HEllo Bill,

On Fri 2011-Sep-09 16:38, Bill Gordon (1:3634/22) wrote to All:

BG> I need a batch file that looks at my FidoNet inbound directory and
BG> has  a file checking function that checks for either a semaphore or
BG> a nodediff  or a nodelist itself.

BG> Not being a programmer, I'm kinda out of my depth.

  PRetty broad request, but let's see if I can help.

I use binkleyterm as my mailer, and anything I'll allow to
be automatically processed will be founded in my protected
inbound, i.e. c:\bt\prot would be the path to it.

sO, just in case binkley didn't take the e4 exit for .tic
files received, I then have a line in the after compressed
mail received code that says:

if exist c:\bt\prot\*.tic goto ticin

same with a nodediff if you like, i.e.

if exist path\nodediff.* goto nodediff

Then invoke your usual nodediff processing or whatever.

I have a directory where programs put semaphore files, if
flag file is found we branch to appropriate place and do
that process.  we'll call it working.  A separate batch
executes after we toss incoming mail and do other processing that looks for
bunches of these things, and if found
branches, does a lot of work, from updating databases to all sorts of good
things.

A few more specifics might help us help you.


Regards,
           Richard
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