Subj : Can't get new shell to load
To   : nelgin
From : Digital Man
Date : Sat Apr 19 2025 12:47:32

  Re: Can't get new shell to load
  By: nelgin to Digital Man on Sat Apr 19 2025 03:23 am

 > I'm a bit stuck on how to do this with my own shell since it works with the
 > others. I'm guessing it's because I use a 2nd menu for my default settings?
 >
 > user first loads mods/eotl.js
 >
 > At this point user.command_shell is "eotl"
 >
 > At the menu they press S for settings
 >
 >  'S': { exec: 'eotl_settings.js' },
 >
 > Settings uses the old style menu. They select D for Default Settings:
 >
 > case 'D':       bbs.exec('?/sbbs/mods/user_settings.js');
 >
 > If they pick a new shell, such as Synchronet Classic then user.command_shell
 > is set accordingly ("default" in this case).
 >
 > However I still have my old menu. I've tried putting exit() in various
 > places but didn't seem to have any effect. What am I doing wrong?

Not exiting the top level shell script I presume. You need to exit the script for SBBS to reload the new command shell into memory, compile and execute it.
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