I got all the old doors i wanted to run to run. I noticed that they only run on node 1. If someone tries to access them on node 2 or other nodes they just go back to the door launch menu. Is there a way to to enable doors designed for node 1 to either run on other nodes or to have a message for the user to try back later? The ones that came with synchronet have no problem running on multiple nodes. I have one door that occasionally keeps the previous callers details instead of the current details, in the clean up command after the door closes do i need to specify a batch file that reads cd\sbbs\node1 del door.sys or dorinfo1.def or whatever the file type is? I have 3 doors that only work with dorinfo1.def is why i bring this up. they work great but only on node1. calling in from node 2 - 10 only sends the caller back to the door menu. I am happy with the function of the door and users enjoy them but it is a little confusing to some that call and sometimes they do not work. They are working, but only if the user gets node 1 free at the time of log on. Any tips from veteran Synchronet BBS SYSOPS? Thank you.

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Re: doors and mulitple nodes
By: Rixter to all on Thu Jun 20 2024 07:17 pm

I got all the old doors i wanted to run to run. I noticed that they only run on node 1. If someone tries to access them on node 2 or other nodes they just go back to the door launch menu.

How do you have these doors configured in SCFG? Hopefully you don't have the path to the node1 directory hard-coded in the command-line (?).

If the door has a separate config file for each node, then you'll need to be sure to set that up in the door's configuration program (if it has one) or create/edit those additional node config files (for each node you intend support).

Is there a way to to enable doors
designed for node 1 to either run on other nodes or to have a message for the user to try back later?

There's really no such thing as "doors designed for node 1". More likely, it's a multi-node door and you just didn't *configure* the door to support > 1 node.

The ones that came with synchronet have no
problem running on multiple nodes. I have one door that occasionally keeps the previous callers details instead of the current details, in the clean up command after the door closes do i need to specify a batch file that reads cd\sbbs\node1 del door.sys or dorinfo1.def or whatever the file type is?

No. Most likely, you have the configured to read the wrong drop file type (not the same type that you have Synchronet configured to *create* for that door in SCFG).

You need to diagnose the issue more (look at the door's documentation and config file and compare closely with what you have confiugured in SCFG). If you want the drop files to be automatically deleted when a user logs-off, set them to be created in the "Temporary Directory" instead of the "Node Directory" in SCFG:
╔[■][?]════════════════╗
║ Create Drop File In ║
╠══════════════════════╣
║ │Node Directory ║
║ │Start-up Directory ║
║ │Temporary Directory ║
╚══════════════════════╝
That will *gaurantee* that an old drop file (for a previous user) will never be used for that particular door. But that's not normally required when everything is configured correctly.

I
have 3 doors that only work with dorinfo1.def is why i bring this up. they work great but only on node1. calling in from node 2 - 10 only sends the caller back to the door menu.

Are you saying they won't work with dorinfo2.def if that's the drop file created by SBBS (which is an option in SCFG, called "DORINFO#.DEF")? Are you passing the path to the drop file (e.g. %f specifier) on the command-line to execute the door?

I am happy with the function of the door and
users enjoy them but it is a little confusing to some that call and sometimes they do not work. They are working, but only if the user gets node 1 free at the time of log on. Any tips from veteran Synchronet BBS SYSOPS?

What are the names of the doors in question?
Do these doors have configuration programs or files with per-node settings? Does the documentation say the door will read DORINFO1.DEF only, or will it read DORINFO#.DEF (e.g. DORINFO2.DEF) as well?
What are your setting in SCFG for these doors?
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I am getting closer to figuring it out rob. Thank you. The game is trade wars 2002 the js version that came with synchronet. I can connect on node 1 and run it fine, but anyone connected to node 2 sees nothing. On my host computer I can see the dos window open in local mode. It hangs node 2 caller in door menu seeing nothing. I can close my host computer dos window the game opens and it releases the caller back to the games menu.

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I am getting closer to figuring it out rob. Thank you. The game is trade wars 2002 the js version that came with synchronet. I can connect on node 1 and run
it fine, but anyone connected to node 2 sees nothing. On my host computer I ca
see the dos window open in local mode. It hangs node 2 caller in door menu seeing nothing. I can close my host computer dos window the game opens and it releases the caller back to the games menu.

