Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Digital Man on Sun Sep 28 2025 05:09 am

DUNNO, that install-xtrn .ini shit is pretty convoluted.

The original hope was that door authors would include the file in their distributions (or installed alongside the program if they have an installer) and make the Synchronet-install of their program that much more automated. That hasn't really happened much, but it could definitely help eliminate fat-finger or RTFM-stylel mistakes by sysops if more door authors did so.

I think the "convultion" you're referring to is the xtrn/3rd-install/*.ini files and that's not what I'm referring to.
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Digital Man to MRO on Sun Sep 28 2025 12:41 pm

an installer) and make the Synchronet-install of their program that
much more automated. That hasn't really happened much, but it could definitely help eliminate fat-finger or RTFM-stylel mistakes
by sysops if more door authors did so.

I think the "convultion" you're referring to is the
xtrn/3rd-install/*.ini files and that's not what I'm referring to.

i dont know, doorgames arent really that difficult to setup in scfg.
and it seems like less work for the user is getting put onto more work for the door developer for this .ini file.

yeah that 3rd-install/*.ini isn't great too.

like i said, screenshot in the install file should be good enough
for everyone.
weather ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
³Name weather
³Internal Code WEATHER
³Start-up Directory c:\sbbs\xtrn\weather
³Command Line LWSWEATHER.EXE -D%N
³Clean-up Command Line
³Execution Cost None
³Access Requirements
³Execution Requirements
³Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
³I/O Method Socket
³Native Executable/Script Yes
³Use Shell or New Context No
³Modify User Data No
³Execute on Event No
³Pause After Execution No
³Disable Local Display No
³BBS Drop File Type Mystic DOOR32.SYS



I dont see why anybody would use that .ini file.
that wiki is a bit confusing too. and a bit of an information overload.

All that for doorgame that has to go in a directory, use a certain dropfile and have a short command line.

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Digital Man on Sun Sep 28 2025 10:12 pm

All that for doorgame that has to go in a directory, use a certain dropfile and have a short command line.

That is the simplest example, but some door games require a bit more setup than just that (e.g. json-db service setup, running programs during setup, making score file bulletins, etc.) and the install-xtrn was made to support them too.
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to Greg Meckel on Sat Sep 27 2025 12:40 pm

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to Lonewolf on Fri Sep 26 2025 05:26 pm

Hello, LoneWolf. I installed the new AI-WX door on my BBS yesterday, but I keep getting an error

"DOSEXTRN Error 2 (no such file or directory) executing LWSWeather.exe -DC:\sbbs\node1\ -I0001"

Any idea what I have set wrong? I set it as directed with "LWSWeather.exe -D%n", but I just get the error above.

Greg

Try these suggestions and see if any of them help...

1. Make sure you placed all of the files in the zip in the same folder.
2. Make sure you have I/O Method set to Socket.
3. Native Executable/Script should be set to Yes
4. BBS Drop FIle Type should be DOOR32.SYS.
5. The most likely issue, according to the SBBS error message is that your startup directory is not correct. Make sure your Start-up Directory is pointing to the folder where the door actual exists, something like ../xtrn/weather/

Your Command Line above looks good.

Hope this helps,

After going through your suggestions and making necessary corrections, I no longer get the error message. However, when I attempt to run the program I get nothing on my screen and can't even get out of the program.

Greg
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to Lonewolf on Wed Oct 01 2025 06:33 pm

After going through your suggestions and making necessary
corrections, I no longer get the error message. However, when I
attempt to run the program I get nothing on my screen and can't even
get out of the program.

can you please post your scfg settings.

cut and paste or do a screenshot and put it on imgur
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Greg Meckel on Thu Oct 02 2025 07:16 am

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to Lonewolf on Wed Oct 01 2025 06:33 pm

After going through your suggestions and making necessary
corrections, I no longer get the error message. However, when I
attempt to run the program I get nothing on my screen and can't even
get out of the program.

can you please post your scfg settings.

cut and paste or do a screenshot and put it on imgur

https://imgur.com/a/5eul761
Place Drop File In: Node Directory

Greg
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to MRO on Thu Oct 02 2025 06:22 pm

https://imgur.com/a/5eul761 Place Drop File In: Node Directory

Greg

change it to this:
ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
³Name weather
³Internal Code WEATHER
³Start-up Directory c:\sbbs\xtrn\weather
³Command Line LWSWEATHER.EXE -D%N
³Clean-up Command Line
³Execution Cost None
³Access Requirements
³Execution Requirements
³Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
³I/O Method Socket
³Native Executable/Script Yes
³Use Shell or New Context No
³Modify User Data No
³Execute on Event No
³Pause After Execution No
³Disable Local Display No
³BBS Drop File Type Mystic DOOR32.SYS ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ

also your door directory name is goofy

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Greg Meckel on Thu Oct 02 2025 07:16 am

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to Lonewolf on Wed Oct 01 2025 06:33 pm

After going through your suggestions and making necessary
corrections, I no longer get the error message. However, when I
attempt to run the program I get nothing on my screen and can't even
get out of the program.

can you please post your scfg settings.

cut and paste or do a screenshot and put it on imgur

https://imgur.com/a/5eul761
Place Drop File In: Node Directory

The included installation instructions specifically say to set the I/O
Method to "Socket". Yours is not set that way. <SHRUG>



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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Greg Meckel on Fri Oct 03 2025 01:06 am

