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Surgical Steel #1 @207
Tue Dec 02 20:48:09 1997
To.......... Monk #1 @815 [ Filenet Ne
Monk spoke with eloquent passion thusly:
> Ie! I do hourly callouts anyway - but that's from FD.
M#@[> yikes how fun. im learning how to add callouts manually via a F-KEY.
M#@[> Someone help me with events please ?
Sure, no problem.
Go to this screen in FDSETUP:
Modem Printer Manager
══════════════════╔══════════╗══
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ Events <------------choose this
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ Folders ║▒▒
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ Security ║▒▒
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ Requests ║▒▒
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ Modem ║▒▒
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒╚══════════╝▒▒
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
You'll get a screen that looks like:
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
║ # T Days M Start Length Lev Min Max Delay
║─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
║ 0 @ -------A * 00:00 00:01 0 0 -1 0
║ 1 X -------A * 00:00 00:01 200 0 -1 0
║ 2 X -------A * 00:50 00:01 111 0 -1 0
║ 3 X -------A * 01:50 00:01 111 0 -1 0
║ 4 X -------A * 02:50 00:01 111 0 -1 0
║ 5 X -------A * 03:01 00:01 180 0 -1 0
║ 6 X -------A * 03:50 00:01 111 0 -1 0
║ 7 X -------A * 04:50 00:01 111 0 -1 0
Choose one (or make one, if you've only got one event to start
with. You'll get a small pop-up window that looks like:
[my comments separated by arrows]
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
║ Tag X <------- eXternal event, required
║ Days -------A <------ runs every day
║ Modifier Ignore eventbase (*) <-- just use this, less confusing
║ Start time 00:50 <------ 24-hour format
║ Length 00:01 <------ all external events are 1-min
║ Errorlevel 111 <------ whatever errorlevel (see below)
║ Min.cost 0
║ Max.cost -1
║ Behavior <------ sub screen below
║ Retry delay 0
╔════════════════════ Behavior ╗
║ Allow users during event Yes ║ <----- really doesn't matter, IMHO
║ Forced Yes ║
╚══════════════════════════════╝
Okay, Forced. If your event is scheduled for 00:00, and you
have a user on from 23:50 to 00:10, a forced event will happen
AS SOON AS the user logs off. A non-forced event will NOT
HAPPEN unless the system is free at that specific time. I have
a forced callout every 3 hours, the others are non-forced.
Now, the errorlevels. From FD.BAT
fd
if errorlevel 111 goto ppprj
:ppprj
set wwiv_instance=1
cd\bbs
cleanup
flink
cd\bbs\filenet
resend 0
cd\bbs
network /n120 .0
:offhook call
c:\echo ath1m0 > com2
cd\bbs
cleanup
cd\fd
goto loop
Actually, that's somewhat simplified, but I call lots of other
batch files...I'm usually running 2-3 deep in calls for various
reasons. This *SHOULD* get you running... and yes, you'll have
to configure each external event separately. It's a pain, but
once you're done with it, you won't have to touch it again until
you have to change it.
... I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.