Sorry for all the questions recently. I'm still a n00b when it comes to Mystic.
Was wondering if there is a way to display a text file from within the menus?
Was wondering if there is a way to display a text file from within the menus?
I have a one line ANSI live weather information that I have setup in my WWIV BBS, which basically just displays the text file after the main
menu - prior to the selection prompt.
Was wondering if there is a way to do that in Mystic? I saw a few
options that I thought might work - like ANSI display file - but tried that option with the "Data" of my entire path to the file and didn't see any output.
Sorry for all the questions recently. I'm still a n00b when it comes to Mystic.
Was wondering if there is a way to display a text file from within the menus?
I have a one line ANSI live weather information that I have setup in my WWIV BBS, which basically just displays the text file after the main
menu - prior to the selection prompt.
Was wondering if there is a way to do that in Mystic? I saw a few
options that I thought might work - like ANSI display file - but tried that option with the "Data" of my entire path to the file and didn't see any output.
Was wondering if there is a way to display a text file from within the menus?
Use the GD menu command to 'Display a file' and in your data field type
in the name of (let's say) a text file like test.txt
Use the GD menu command to 'Display a file' and in your data field type
in the name of (let's say) a text file like test.txt
Then in your text directory, create this file and populate with text and other MCI codes to clear the screen, pause at the end etc.
[Temp:82.6F Hum:51% Wind:SE-7mph Baro:30.14in Rain:0.00in-Broken Clouds.]
On 09/21/16, Avon said the following...
Use the GD menu command to 'Display a file' and in your data field ty in the name of (let's say) a text file like test.txt
Then in your text directory, create this file and populate with text other MCI codes to clear the screen, pause at the end etc.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I can't get this to work at the end of my main menu. It displays nothing no matter how I try it.
I tried the full path to the text file and then copied it to the text directory under Mystic and just typed the filename in the "data" field
for GD.
No sure what I'm missing here. It is a one line text file with pipe
codes in it.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I can't get this to work at the end of my main menu. It displays nothing no matter how I try it.
- Mark
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A31 (Windows)
* Origin: Weather Station BBS * Bel Air, MD -USA (21:1/170)
* Origin: Weather Station BBS * Bel Air, MD -USA (21:1/170)
Nice. I was looking for a way to display some of my weather station and
HA information inside menus. Another project :(
Do you need to put a pause code on the file?
Trying to do the same thing in Mystic but have yet to get it to display the file after the main menu. No matter where I have the file. Might
be missing something simple, but don't know what the is yet.
On 09/21/16, Gryphon said the following...
Do you need to put a pause code on the file?
Not sure why I would need that. I just want the menu to display and display the file under it. Are you thinking the menu is showing up and printing the file and then re-displaying the menu right away so I can't see it?
I didn't see that in my scroll back. I just want it right before the prompts.
Since I have my own weather station, which is also live on the internet,
I have one of the programs create this one line text file. I edited the source code of WWIV to make it display before the prompt.
On 09/22/16, Weatherman pondered and said...
Trying to do the same thing in Mystic but have yet to get it to displ the file after the main menu. No matter where I have the file. Migh
Edit that display line to |DFtextfilename.txt
That worked perfectly here. Haven't added any pipe codes yet for
coloring but and I'll probably shorten it but Just above my menu prompt and rumor I have:
On 09/21/16, Gryphon said the following...
Do you need to put a pause code on the file?Not sure why I would need that. I just want the menu to display and display the file under it. Are you thinking the menu is showing up and printing the file and then re-displaying the menu right away so I can't see it?
- Mark
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A31 (Windows)
* Origin: Weather Station BBS * Bel Air, MD -USA (21:1/170)
Assuming your text file is created in the Mystic text directory and the text is formatted as a single line (with/without MCI codes)...
Edit that display line to |DFtextfilename.txt
Not sure what you are using but I use VWS and for anything like that it lets you use templates. Just tossing stuff around in my head, maybe
create a one line animated ansi and save it to not clear screen and then edit the template in a text editor to add whatever weather info you want shown?
That worked perfectly here. Haven't added any pipe codes yet for
coloring but and I'll probably shorten it but Just above my menu prompt and rumor I have:
It's 85.5 degrees at 6:31pm on 9/22/16. Humidity: 43% Heat Index: 85.4 degrees
Rainfall for Today: 0.00in Today's High: 89.1 degrees Today's Low: 34.2 degrees
Sunrise is at 7:30am and Sunset is at 7:38pm
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