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StarterPak/!Newsbase/Transports/taylor/delgroup
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| Filename: | StarterPak/!Newsbase/Transports/taylor/delgroup |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 078F bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
10REM >delgroup
20REM remove a group from the <NewsBase$TaylorConfig>.NewsBase.active file
30REM
40REM Author: Gunnar ZREPORTtl
50REM Date: 19-Sep-1994
60REM Last modified: 13-Nov-1994
70
80ONERROR REPORT:PRINT" at line ";ERL:END
90
100LIBRARY "<NewsBase$TaylorDir>.ScriptLib"
110
120REM get the command line parameters.
130PROCentry
140IF (argc = 3) THEN
150 IF argv$(1) = "-n" THEN
160 N$ = argv$(2)
170 ELSE
180 PROCexit(1, "Invalid Parameters")
190 ENDIF
200ELSE
210 PROCexit(1, "Invalid Parameters")
220ENDIF
230
240REM remove spaces from group name
250group$ = FNstripspaces(N$)
260group$ = FNtolower(group$)
270
280path$ = FNgetenv("NewsBase$TaylorConfig")
290IF path$ = "" THEN
300 PROCexit(1, "NewsBase$TaylorConfig has not been found")
330ENDIF
340
350IF FNobjtype(path$ + ".active") <> 0 THEN
360 REM we make a copy of our current groups file. Then we copy that
370 REM copy back line by line, inserting the new group where it
380 REM lexically fits in.
390 OSCLI ("copy " + path$ + ".active " + path$ + ".active~ F~C~V")
400 in% = OPENIN(path$ + ".active~")
410 IF in% = 0 THEN PROCexit(1, "could not open groups~ file")
420 out% = OPENOUT(path$ + ".active")
430 IF out% = 0 THEN PROCexit(1, "could not open groups file")
440 o$ = GET$#in%
450 WHILE o$ <> ""
460 IF o$ <> group$ THEN
470 BPUT #out%, o$
480 ENDIF
490 o$ = GET$#in%
500 ENDWHILE
510 CLOSE #in%
520 CLOSE #out%
530
540 OSCLI ("settype " + path$ + ".active FFF")
550ENDIF
560
570PROCexit(0, "Group added")
580END
590
600REM convert all characters in a string to lowercase.
610REM
620DEF FNtolower(a$)
630LOCAL i%, c$, cdiff
640cdiff = ASC"a" - ASC"A"
650FOR i% = 1 TO LENa$
660 c$ = MID$(a$, i%, 1)
670 IF c$ >= "A" AND c$ <= "Z" THEN
680 MID$(a$, i%, 1) = CHR$(ASC(c$) + cdiff)
690 ENDIF
700= a$
710
720REM exit from here, returning appropriate info.
730REM
740DEFPROCexit(n%,a$)
750OSCLI("set NewsBase$ReturnCode "+STR$n%)
760OSCLI("set NewsBase$ReturnInfo "+a$)
770END
780ENDPROC
790
800DEFFNobjtype(f$)
810LOCALF%
820SYS"XOS_File",17,f$TOt%;F%
830IF(F%AND1)THEN=-1:ELSE=t%
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