--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00008 Date: 01/05/98 From: JOHN GARDENIERS Time: 09:43pm \/To: BOB STOUT (Read 0 times) Subj: Csplit Hi Bob, -=> 03 Jan 98 07:17, Bob Stout wrote to Fred Cole <=- >> I don't know what the extent of the problem is since I haven't >> received any other comments about this from other people. however, if >> you do figure out whatever is causing it, I'd be happy to modify >> CSplit. I hope you can find whatever the cause is since I cannot >> duplicate the problem here. Thanks. BS> Wanna place a side bet that it has something to do with his mail BS> reader? I'm sure glad I didn't put any money on it. I extracted the messages containing the code straight out of the message base and run Csplit /x on them. Not a single error. I then used the mail reader to extract the messages and re-ran Csplit. CRC error on every section. I haven't looked into exactly what's being altered yet but thanks for the idea. At least we now have where it's happening. ttyl, >>> Fuse >>> ... Error encountered reading the printer. --- GoldED/386 3.00.Alpha4+ * Origin: The Cubby House, I C it but I don't believe it (3:634/391) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00009 Date: 01/06/98 From: PETER HAYWOOD Time: 01:29am \/To: FERNANDO ARIEL GONT (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Portability Groovy hepcat Fernando Ariel Gont jived with Peter Haywood on 06 Dec 97 13:28:53! Re: Portability's a cool scene. Dig it! PH> First, C and C++ are not the same thing. Many people lump them PH> together because they're so similar, but they are really quite PH> diferent. FAG> Well... may be because I haven't learnt it well yet that I haven't FAG> foun any real and great diferences..... Fair enough. Just keep in mind that there are diferences, even if you don't know what they all are. I don't know what they all are; I know very little about C++. PH> Portability means that code can be compiled on as many systems, PH> with as many compiler implimentations, as possible. What this FAG> So that GW-BAISIC is portable too? EGAD! What ever gave you that idea? :) No, BASIC is not portable by any means. There are so many variations on BASIC that some are barely BASIC at all. FAG> Despite the resolution of the monitor in graphic modes, I can run a FAG> GW-BAIC program in my MSX..... I meant that a portable C or C++ program can be compiled with any compiler that conforms to the ISO standard. There's only one I know of that doesn't. Most compilers have extensions beyond the standard, but a portable program doesn't use these. Wolvaen ... A Portable Hole holds a lot of beer. --- Blue Wave/RA v2.20 * Origin: The Gate, Melbourne Australia, +61-3-9809-5097 33.6k (3:633/159) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00010 Date: 01/06/98 From: PETER HAYWOOD Time: 01:29am \/To: JEFF DUNLOP (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Watcom underbars... Groovy hepcat Jeff Dunlop jived with Peter Haywood on 14 Dec 97 13:17:12! Watcom underbars...'s a cool scene. Dig it! PH> That was what's known in the profession (any profession) as "a PH> joke". JD> funny. As I tell my kids, if you have to say you were joking, you JD> shouldn't have said it in the first place. Perhaps it was too sofisticated for you people. :) Wolvaen ... I am Shaggy of Borg. You shall be groovy. --- Blue Wave/RA v2.20 * Origin: The Gate, Melbourne Australia, +61-3-9809-5097 33.6k (3:633/159) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00011 Date: 01/04/98 From: JOHN GARDENIERS Time: 08:42pm \/To: DAMIAN WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Fido *.msg structure Hi Damian, -=> 31 Dec 97 09:50, Damian Walker wrote to Kurt Tischer <=- DW> If you look in Fidonews last year (that's 1996 at the time of DW> writing), around issue 1340-1344, there's a tutorial on *.MSG DW> programming in C. It spans 3 issues and includes a definition of the DW> *.MSG structure in C, along with information on how the kludges are DW> interpreted and generated. I've already taken the liberty of passing your code around, including posting it here. I've refrained from doing so this time because you're now here "in person". I must say that it gave me a great start for a number of utilities. Care to see if Bob wants it for Snippets? ttyl, >>> Fuse >>> --- GoldED/386 3.00.Alpha4+ * Origin: The Cubby House, I C it but I don't believe it (3:634/391) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00012 Date: 01/04/98 From: JOHN GARDENIERS Time: 08:49pm \/To: SIMON AVERY (Read 0 times) Subj: Fidonet Massage Bases Hi Simon, -=> 01 Jan 98 14:50, Simon Avery wrote to Paul Poloskov <=- SA> but JAM causes problems (JAMAPI). Not speed, neccessarily, but it's SA> terribly complex and difficult to code for. Caused me several SA> What's the Squish one like for ease-of-use? In my opinion it's very easy to use. The supplied example files demonstrate the major functions admirably. ttyl, >>> Fuse >>> ... 8 out of 10 people suffer from haemorrhoids. 