Is anyone getting a "UNable to find mystic.dat" error?

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic, I get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes /opt/mystic) or if it is an OS issue??

This is Mystic v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 Fri. I know, never use anything compiled on a Friday!!

Thx,
Phil

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On 05/20/18, Phil Kimble pondered and said...

Is anyone getting a "UNable to find mystic.dat" error?

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic, I
get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes /opt/mystic) or if it is
an OS issue??

Unlikely an OS issue, Mystic just needs to know where the .dat file is

In MUTIL.INI you can also set this for the benefit of MUTIL

[snip]

; Set this value if you want to run mutil from a directory other than
; the root Mystic directory or the mysticbbs environment variable:

; mystic_directory=c:\mystic\mystic.dat

[snip]

Best, Paul

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Re: Mystic.dat not found
By: Phil Kimble to All on Sun May 20 2018 12:30 am

Is anyone getting a "UNable to find mystic.dat" error?

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic, I get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes /opt/mystic) or if it is an OS issue??

I have always run Mystic from the Mystic directory so never needed too myself but I believe there is a MYSTICBBS (or mysticbbs) environment variable you can set to run mystic from another directory.

Ttyl :-),
Al


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On 2018 May 20 00:30:46, you wrote to All:

Is anyone getting a "UNable to find mystic.dat" error?

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic, I get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes /opt/mystic) or if it is an OS issue??

IIRC, you have to be in the dir where the file exists or you have to set an environment variable pointing to that directory...

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On 2018 May 20 00:30:46, you wrote to All:

Is anyone getting a "UNable to find mystic.dat" error?

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic, I
get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so
wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes /opt/mystic)
or if it is an OS issue??

IIRC, you have to be in the dir where the file exists or you have to
set an environment variable pointing to that directory...

Do you remember what the exact variable is?
export mystic=/opt/mystic or export mysticbbs=/opt/mystic

I remember RA wouldnt run unless the et ra=c:\ra was set...
mutil has the option for running mutil in different directory, but that is only when running mutil...

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Thx
Phil

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On 2018 May 20 21:24:04, you wrote to me:

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic,
I get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so
wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes
/opt/mystic) or if it is an OS issue??

IIRC, you have to be in the dir where the file exists or you have to
set an environment variable pointing to that directory...

Do you remember what the exact variable is?

i do not and T isn't here to ask if she remembers... however, i went snooping on her box and she has a script for running mystic and the config stuff...

----->8 snip ~/cfgmis snip 8<-----
#~/bin/bash
CWD=$PWD
echo -e "\033%@" && echo -e "\033(U"
cd ~/bbs
./mystic -cfg
cd $CWD
reset

----->8 snip ~/cfgmis snip 8<-----


----->8 snip ~/runmis snip 8<-----
#~/bin/bash
CWD=$PWD
echo -e "\033%@" && echo -e "\033(U"
cd ~/bbs
~/bbs/mis
cd $CWD
reset

----->8 snip ~/runmis snip 8<-----


i'm not sure what was being done here but it looks like someone was testing the
bbs variable... however, they still changed into the bbs directory instead of running from where they were...

----->8 snip ~/runnodespy snip 8<-----
#~/bin/bash
CWD=$PWD
echo -e "\033%@" && echo -e "\033(U"
#echo -e "\033%G"
echo \"$MYSTICBBS\"
MYSTICBBS=~/bbs
export MYSTICBBS
echo \"$MYSTICBBS\"
echo "--------------------"
set | egrep -i -e "mystic"
echo "--------------------"
read -p "hit ENTER to continue"
cd ~/bbs
~/bbs/nodespy
cd $CWD
reset

----->8 snip ~/runnodespy snip 8<-----


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Hey Mark,

Thanks for the push.

On 2018 May 20 21:24:04, you wrote to me:

If I run mystic -cfg from any directory other than the /opt/mystic,
I get the error. I see it was a resolved a few versions back so
wondering if I need to export a variable ($PATH includes
/opt/mystic) or if it is an OS issue??

IIRC, you have to be in the dir where the file exists or you have to
set an environment variable pointing to that directory...

While the software is outstanding, the documentation is a bit outdated. But, there are enough hints to find what one is looking for, if I stop & read the obvious...

Do you remember what the exact variable is?

i do not and T isn't here to ask if she remembers... however, i went snooping on her box and she has a script for running mystic and the config stuff...

When the servers are started, "mis -d" Mystic defines the expected env variable
& syntax.

----->>8 snip ~/cfgmis snip 8<-----

#~/bin/bash
CWD=$PWD
echo -e "\033%@" && echo -e "\033(U"
cd ~/bbs
./mystic -cfg
cd $CWD
reset

----->>8 snip ~/cfgmis snip 8<-----


----->>8 snip ~/runmis snip 8<-----

#~/bin/bash
CWD=$PWD
echo -e "\033%@" && echo -e "\033(U"
cd ~/bbs
~/bbs/mis
cd $CWD
reset

----->>8 snip ~/runmis snip 8<-----

i'm not sure what was being done here but it looks like someone was testing the bbs variable... however, they still changed into the bbs directory instead of running from where they were...

----->>8 snip ~/runnodespy snip 8<-----

#~/bin/bash
CWD=$PWD
echo -e "\033%@" && echo -e "\033(U"
#echo -e "\033%G"
echo \"$MYSTICBBS\"
MYSTICBBS=~/bbs
export MYSTICBBS
echo \"$MYSTICBBS\"
echo "--------------------"
set | egrep -i -e "mystic"
echo "--------------------"
read -p "hit ENTER to continue"
cd ~/bbs
~/bbs/nodespy
cd $CWD
reset

----->>8 snip ~/runnodespy snip 8<-----

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