I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction? I'm looking to make some new apps for BBS'ing, FTN nad a few other things related to our hobby here. I'm a fairly decent programmer and can pick up a language in a short while. I'm currently looking at either FreePascal (Lazarus) or VS 2012 & C++.
First question is, which one (Pascal or C++) does any one have a opreference for concerning creating Linux/Win32 apps for the BBS world?
Nightfox wrote to Steven Sheeley <=-
For C/C++, there's a library called OpenDoors
that handles things like cursor control & ANSI colors, etc. I've
messed with that a bit, and it's not bad. It supports Win32, and I
think it supports Linux too, but I don't remember for sure.
For C/C++, there's a library called OpenDoors
that handles things like cursor control & ANSI colors, etc. I've
messed with that a bit, and it's not bad. It supports Win32, and I
think it supports Linux too, but I don't remember for sure.
Just FYI, I wrote a very slim Python wrapper for OpenDoors.
With that plus py2exe you can actually make distributable stand-alone DOOR32 doors but in Python.
Bonus: The exact same code (except for one init call set up the API)
will run unmodified as a DOOR32 door natively on *NIX..
http://www.sampsa.com/opendoors-py/
Nightfox wrote to Sampsa <=-
For C/C++, there's a library called OpenDoors
Just FYI, I wrote a very slim Python wrapper for OpenDoors.
http://www.sampsa.com/opendoors-py/
That sounds interesting. I haven't done a whole lot with Python, but I
do think Python is an interesting language.
Steven Sheeley wrote to Nightfox <=-
Not really looking at BBS Doors at this point though I may in the
future. I used to code in pascal for BBS's a long, lomng, long time
ago. Since most of the sopurces I can find are in pascalk, I may go
that route.
The first project will be a combined stats program reading the Argus/Radius/Taurus logs and SBBS Logs.
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The first project will be a combined stats program reading the
Argus/Radius/Taurus logs and SBBS Logs.
Sounds like something that could be written in JavaScript (and
executed with Synchronet's jsexec) pretty easily. You should consider JavaScript.
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Javascript is one language that I know already, would certainly be easier to start. Been looking at forking Taurus since it's apparently become abandonware (Like most everything else) but trying to covert it from a Delphi project to a Lazarus (OpenPascal) project is appearing to be akin to cleaning out the AGean stables.
Javascript is one language that I know already, would certainly be easier to start. Been looking at forking Taurus since it's apparently become abandonware (Like most everything else) but trying to covert it from a Delphi project to a Lazarus (OpenPascal) project is appearing to be akin to cleaning out the AGean stables.
Duece has been working on binkit.js. I have used it with good success with nodes running binkd but it needs more work for when connecting to other mailers. Mailers that don't support "crypt" I think.
BinkIT works nicely with synchronet.
BinkIT works nicely with synchronet.
hmmm, as of this message, it ok for messages pack (haven't tested it with tic file for a file for it) but sending out ibbs game packs files \ other file (no tic) doesn't work
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By: Lord Time to Al on Wed Sep 28 2016 06:52 pm
BinkIT works nicely with synchronet.
hmmm, as of this message, it ok for messages pack (haven't tested it with tic file for a file for it) but sending out ibbs game packs files \ other file (no tic) doesn't work
I don't quite follow what you are saying. What doesn't work?
I don't quite follow what you are saying. What doesn't work?
the sbbs binkit (I have a test files over on my sbbs test, and I can't get t test file to go to my main bbs ftn - other the I change the sbbs test ftn po to
24555)
Hello Digital!
27 Sep 16 22:43, you wrote to me:
@h@bRe@n@b: @h@cProgramming and otehr ponderous questions
@bBy@n@b: @h@cSteven Sheeley @bto @cAll @bon @cTue Sep 27 2016 09:02 am@n
The first project will be a combined stats program reading the
Argus/Radius/Taurus logs and SBBS Logs.
Sounds like something that could be written in JavaScript (and
executed with Synchronet's jsexec) pretty easily. You should consider JavaScript.
@H@Ydigital man@n
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That's a good point DM. Can you point me in the direction of the data file definitions for SBBS?
I can't find those specs anywhere, psrdon me if they
are in plain site and I'm blind.
For example, I was looking at the subs.txt
file and can see what most of the lines represent but reverse engineering to what's displayed in the Message Echo config area, but I was wondering if there was something that expalined what each data file was suppsoed to or could have, in each position.
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