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  • Running a BBS door directly from a menu (command shell)

    From Diamond Dave@VERT/DMINE to All on Saturday, October 18, 2025 18:20:58
    I assume there's a way to directly run a BBS door from a menu? (i.e. a command shell)

    If so, how would I go about doing so?

    Reason I want to do it: I want to run the EZ-ROM door from the Files menu, so users call call up the EZ-ROM from that menu and not necessarily the door/online system menu.

    I assume I set up the door the normal way in SCFG, but invoke it from a command shell.

    Thanks!

    *** Diamond Dave ***
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Diamond Dave on Saturday, October 18, 2025 19:14:43
    Re: Running a BBS door directly from a menu (command shell)
    By: Diamond Dave to All on Sat Oct 18 2025 06:20 pm

    I assume there's a way to directly run a BBS door from a
    menu? (i.e. a command shell)

    If so, how would I go about doing so?

    Reason I want to do it: I want to run the EZ-ROM door from the Files
    menu, so users call call up the EZ-ROM from that menu and not
    necessarily the door/online system menu.

    I assume I set up the door the normal way in SCFG, but invoke it from
    a command shell.


    exec_xtrn (code)

    if using baja command shell
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  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Sunday, October 19, 2025 01:21:36
    On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:20:58 -0400
    "Diamond Dave" (VERT/DMINE)
    <VERT/DMINE!Diamond.Dave@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
    I assume there's a way to directly run a BBS door from a menu? (i.e.
    a command shell)

    If so, how would I go about doing so?

    Reason I want to do it: I want to run the EZ-ROM door from the Files
    menu, so users call call up the EZ-ROM from that menu and not
    necessarily the door/online system menu.

    I assume I set up the door the normal way in SCFG, but invoke it from
    a command shell.

    Thanks!

    *** Diamond Dave ***
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    þ Synchronet þ Diamond Mine Online BBS - bbs.dmine.net:24 -
    Fredericksburg, VA USA
    bbs.exec_xtrn(xtrn_number_or_code) ;Execute external program by number
    or internal code.
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    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
    telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
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    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com
  • From Diamond Dave@VERT/DMINE to nelgin on Sunday, October 19, 2025 12:39:19
    Re: Re: Running a BBS door directly from a menu (command shell)
    By: nelgin to All on Sun Oct 19 2025 01:21 am

    I assume there's a way to directly run a BBS door from a menu? (i.e.
    a command shell)

    If so, how would I go about doing so?

    bbs.exec_xtrn(xtrn_number_or_code) ;Execute external program by number
    or internal code.

    That's sort of what I thought. Is that Javascript or Baja code?

    *** Diamond Dave ***
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    þ Synchronet þ Diamond Mine Online BBS - bbs.dmine.net:24 - Fredericksburg, VA USA
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Sunday, October 19, 2025 16:54:36
    On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:39:19 -0400
    "Diamond Dave" (VERT/DMINE)
    <VERT/DMINE!Diamond.Dave@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
    Re: Re: Running a BBS door directly from a menu (command shell)
    By: nelgin to All on Sun Oct 19 2025 01:21 am

    I assume there's a way to directly run a BBS door from a menu?
    (i.e. a command shell)

    If so, how would I go about doing so?

    bbs.exec_xtrn(xtrn_number_or_code) ;Execute external program by
    number or internal code.

    That's sort of what I thought. Is that Javascript or Baja code?

    *** Diamond Dave ***
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    þ Synchronet þ Diamond Mine Online BBS - bbs.dmine.net:24 -
    Fredericksburg, VA USA
    That's JS you put in your default.js or whatever menu file you're
    working with. If you want, I believe there's a baja alternative but
    you'd have to check the docs that are at www.synchro.net for that.
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    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
    telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Diamond Dave on Sunday, October 19, 2025 18:10:09
    Re: Re: Running a BBS door directly from a menu (command shell)
    By: Diamond Dave to nelgin on Sun Oct 19 2025 12:39 pm


    bbs.exec_xtrn(xtrn_number_or_code) ;Execute external program by
    number or internal code.

    That's sort of what I thought. Is that Javascript or Baja code?



    you've been running synchronet 20 years and you cant tell?
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