i having a small problem... i tried to compile the searchlight command shell and i got error as:

C:\sbbs\exec>baja slight

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting integer constant):
slight.src 9: expert

C:\sbbs\exec>

here is part of the sorce where the error is:

# Display TEXT\MENU\SLIGHT\SMAIN.* if not in expert mode
compare_user_misc expert
if_false
menu smain
end_if

how to fix this?

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Re: error in slight.src
By: Internetking to All on Sun Apr 24 2011 03:12 am

i having a small problem... i tried to compile the searchlight command
shell and i got error as:

C:\sbbs\exec>baja slight

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting integer constant):
slight.src 9: expert

C:\sbbs\exec>

here is part of the sorce where the error is:

# Display TEXT\MENU\SLIGHT\SMAIN.* if not in expert mode
compare_user_misc expert
if_false
menu smain
end_if

how to fix this?

Change "expert" to "UM_expert".

digital man

Synchronet "Real Fact" #20:
The first commericial sale of Synchronet was to Las Vegas Playground BBS (1992).

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Re: error in slight.src
By: Digital Man to Internetking on Tue Apr 26 2011 05:05 pm

i having a small problem... i tried to compile the searchlight command shell and i got error as:

C:\sbbs\exec>baja slight

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting integer constant):
slight.src 9: expert

C:\sbbs\exec>

here is part of the sorce where the error is:

# Display TEXT\MENU\SLIGHT\SMAIN.* if not in expert mode compare_user_misc expert
if_false
menu smain
end_if

how to fix this?

Change "expert" to "UM_expert".

i did change as you suggested... has to be in " " ?

internetking@whitehouse /cygdrive/c/sbbs/exec
$ ./baja slight.src

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting integer constant):
slight.src 9: UM_expert

internetking@whitehouse /cygdrive/c/sbbs/exec
$
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² Internetking / Sysop / The Whitehouse BBS ²
² BBS: telnet://bbs.hulds.com²
² WWW: http://bbs.hulds.com:8080 ²
²Gopher: gopher://bbs.hulds.com²
² Ftp: ftp://bbs.hulds.com²
²²
²Websites I own:²
²²
²http://www.hulds.com (main)²
²http://www.wofa.bw (my guild website)²
²http://www.wow-usa.us (wow related forums) ²
²²
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Re: error in slight.src
By: Internetking to Digital Man on Wed Apr 27 2011 02:30 am

Re: error in slight.src
By: Digital Man to Internetking on Tue Apr 26 2011 05:05 pm

i having a small problem... i tried to compile the searchlight
command shell and i got error as:

C:\sbbs\exec>baja slight

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting integer constant):
slight.src 9: expert

C:\sbbs\exec>

here is part of the sorce where the error is:

# Display TEXT\MENU\SLIGHT\SMAIN.* if not in expert mode compare_user_misc expert
if_false
menu smain
end_if

how to fix this?

Change "expert" to "UM_expert".

i did change as you suggested... has to be in " " ?

No, do not include the quotes.

internetking@whitehouse /cygdrive/c/sbbs/exec
$ ./baja slight.src

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting integer constant):
slight.src 9: UM_expert

At the top of slight.src, add the line (if it's not already there):
!include sbbsdefs.inc

If that line is already there, then perhaps you have an old sbbsdefs.inc file.

digital man

Synchronet "Real Fact" #13:
SBBSecho was originally written by Allen Christiansen (King Drafus) in 1994.

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Re: error in slight.src
By: Digital Man to Internetking on Thu Apr 28 2011 09:29 pm

i having a small problem... i tried to compile the searchlight command shell and i got error as:

I fixed as you suggested, digial man and now next problem....

okay it passed but it stoped at this part...

cmdkey F
chkfile ..\text\menu\slight\tmessage.*
if_true
menu tmessage
end_if
call file_transfers
end_cmd

with this error:

C:\sbbs\exec>
C:\sbbs\exec>baja slight.src

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting variable name):
slight.src 91: ..\text\menu\slight\tmessage.*

C:\sbbs\exec>

What fixes can be done here?
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! Internetking / Sysop / The Whitehouse BBS !
! WWW: http://bbs.hulds.com:8080 BBS: telnet://bbs.hulds.com !
! Gopher: gopher://bbs.hulds.com FTP: ftp://bbs.hulds.com 2121 !
! !
! Websites I own: !
! !
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! http://www.wofa.bd (wow guild) ! ====================================================================
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Re: error in slight.src
By: Internetking to Digital Man on Sun May 01 2011 02:58 am

Re: error in slight.src
By: Digital Man to Internetking on Thu Apr 28 2011 09:29 pm

i having a small problem... i tried to compile the searchlight command shell and i got error as:

I fixed as you suggested, digial man and now next problem....

okay it passed but it stoped at this part...

cmdkey F
chkfile ..\text\menu\slight\tmessage.*
if_true
menu tmessage
end_if
call file_transfers
end_cmd

with this error:

C:\sbbs\exec>
C:\sbbs\exec>baja slight.src

BAJA v2.34-Win32 (rev 1.42) - Synchronet Shell/Module Compiler

Compiling slight.src...
!SYNTAX ERROR (expecting variable name):
slight.src 91: ..\text\menu\slight\tmessage.*

C:\sbbs\exec>

What fixes can be done here?

Put the path in quotes, that is, change the line to read:

chkfile "..\text\menu\slight\tmessage.*"

digital man

Synchronet "Real Fact" #39:
Synchronet has been ported to FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, QNX, and MacOS.

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