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  • SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs

    From Deepthaw@deepthaw@vert.synchro.net.remove-6th-this to All on Sun Nov 29 20:24:59 2020
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    Per my previous post: I've gotten SBBS running rlogin in gameserver mode, and can access it from my ENiGMA system just fine.

    If I don't try to pass an xtrn= value, it goes straight to the xtrn menu and I can run anything I'd like from there, and when I quit it sends me back to my bbs. Cool.

    But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch external: 'ANSIVIEW'

    I've tried multiple external programs, and double checked the internal codes (In this example, I'm trying to use the auto-installed ANSIview and am passing xtrn=ANSIVIEW.)

    Any ideas what may begoing on? Do I possibly have the syntax off?
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  • From Digital Man@digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-ykk-this to Deepthaw on Sun Nov 29 20:29:25 2020
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    To: Deepthaw
    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Deepthaw to All on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:24 pm

    But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch external: 'ANSIVIEW'

    Did you try lowercase?
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  • From Deepthaw@deepthaw@vert.synchro.net.remove-e9g-this to Digital Man on Sun Nov 29 20:50:15 2020
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    To: Digital Man
    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Digital Man to Deepthaw on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:29 pm

    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Deepthaw to All on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:24 pm

    But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally
    go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch
    external: 'ANSIVIEW'

    Did you try lowercase?

    I did. Same issue. If I don't pass any kind of xtrn= parameter, it takes me straight to the xtrn menu where everything works fine.

    I've verified that rlogin_auto_xtrn is set to true as well.
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  • From Deepthaw@deepthaw@vert.synchro.net.remove-5ai-this to Digital Man on Sun Nov 29 22:00:27 2020
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    To: Digital Man
    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Deepthaw to Digital Man on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:50 pm

    Did you try lowercase?

    I did. Same issue. If I don't pass any kind of xtrn= parameter, it takes me straight to the xtrn menu where everything works fine.

    To assist with troubleshooting, I enabled the web server and get the same error message when trying to run externals via the built-in menu there, so it's definitely something systemwide...
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  • From Digital Man@digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-ny7-this to Deepthaw on Mon Nov 30 01:05:21 2020
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    To: Deepthaw
    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Deepthaw to Digital Man on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:50 pm

    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Digital Man to Deepthaw on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:29 pm

    Re: SBBS Gameserver issues running xtrn programs
    By: Deepthaw to All on Sun Nov 29 2020 08:24 pm

    But if I pass an xtrn= value where the terminal type would normally
    go, it always gives me an error message like !ERROR Unable to launch
    external: 'ANSIVIEW'

    Did you try lowercase?

    I did. Same issue. If I don't pass any kind of xtrn= parameter, it takes me straight to the xtrn menu where everything works fine.

    I've verified that rlogin_auto_xtrn is set to true as well.

    The next thing to check would be the access requirements of that program (and the section containing it) in SCFG->External Programs.
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