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to MRO on Thu Oct 02 2025 06:22 pm

https://imgur.com/a/5eul761 Place Drop File In: Node Directory

Greg

change it to this:
ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
³Name weather
³Internal Code WEATHER
³Start-up Directory c:\sbbs\xtrn\weather
³Command Line LWSWEATHER.EXE -D%N
³Clean-up Command Line
³Execution Cost None
³Access Requirements
³Execution Requirements
³Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
³I/O Method Socket
³Native Executable/Script Yes
³Use Shell or New Context No
³Modify User Data No
³Execute on Event No
³Pause After Execution No
³Disable Local Display No
³BBS Drop File Type Mystic DOOR32.SYS ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ

also your door directory name is goofy

Thanks. It is now working after changing the i/o method to socket. I didn't make any other changes. Yes, the door directory name is goofy, but that's just the way I am. LOL

Greg
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to MRO on Fri Oct 03 2025 06:55 am

Thanks. It is now working after changing the i/o method to socket.
I didn't make any other changes. Yes, the door directory name is
goofy, but that's just the way I am. LOL

also dont know why you chose wwiv color codes.

but he does give you the correct install instructions

"On the Windows version of Synchronet, you'll need to set the
I/O Method to Socket and the Native Executable to Yes.

You'll want to set the BBS Drop File Type to
door32.sys for
both Windows and Linux."

his install text file is too wordy and needs to be pared down in my opinion.
i would do screenshots for synchronet and mystic and linux installs and on
the bottom i'd put the command switches.
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Greg Meckel on Fri Oct 03 2025 09:34 pm

his install text file is too wordy and needs to be pared down in my opinion. i would do screenshots for synchronet and mystic and linux installs and on the bottom i'd put the command switches.

I'll add screenshots to the next version 1.7 release's !NSTALL.TXT file for folks that just look at the pictures of a manual. ;) I also very much appreciate fellow sysops helping other sysops to get the door working on their systems.

Thanks again,

Lonewolf
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Sat Oct 04 2025 11:02 pm

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Greg Meckel on Fri Oct 03 2025 09:34 pm

his install text file is too wordy and needs to be pared down in my opinion. i would do screenshots for synchronet and mystic and linux installs and on the bottom i'd put the command switches.

I'll add screenshots to the next version 1.7 release's !NSTALL.TXT file for folks that just look at the pictures of a manual. ;) I also very much appreciate fellow sysops helping other sysops to get the door working on their systems.

Please consider including an install-xtrn.ini file as well. If you need help creating one, please ask.
https://wiki.synchro.net/module:install-xtrn
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Sat Oct 04 2025 11:02 pm

Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: MRO to Greg Meckel on Fri Oct 03 2025 09:34 pm

his install text file is too wordy and needs to be pared down in my opinion. i would do screenshots for synchronet and mystic and linux installs and on the bottom i'd put the command switches.

I'll add screenshots to the next version 1.7 release's !NSTALL.TXT file for folks that just look at the pictures of a manual. ;) I also very much appreciate fellow sysops helping other sysops to get the door working on their systems.

Thanks again,

Lonewolf

Hey, I'm not too proud to admit I made a nistake and missed the "Socket" setting. I do appreciate the help (although the directory I used doesn't really make a difference one way or the other.)

Greg
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Digital Man to Lonewolf on Sat Oct 04 2025 10:38 pm

I'll add screenshots to the next version 1.7 release's !NSTALL.TXT file for

Please consider including an install-xtrn.ini file as well. If you need help creating one, please ask. https://wiki.synchro.net/module:install-xtrn --
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I'll look into it Digital Man and add that to the next release too.

Lonewolf
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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Greg Meckel to Lonewolf on Sun Oct 05 2025 08:45 am

Hey, I'm not too proud to admit I made a nistake and missed the
"Socket" setting. I do appreciate the help (although the directory I
used doesn't really make a difference one way or the other.)

no it doesn't make a difference. it's just a strange choice.
i just have a habit of making doorgame directories simple and 8.3 style

also he has been making new versions, so you have the version number in the directory name. i would just use ai_wx for the directory name and your internal code which is long.

https://i.imgur.com/jrrBR5w.png

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Vince,

I'll look into it Digital Man and add that to the next release
too.

I can't recall if there's a file_id.diz in the archive, but I am
likely going to post a promo for it in the weather related echoes
that I'm part of.

The only reason I'm up at this hour, is that the computer in my
bedroom (not the BBS computer...it's in my late parents bedroom),
woke me up when the screen came on for Windows Update (for W11).
But, when I checked the BBS computer (also W11), it said it was
up to date...go figure.

Daryl

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Re: New AI-WX Weather Door
By: Daryl Stout to Lonewolf on Wed Oct 08 2025 03:02 am

Vince,

I'll look into it Digital Man and add that to the next release too.

I can't recall if there's a file_id.diz in the archive, but I am
likely going to post a promo for it in the weather related echoes
that I'm part of.

The only reason I'm up at this hour, is that the computer in my
bedroom (not the BBS computer...it's in my late parents bedroom),
woke me up when the screen came on for Windows Update (for W11). But,
when I checked the BBS computer (also W11), it said it was up to
date...go figure.

Daryl

... When thunder roars, go indoors. If you feel the static, it's too

there's a button that turns it off.
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The only reason I'm up at this hour, is that the computer in my
bedroom (not the BBS computer...it's in my late parents bedroom),
woke me up when the screen came on for Windows Update (for W11).

These modern-day screens now come with a nice feature - they have a
Power Button on them, so it stays dark when not being used. ;-)



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These modern-day screens now come with a nice feature - they
have a Power Button on them, so it stays dark when not being
used. ;-)

I looked for that on this one, but I guess I missed it. I think
the next time, I'll just power down the entire system for the
night. <G>

The BBS computer is in what was my late parents bedroom, and
no one is in there.

Daryl

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