (Line 27)
that lists the name(s) of the batch files that you wish RBatch
to call. You can list up to 3 batch filenames here, using DOS
filenaming conventions. RBatch will look for the existance of
these files and upon locating them, will call them for use in
the order that you list them on the configuration line.
Q. The user never sees anything on their end while RBatch is running,
yet I can see everything on my end?
A. You have told RBatch and incorrect port number to use on the command
line. The item right after the name of the configuration file, on
the RBatch command line, lists the port number to use.
Q. The logging of the file transfers is either going to the wrong callers
file or not to the callers file at all?
A. You have the wrong callers file listed in your configuration file
or the wrong path.
Q. The user is not getting any file credits for file transfers.
A. Make sure that the correct Node Number is listed as the last parameter
on the RBatch command line. This will tell RBatch which node
record to write the time credits to in the message base. Also check
to make sure that the message base that you list in the configuration
file is the correct name and path.
Q. RBatch keeps telling me that it cannot find the XFER-?.DEF file.
(This is the most common problem with RBatch!!)
A. This is caused by a couple of things:
1. If a user aborts a transfer, the XFER-?.DEF file is never
created by the protocol, hence RBatch cannot find it.
2. You do not have a SET DSZLOG=XFER-1.DEF in your autoexec.bat
3. If you run DesqView, then you do not have the the same set
command as above in the batch files that start up each DV
window. See the enclosed file DVRBBS.ZIP from Tom Hansen
of Church Chatters BBS on setting up DV to run on a RBBS
BBS System. These examples show how to use the SET
command for each Node.
4. Remember that a protocol will created the XFER-?.DEF file
in the CURRENT directory. If you change to the Upload
directory for single file uploads, the XFER gets created
there.
5. If you are using Di-Directional protocols, like HS/Link or
BiModem, YOU SHOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTORIES FROM THE CURRENT
DIRECTORY THAT A USER SIGNS ONTO THE BBS. This is because
a user that does a bi-directional transfer, has downloads as
well as uploads, and for RBBS to properly process the
downloads, the XFER-?.DEF file must reside in the same
directory as the one the user signs onto. See my example
batch file for HS/Link and BiModem and you see that in those
I do not change to the upload directory, I just path to
the protocol.