I am running on linux. Here, when someone opens that door, it does not
"open a DOS window" because it is not a DOS program. I suspect maybe you
need to check the settings for that door and make sure that it is set up
for multiple concurrent users, and also make sure that SCFG doesn't think
it is a DOS program.


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Re: doors and mulitple nodes
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Fri Jun 21 2024 09:48 pm

I am getting closer to figuring it out rob. Thank you. The game is trade wars 2002 the js version that came with synchronet. I can connect on node 1 and run it fine, but anyone connected to node 2 sees nothing. On my host computer I can see the dos window open in local mode. It hangs node 2 caller in door menu seeing nothing. I can close my host computer dos window the game opens and it releases the caller back to the games menu.

tw2.js is not TradeWars 2002 and it's not a dos program (so you should *not* be seeing any "dos window open" and it doesn't use/read drop files. Here's a working config for tw2.js in SCFG:

Start-up Directory ../xtrn/tw2
Command Line ?tw2
Clean-up Command Line
Execution Cost None
Access Requirements
Execution Requirements
Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
I/O Method FOSSIL or UART
Native Executable/Script No
Use Shell or New Context Yes
Modify User Data No
Execute on Event No
Pause After Execution No
Disable Local Display No
BBS Drop File Type None
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I am running on linux. Here, when someone opens that door, it does not
"open a DOS window" because it is not a DOS program. I suspect maybe you need to check the settings for that door and make sure that it is set up
for multiple concurrent users, and also make sure that SCFG doesn't think
it is a DOS program.

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thank you sir i will check that.

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Thank you. All my other doors are running on all nodes now. I used a batch file for each node needed in the door with dorinfo#.def and a %# at the end of the batch file in the execution line and it worked great. Ie start%#.cfg and made the dorinfo file reference match the nodes. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Does trade wars 2002 js version support multiple nodes?
We're do I configure my max node ie 5 the highest node? Is this a registered version that came with bbs? Thank you.

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Re: doors and mulitple nodes
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Sat Jun 22 2024 09:12 pm

Thank you. All my other doors are running on all nodes now. I used a batch file for each node needed in the door with dorinfo#.def and a %# at the end of the batch file in the execution line and it worked great. Ie start%#.cfg and made the dorinfo file reference match the nodes. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

That sounds unnecessary. Please paste an example batch file and SCFG config and I'll explain how/why.

Does trade wars 2002 js version support multiple nodes?

Yes. And it's TW2, not "Trade Wars 2002".

We're do I configure my max node ie 5 the highest node?

in SCFG->Nodes.

Is this a registered version that came with bbs? Thank you.

The JavaScript version of Trade Wars that comes with Synchronet is free and open source. There is no "registered version" or "unregistered version".
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Re: doors and mulitple nodes
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Sat Jun 22 2024 09:12 pm

That sounds unnecessary. Please paste an example batch file and SCFG config and I'll explain how/why.

Yes. And it's TW2, not "Trade Wars 2002".

in SCFG->Nodes.

thanks that tip on TW2 got me set right. I didn't have it executing the use shell or new context.
i got all nodes working fine with it. thank you.

the older doors need an independent batch files reflection each node 1-? and i set one up like this called from the scfg execution line
door%#.bat inside the bat file it reads c:\sbbs\node#\dorinfo#.def your tip on using dorinfo# solved my problem. Thank you!


Thanks that tip on TW2 and the scfg settings for it fixed me up the only one i had different was

The JavaScript version of Trade Wars that comes with Synchronet is free and open source. There is no "registered version" or "unregistered version".
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Re: doors and mulitple nodes
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Tue Jun 25 2024 09:08 am

Re: doors and mulitple nodes
By: Rixter to Digital Man on Sat Jun 22 2024 09:12 pm

That sounds unnecessary. Please paste an example batch file and SCFG config and I'll explain how/why.

Yes. And it's TW2, not "Trade Wars 2002".

in SCFG->Nodes.

thanks that tip on TW2 got me set right. I didn't have it executing the use shell or new context.

That setting normally makes very little/no difference when executing JavaScript programs.

i got all nodes working fine with it. thank you.

the older doors need an independent batch files reflection each node 1-? and i set one up like this called from the scfg execution line
door%#.bat inside the bat file it reads c:\sbbs\node#\dorinfo#.def your tip on using dorinfo# solved my problem. Thank you!

No, a batch file isn't normally needed. "%f" automatically expands to the correct drop file path. You don't need to use %# or a batch file.
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