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    From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Fri Jun 13 01:31:34 2025
    Good morning,

    I was wondering if anyone can tell me what .CLO files are used for?

    It appears that it is used by my tosser to tell BINKD where the .PKT files are being placed and which one to transfer.

    However, BinkD seems to always delete them after a transfer, and the next time my BBS executes a TOSS it can not find the x.XXX.XXX.X.CLO file, does not
    create a new one and drops out of the tosser.

    I had to write a script to check to see if the file exists, and if not create
    an empty .CLO file then run the tosser. I would like IF POSSIBLE for BINKd
    NOT to delete this file.

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Rug Rat on Fri Jun 13 09:57:03 2025
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-13 01:31:34, you wrote to All:

    I was wondering if anyone can tell me what .CLO files are used for?

    Read: http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-5005.003

    It appears that it is used by my tosser to tell BINKD where the .PKT
    files are being placed and which one to transfer.

    That is correct.

    However, BinkD seems to always delete them after a transfer,

    That is by design:

    After successful transmission of the listed files the flow file
    must be deleted from the outbound. (But see below.) Should the
    session be terminated accidentally while sending the listed
    files, the flow file must be processed in the next session from
    the beginning.

    and the next time my BBS executes a TOSS it can not find the x.XXX.XXX.X.CLO file, does not create a new one and drops out of the tosser.

    That is a bug.

    I had to write a script to check to see if the file exists, and if not create an empty .CLO file then run the tosser. I would like IF
    POSSIBLE for BINKd NOT to delete this file.

    That is not possible.


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Wilfred Van Velzen on Fri Jun 13 05:53:27 2025
    Thanks you for your response.

    I will bring this up with the programmer.

    Hopefully my script will do the trick for the time being.

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Jeff Kocuipchyk@1:154/50 to Rug Rat on Fri Jun 13 09:47:58 2025
    Hey RR,

    You're using BINKD on a windows box right? Which version? I'm contemplating doing the same thing and just using an SMB share for the folders CNet uses.

    Thanks
    J
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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Jeff Kocuipchyk on Fri Jun 13 10:37:41 2025
    I would hold of on using just one level of folders, vs the 2 levels that Bucko / K-GUIDE came up with.. That might be cause of TOSS not recreating the .lo files.

    I thought I had a solution with the script that just creates a blank one before TOSS is run, but wouldn't you know it, it went from requiring .CLO to not .PLO.. lol. For now I just have it create both. I am waiting to see what other xLO files it is going to start needing.

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
    Blog and Forums - www.catracing.org
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    C-Net Amiga BBS - bbs.catracing.org 6840
    --- CNet/5
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Rug Rat on Fri Jun 13 19:01:30 2025
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-13 10:37:41, you wrote to Jeff Kocuipchyk:

    I thought I had a solution with the script that just creates a blank
    one before TOSS is run, but wouldn't you know it, it went from
    requiring .CLO to not .PLO.. lol. For now I just have it create both.
    I am waiting to see what other xLO files it is going to start needing.

    ".PLO" !? Are you sure? They are not in the definition. binkd will just ignore them...


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Fri Jun 13 13:30:14 2025
    GOOD Catch!

    I think my brain is trying to tell me I need to put this stuff aside for the weekend!

    It was an .FLO file..

    Packing x.xxx.xxx.0.cnet : could not add x.xxx.xxx.0.FR0 to

    At least I got the filename right in my script!!!!

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Wilfred Van Velzen on Fri Jun 13 13:35:08 2025
    Let me be proactive, and ask what other files with the .xLO extension might get created.. So i can just have my script create blank ones for every contingency.. :)

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
    Blog and Forums - www.catracing.org
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    C-Net Amiga BBS - bbs.catracing.org 6840
    --- CNet/5
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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Rug Rat on Sat Jun 14 10:27:45 2025
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-13 13:30:14, you wrote to All:

    GOOD Catch!

    I think my brain is trying to tell me I need to put this stuff aside for the
    weekend!

    ;-)

    It was an .FLO file..

    That makes more sense! ;-)


    Bye, Wilfred.

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    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Rug Rat on Sat Jun 14 10:29:56 2025
    Hi Rug,

    On 2025-06-13 13:35:08, you wrote to me:

    Let me be proactive, and ask what other files with the .xLO extension might get created.. So i can just have my script create blank ones for every contingency.. :)

    http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-5005.003

    Paragraph 3.2. At the end is a table with all possible flow file extensions.

    Bye, Wilfred.

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    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)