Hey kids.

I'm trying to write a login matrix command shell in java, but I'm running into some stupid problems (ie. I'm stupid :) )
javascript is new to me (I program in pascal) so I've fudged a loop to keep the command input going (while (1) {}).
However, I need to be able to test for the user disconnecting so I don't pooch my bbs.

What is going on is this - I display my base ansi, then have an input loop where the cursor keys change the current menu command. Since the commands don't do anything yet, I have to disconnect my client when I'm done testing. Problem is, when my client disconnects, cpu usage spikes and I
can't shutdown the node or sbbsctrl.

I'm guessing my crappy script is just looping in the background, unaware that there is no longer a client attached. How do I fix that?

THanks!

Glucose Grin

Re: .js command shells
By: Glucose Grin to All on Sun Aug 08 2004 11:31 pm

I'm trying to write a login matrix command shell in java, but I'm running into some stupid problems (ie. I'm stupid :) )
javascript is new to me (I program in pascal) so I've fudged a loop t keep the command input going (while (1) {}).
However, I need to be able to test for the user disconnecting so I don't pooch my bbs.

What is going on is this - I display my base ansi, then have an input loop where the cursor keys change the current menu command. Since the commands don't do anything yet, I have to disconnect my client when I'm done testing. Problem is, when my client disconnects, cpu usage spikes and I can't shutdown the node or sbbsctrl.

I'm guessing my crappy script is just looping in the background, unaware that there is no longer a client attached. How do I fix that?

Change your loop to:

while(bbs.online) {
}

digital man

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while(bbs.online) { }

I figgured it out now :) thank you. I did try that earlier, but I had while(bbs.online = 2), which I guess is assignment and not boolean, so I screw'd up. Or maybe I just did it wrong.

It seems to be working now... and I have to say, THis javascript is much easier and more powerful than baja (altho as a BBS scripting language, baja is pretty good)

Ahhweeeellll.. Thanks again.

Glucose Grin

Re: .js command shells
By: Glucose Grin to Digital Man on Mon Aug 09 2004 12:38 am

while(bbs.online) { }

I figgured it out now :) thank you. I did try that earlier, but I had while(bbs.online = 2), which I guess is assignment and not boolean, so I screw'd up. Or maybe I just did it wrong.

Yes, a single equals is assignment, not testing.

It seems to be working now... and I have to say, THis javascript is much easier and more powerful than baja (altho as a BBS scripting language, baja is pretty good)

Ahhweeeellll.. Thanks again.

No problem.

digital man

Snapple "Real Fact" #138:
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.

Glucose Grin wrote:

I'm trying to write a login matrix command shell in java, but I'm running into some stupid problems (ie. I'm stupid :) )
javascript is new to me (I program in pascal) so I've fudged a loop to
keep the command input going (while (1) {}).
However, I need to be able to test for the user disconnecting so I don't pooch my bbs.

var done = false;
while (bbs.online && !done) {
...
}

What is going on is this - I display my base ansi, then have an input
loop where the cursor keys change the current menu command. Since the commands don't do anything yet, I have to disconnect my client when I'm
done testing. Problem is, when my client disconnects, cpu usage spikes
and I can't shutdown the node or sbbsctrl.

See above, and check out the assault base pack from http://www.vanguardmoddingcrew.com/

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