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  • src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp

    From Rob Swindell (on Windows)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Sun Sep 24 01:29:02 2023
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/8facd954892600d2d636ca6a
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Add space after numeric value on second line of DOORFILE.SR

    This appears to work around a bug in BRE, FE, and TAL where they don't recognize the "1" (ANSI supported) unless there is at least one other
    character on the line following the decimal digit, resulting in the
    unnecessary prompting of the user:
    This game is much more enjoyable with ANSI graphics enabled.
    Do you want ANSI Graphics? (Y/n)

    As reported by "ben" in IRC.
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  • From Deuc¿@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Wed Feb 7 19:19:47 2024
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/9fe49eba2534f6efe40efc56
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Another time_t printf
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Mar 4 00:31:44 2024
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/161f9470a75a51d04ef27fac
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Clear any mouse hot-spots before executing external program from exec_xtrn()

    As Nelgin pointed out, mouse hot-spots were still active when running external programs (door games) - so clear any active hot-spots before running external programs.

    This could possibly be done in external() instead, but this sufficient for
    now. I wouldn't want a menu that EXEC's something (via @-code) to lose all its hot-spots as a result.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Sat Jun 1 23:45:06 2024
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/69ee25bcc41ba5df75337395
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Add support for command-line specifiers in external program 'startup dir'

    The exception is: DOS programs on Linux (e.g. Linux DOSEMU), due to the
    funky drive letter mappng, this can't be supported for those external
    programs.

    As requested by Fluid via IRC, for Frotz support, to store user-unique
    data files in data/user/####.something (e.g. "%juser/%4.zork").
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  • From Rob Swindell (on ChromeOS)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Sun Mar 23 23:11:53 2025
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/7550784ff7d067f3b418b4e9
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Don't close logfile_fp before running JavaScript externals

    This would've prevented some JS log functions from writing to the node.log file (which gets concatented onto the daily "system" log files).

    This just came up via code review while looking into Keyop's reported error: term Node 2 !ERROR 9 (Bad file descriptor) in main.cpp line 4606 (node_thread)
    truncating "logfile" access=0

    This is likely unrelated since the "logfile" is immediately re-opened after executing the external program/script.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Sun Jan 11 19:36:10 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/4a2e4e855737213b22f6647f
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Don't include DOSEMU paths in drop files when dosemu support is disabled
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Jan 12 20:14:18 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/1d3a1d47e2d1ce97fb811456
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Change "running external" log message to "Executing external"

    to be more consistent with other "Executing ..." log messages.
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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Sat Jan 17 21:21:42 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/9af0a219627cdb30cd144341
    Modified Files:
    src/sbbs3/xtrn_sec.cpp
    Log Message:
    Save/restore the current socket inactivity timeout value

    Rather than assuming the user is already "online" - this could be called
    during login, logon, or newuser registration which have different max socket inactivity timeout values.
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