I've been trying all day to import some files in a directory and I can't quite figure out the format of FILES.BBS and the syntax to import files into one directory using FILES.BBS in that directly. The wiki doesn't really help me because there's no sample FILES.BBS.

I did export files using fileslist.js and am attempting to use this format, but I guess I'm not getting the syntax of addfiles correct.

The directory has about 200 mp3s that I have written a script to generate a FILES.BBS list.

Here is the format of the FILES.BBS that I am using. This is just one entry:

It is located in the directory that I am updating.

1-Introductions.mp3 Dead Meat Podcast 1: Introductions
! James and Chelsea
! talk about what to
! expect on the
! podcast! We also
! discuss our favorite
! scary movies, which
! ones have made us
! sleep with the
! lights on, and why
! we don't like to
! scare each other.


I've tried a lot of command lines trying to get the import to work:

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat

does nothing.


c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js -update pod_deadmeat
"updates" all files, but nothing is actually updated from the FILES.BBS

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js - pod_deadmeat

does nothing and gets message saying "opening undefined"

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat +D:\PATH\TO\FILES.BBS

does nothing and gets "Opening undefined"

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat +d:\PATH\TO\FILES.BBS 19

does nothing and gets "Opening undefined"


I'm not sure what else to try.

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Re: Sample FILES.BBS format
By: nolageek to All on Sun Jan 08 2023 10:17 pm

I've been trying all day to import some files in a directory and I can't quite figure out the format of FILES.BBS and the syntax to import files into one directory using FILES.BBS in that directly. The wiki doesn't really help me because there's no sample FILES.BBS.

If you don't already have a FILES.BBS file, then you probably don't need one. You can import files without a list file. The purpose of the list file is to provide the file descriptions, but if you don't have descriptions already in a file, then there's no point in using a list file.

I did export files using fileslist.js and am attempting to use this format, but I guess I'm not getting the syntax of addfiles correct.

The directory has about 200 mp3s that I have written a script to generate a FILES.BBS list.

Here is the format of the FILES.BBS that I am using. This is just one entry:

It is located in the directory that I am updating.

1-Introductions.mp3 Dead Meat Podcast 1: Introductions
! James and Chelsea
! talk about what to
! expect on the
! podcast! We also
! discuss our favorite
! scary movies, which
! ones have made us
! sleep with the
! lights on, and why
! we don't like to
! scare each other.

I've tried a lot of command lines trying to get the import to work:

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat

does nothing.

Maybe the files are already added?

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat +D:\PATH\TO\FILES.BBS

does nothing and gets "Opening undefined"

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat +d:\PATH\TO\FILES.BBS 19

does nothing and gets "Opening undefined"

I'm not sure what else to try.

The '+' syntax isn't valid for addfiles.js. See the example command-lines at http://wiki.synchro.net/module:addfiles
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nolageek wrote to All <=-

I've been trying all day to import some files in a directory and
I can't quite figure out the format of FILES.BBS and the syntax
to import files into one directory using FILES.BBS in that
directly. The wiki doesn't really help me because there's no
sample FILES.BBS.

I did export files using fileslist.js and am attempting to use
this format, but I guess I'm not getting the syntax of addfiles
correct.

The directory has about 200 mp3s that I have written a script to
generate a FILES.BBS list.

Here is the format of the FILES.BBS that I am using. This is just
one entry:

It is located in the directory that I am updating.

1-Introductions.mp3 Dead Meat Podcast 1: Introductions
! James and Chelsea
! talk about what to
! expect on the
! podcast! We also
! discuss our favorite
! scary movies, which
! ones have made us
! sleep with the
! lights on, and why
! we don't like to
! scare each other.

I've tried a lot of command lines trying to get the import to
work:

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat

does nothing.

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js -update
pod_deadmeat
"updates" all files, but nothing is actually updated from the
FILES.BBS

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js - pod_deadmeat

does nothing and gets message saying "opening undefined"

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat +D:\PATH\TO\FILES.BBS

does nothing and gets "Opening undefined"

c:\sbbs\exec\jsexec.exe c:\sbbs\exec\addfiles.js pod_deadmeat +d:\PATH\TO\FILES.BBS 19

does nothing and gets "Opening undefined"

I'm not sure what else to try.

I think you need to read the Wiki better... None of the command lines
you show above are complete. Look again and pay attention to the
[-options] field...



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