2 enjoy them. --- GoldED/386 3.00.Alpha4+ * Origin: The Cubby House, I C it but I don't believe it (3:634/391) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00013 Date: 01/07/98 From: JOHN GARDENIERS Time: 10:56am \/To: AUKE REITSMA (Read 0 times) Subj: Csplit Hi Auke, -=> 02 Jan 98 20:46, Auke Reitsma wrote to John Gardeniers <=- JG>> All the messages which result in CRC errors are perfectly valid JG>> Fidonet mail and, as you've also observed, they compile perfectly. AR> Hmng ... does your message saving software put hard pages AR> (Control-L's) in the message bodies? No. However, see my reply to Bob on the subject. I still haven't looked to see exactly what's getting altered. I suspect it might be something simple such as re-wrapping of the lines. ttyl, >>> Fuse >>> ... A fool and his money are SYSOP material. --- GoldED/386 3.00.Alpha4+ * Origin: The Cubby House, I C it but I don't believe it (3:634/391) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00014 Date: 01/08/98 From: TIKA CARR Time: 05:14pm \/To: NEIL HELLER (Read 0 times) Subj: MEMORY LEAKS -=> Quoting Neil Heller to Tika Carr <=- NH> I've never used realloc() where only one byte of data was to be moved NH> into a space suitable for one byte of data. My first thought is that NH> an optimizing compiler wouldn't even bother. Oh, wait, I see... you want to just save that byte's adress and reuse it? Hmm... just a normal pointer should work, I'd think? Then again, I'm not sure what you're trying to do. But I thought once you assign a pointer to something, then it sticks until you assign it to something else or leave the program (or change it somehow). Tika ... I used to have a life... Now I have a modem... ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: AutoMania! Williamson NY 315-483-9455 V34/VFC/HST (1:2613/601) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1D00015 Date: 01/08/98 From: TIKA CARR Time: 05:17pm \/To: AUKE REITSMA (Read 0 times) Subj: Moderator Nominations -=> Quoting Auke Reitsma to Tika Carr <=- TC> I hereby nominate the following people: TC> Auke Reitsma (for a second term) AR> This can't be jail -- one gets time OFF for good behavior. AR> It must be school: "Well done, my boy. Now do it again ..." ;-) AR> For the time being no other comments ... Or maybe it's political (re-electing a president) - the pres says "no omment" I do hope you'll give it some consideration. You've done great here in the past year and I for one, wouldn't mind you taking the reins for another year. Of course, it's up to you if you want to be shackled again. Tika ... For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord. ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: AutoMania! Williamson NY 315-483-9455 V34/VFC/HST (1:2613/601) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1E00000 Date: 01/08/98 From: TIKA CARR Time: 05:35pm \/To: DAVID J PORTER (Read 0 times) Subj: Documentation -=> Quoting David J Porter to All <=- DJP> Here are some more examples of programming humour excerpted from the DJP> 'HP-75 Internal Design Specification'. DJP> Now that is how we all should write documentation. Well, maybe not DJP> ;-{)}. Definitely not! I mean it may make a rather confusing adventure story, if that. I remember back in my TRS-80 days, a book that my parents bought on how to program in BASIC on the Model III. It was big, and I remember all the UFO-guys, "Bugs" etc. all sprinkled through it. Ever read the "For Dummies" books? I have the VB for Dummies and let's say I rather not read the authors' half-baked "social" tendencies! The best book, IMHO, is one that gets to the info. in plain-english, without any fluff to make it "fun", etc. If I wanted to have fun, I'd be reading something other than a computer programming book! Tika ... I'm at a loss for words.. Someone keeps deleting them. ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 --- QScan/PCB v1.17b / 01-0406 * Origin: Knight Moves - Rochester,NY 716-865-2106 (1:2613/313) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 239 C LANGUAGE Ref: F1E00001 Date: 01/06/98 From: MICHAEL STAPLETON Time: 5:18 am \/To: KURT TISCHER (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Fido *.msg structure -=> Quoting Kurt Tischer to All <=- Hello Kurt, KT> I need to see a fido *.msg structure, if anyone has that little KT> tidbit laying around. The code can be in BASIC or C, I really KT> don't care. Well, we care - this *is* the C echo. :) Anyway, I hope this helps (it's from the MsgEd source). typedef struct _fidoheader { char from[36]; /* who from, */ char to[36]; /* who to, */ char subj[72]; /* message subject, */ char date[20]; /* creation date, */ unsigned char times[2]; /* number of times read, */ unsigned char dest[2]; /* destination node, */ unsigned char orig[2]; /* originating node */ unsigned char cost[2]; /* actual cost this msg */ unsigned char orig_net[2]; /* originating net */ unsigned char dest_net[2]; /* destination net */ unsigned char written[4]; /* when it was written */ unsigned char arrived[4]; /* when it arrived */ unsigned char reply[2]; /* thread to previous msg */ unsigned char attrib[2]; /* message attributes */ unsigned char up[2]; /* thread to next msg */ } MFIDO; Michael Stapleton of Graphic Bits. * AmyBW v2.10 * ... This tagline is encrypted --- AdeptXBBS v1.11z (FREEWare/2) * Origin: Mach One BBS (3:713/615)