Hey All,

Having a little problem with SEXYZ being executed from a Javascript file...

I looked at SEXYZ command line settings in SCFG and working from that:

%!sexyz%. %h -%p sz @%f%!sexyz%. %h -%p sz @%f

after changing the values (running on *nix):

%! = /sbbs/exec/
%. =
%h = client.socket.descriptor
%p = client.protocol
%f = <FILE WITH LIST OF FILES TO TRANSFER>

so my command is:

/sbbs/exec/sexyz 39 -Telnet sz @/sbbs/node1/filelist.txt

Client is running SyncTerm and when the command executes, the download screen in SyncTERM pops up and will *ATTEMPT* to auto download the files. Sometimes I see the filenames of the files it is trying to send, but most of the times I see timeouts. I hit ESCape to abort and it trys to send the next file... again sometimes I see the filename, sometimes not, but the transfer fails...

Anyone have thoughts? Am I missing something?

-- High Spirit

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Re: Executing SEXYZ from Javascript
By: High Spirit to All on Tue Mar 21 2017 06:57 pm

Hey All,

Having a little problem with SEXYZ being executed from a Javascript file...

I looked at SEXYZ command line settings in SCFG and working from that:

%!sexyz%. %h -%p sz @%f%!sexyz%. %h -%p sz @%f

after changing the values (running on *nix):

%! = /sbbs/exec/
%. =
%h = client.socket.descriptor
%p = client.protocol
%f = <FILE WITH LIST OF FILES TO TRANSFER>

so my command is:

/sbbs/exec/sexyz 39 -Telnet sz @/sbbs/node1/filelist.txt

And how are you executing that command from JavaScript?

Client is running SyncTerm and when the command executes, the download screen in SyncTERM pops up and will *ATTEMPT* to auto download the files. Sometimes I see the filenames of the files it is trying to send, but most of the times I see timeouts. I hit ESCape to abort and it trys to send the next file... again sometimes I see the filename, sometimes not, but the transfer fails...

Anyone have thoughts? Am I missing something?

The correct way to initiate a download (send a file) using JavaScript is with the bbs.send_file() function (see http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html for details). It possible you could setup the sexyz command-line and execute it correctly from Synchronet, but it's not the "proper" way to achieve this.

digital man

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Re: Executing SEXYZ from Javascript
By: Digital Man to High Spirit on Tue Mar 21 2017 06:43 pm

And how are you executing that command from JavaScript?

Using the system.exec() command.

The correct way to initiate a download (send a file) using JavaScript is with the bbs.send_file() function (see http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html for details). It possible you could setup the sexyz command-line and execute it correctly from Synchronet, but it's not the "proper" way to achieve this.

I tried that, but I do not want the prompt to "Hang up after transfer?" and it does not handle batch transfers that I could see.

-- High Spirit

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Re: Executing SEXYZ from Javascript
By: High Spirit to Digital Man on Tue Mar 21 2017 10:08 pm

Re: Executing SEXYZ from Javascript
By: Digital Man to High Spirit on Tue Mar 21 2017 06:43 pm

And how are you executing that command from JavaScript?

Using the system.exec() command.

I wouldn't expect that to work. Firstly, with Telnet, the session must be put into "binary mode" (for both directions). You could possibly use the console.telnet_cmd() function to do this:
var telnet = load(new Object, "telnet_lib.js");
console.telnet_cmd(telnet.DO, 0);
console.telnet_cmd(telnet.WILL, 0);

0 is the "binary tx" telnet command.

Also, that method will definitely not work with SSH (but it might with RLogin).

The correct way to initiate a download (send a file) using JavaScript is with the bbs.send_file() function (see http://synchro.net/docs/jsobjs.html for details). It possible you could setup the sexyz command-line and execute it correctly from Synchronet, but it's not the "proper" way to achieve this.

I tried that, but I do not want the prompt to "Hang up after transfer?" and it does not handle batch transfers that I could see.

Did you try using bbs.batch_add_list() and bbs.batch_download()?

digital man

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BBS = Bulletin Board System
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Re: RE: Executing SEXYZ from Javascript
By: Digital Man to High Spirit on Wed Mar 22 2017 11:17 am

I wouldn't expect that to work. Firstly, with Telnet, the session must be put into "binary mode" (for both directions). You could possibly use the console.telnet_cmd() function to do this:
var telnet = load(new Object, "telnet_lib.js"); console.telnet_cmd(telnet.DO, 0);
console.telnet_cmd(telnet.WILL, 0);
0 is the "binary tx" telnet command.
Also, that method will definitely not work with SSH (but it might with RLogin).

Interesting! Good to know.

Did you try using bbs.batch_add_list() and bbs.batch_download()?

Now that you mention it, I do remember these commands and probably forgot all about them... code at work, code at home... I need a vacation. ;)

-- High Spirit Digital Creation BBS - bbs.digitalcreationbbs.com

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