Hi, everyone.

I'm trying to create a zero-byte semaphore file from the command line for Internet Rex to rescan upon a mail scan. I'm using this:

copy 0 >> d:\bt\flags\rescan.now

I usually get an error saying "file not found". It's been a long time since I've messed with BT directly (I just ordered distinctive ring so I can have dialup on the BBS)...

Any and all help is appreciated.

Later,
Sean

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Sean Dennis wrote to All:

I'm trying to create a zero-byte semaphore file from the command line for Internet Rex to rescan upon a mail scan. I'm using this:

copy 0 >> d:\bt\flags\rescan.now

I used to do this with "TYPE NULL >>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or
something thereabouts..

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Re: Creating a zero-byte semaphore file
By: Sean Dennis to All on Thu Jan 12 2006 04:29 pm

Hi, everyone.

I'm trying to create a zero-byte semaphore file from the command line for Internet Rex to rescan upon a mail scan. I'm using this:

copy 0 >> d:\bt\flags\rescan.now

echo. >> filename

or (on some OSes):

rem >> filename

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Alan,

*** Quoting Alan Ianson from a message to Sean Dennis ***

I used to do this with "TYPE NULL >>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or
something thereabouts..

Still get that "file not found" error...

Later,
Sean

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Hello Sean!

Thursday January 12 2006 16:29, Sean Dennis wrote to All:

I'm trying to create a zero-byte semaphore file from the command line
for Internet Rex to rescan upon a mail scan. I'm using this:

copy 0 >> d:\bt\flags\rescan.now

In 4DOS/4OS2, use the touch command. For example:

TOUCH /C D:\BT\FLAGS\RESCAN.NOW

The /C switch tells TOUCH to create the file if it doesn't exist. I use this in my batch files to create polls by TOUCHing .FLO files in my outbounds.

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Sean Dennis wrote to Alan Ianson:

I used to do this with "TYPE NULL >>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or something thereabouts..

Still get that "file not found" error...

Oops, I forgot the closing quote. I used TYPE NULL >>somefile.ext
IIRC but I don't have an os2 machine handy here to try it out. I use

touch somefile.txt

on linux but I'm not sure if that would work on os2 or not.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Alan,

*** Quoting Alan Ianson from a message to Sean Dennis ***

touch somefile.txt

I can find that util for OS/2-I have it somewhere...I'll try that, thanks!

Later,
Sean

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Andrew,

*** Quoting Andrew Leary from a message to Sean Dennis ***

In 4DOS/4OS2, use the touch command. For example:

I'll have to install 4OS2 then. :) I'll do that tonight-thanks for the info.

Later,
Sean

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Rob,

*** Quoting Rob Swindell from a message to Sean Dennis ***

echo. >> filename

That did it, thanks! Much appreciated.

Didn't know you hung out in here. <G>

Later,
Sean

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Re: Re: Creating a zero-byte semaphore file
By: Sean Dennis to Rob Swindell on Fri Jan 13 2006 03:01 pm

Rob,

*** Quoting Rob Swindell from a message to Sean Dennis ***

echo. >> filename

That did it, thanks! Much appreciated.

No problem. The *nix 'touch' command (as mentioned here), is a more appropriate command, but isn't standard in the DOS/Windows/OS2 world. :-(

Didn't know you hung out in here. <G>

I scan all the BBS-related echoes from time to time. :-)

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Hi Sean!

In your message to Alan Ianson, dated <Thursday January 12 2006 19:06>, you wrote:

I used to do this with "TYPE NULL >>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or
something thereabouts..

SD: Still get that "file not found" error...

That's because you should use 'TYPE NUL >file' (note the single L).

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Johan Zwiekhorst wrote to Sean Dennis:

I used to do this with "TYPE NULL >>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or
something thereabouts..

SD: Still get that "file not found" error...

That's because you should use 'TYPE NUL >file' (note the single L).

You have a good eye.. ;)

Ttyl :-),
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Rob,

*** Quoting Rob Swindell from a message to Sean Dennis ***

No problem. The *nix 'touch' command (as mentioned here), is a more appropriate command, but isn't standard in the DOS/Windows/OS2 world.
:-(

I could install 4OS2 (it's free now) that has that command. I still might though since I can understand that that command is more of a "proper" way of doing things instead of just recreating the file.

I scan all the BBS-related echoes from time to time. :-)

Well, you're always welcome in here. :)

Later,
Sean

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Hi Sean,

I'm trying to create a zero-byte semaphore file from the command
line for Internet Rex to rescan upon a mail scan. I'm using
this:

copy 0 d:\bt\flags\rescan.now

I myself use

echo sema > filename.ext

maybe not 0 bytes but 4 bytes

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I'm trying to create a zero-byte semaphore file from the command line for Internet Rex to rescan upon a mail scan. I'm using this:

copy 0 >> d:\bt\flags\rescan.now

I prefer:

ECHO. > d:\filename.ext

But that's 3 bytes, so you'd need to mess with it if you absolutely MUST have 0! :)

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I used to do this with "TYPE NULL >>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or something thereabouts..

Still get that "file not found" error...

Then why not just suppress screen output, if the error prompt is the issue?

CTTY NUL
TYPE NULL >> filename.ext
CTTY CON

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In a message dated 01-13-06, Sean Dennis said to Rob Swindell:

*** Quoting Rob Swindell from a message to Sean Dennis ***

echo. >> filename

That did it, thanks! Much appreciated.

Except that it leaves a 3-byte file. The reply from Alan Ianson
shows the correct way to create a zero-byte file.

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Alan Ianson wrote to Sean Dennis:

Oops, I forgot the closing quote. I used TYPE NULL >>somefile.ext
IIRC but I don't have an os2 machine handy here to try it out. I use

touch somefile.txt

on linux but I'm not sure if that would work on os2 or not.

Actually, I can send a copy of my latest project (and first OS/2 project
in quite some time), Touch/2 which does basically the same thing the Linux touch command does except for under OS/2.

Greetings, Robert Wolfe

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Robert Wolfe wrote to Alan Ianson:

Actually, I can send a copy of my latest project (and first OS/2 project
in quite some time), Touch/2 which does basically the same thing the Linux touch command does except for under OS/2.

Sure send it over. I don't have an OS/2 box anymore but I can put it
in the filebase in case someone can use it.

I think it was Sean Dennis who was looking for something like this,
he might like a copy..

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Holger Granholm wrote to Sean Dennis:

That did it, thanks! Much appreciated.

Except that it leaves a 3-byte file. The reply from Alan Ianson
shows the correct way to create a zero-byte file.

The tool I wrote for OS/2 leaves a 0-byte file. I uploaded it to Outpost
BBS this evening.

Greetings, Robert Wolfe

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Robert Wolfe wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

Actually, I can send a copy of my latest project (and first OS/2
project in quite some time), Touch/2 which does basically the same
thing the Linux touch command does except for under OS/2.

I'll take a copy. Email it to ajleary@snet.net if you would be so kind.

Thanks,

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*** Quoting Andrew Leary from a message to Robert Wolfe ***

I'll take a copy. Email it to ajleary@snet.net if you would be so
kind.

I believe Sean Dennis has a copy on his BBS that you can download at the moment. Killed my Virtual PC setup I had and am just in the process of getting
things set back up here so will hopefully be making a rewrite soon.

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