Subj : Heeeeellllp
To   : August Abolins
From : Martin Foster
Date : Tue Mar 12 2019 11:50:00

Hello August!

On 11.03.19 at 01:45, August Abolins wrote to Richard Menedetter:

 AA> Hello Richard,

 AA> On *10.03.19* at *10:01:28*, you wrote:

 RM>> I think the first is how many lines to ignore. (introduction info
 RM>> without real areas) Then it is simply column where the areaname is and
 RM>> column where the description is.

 RM>> But areaname needs to be CAPS.

 AA> I just can't get those official controls to cooperate.

 AA> Meanwhile, I took a peak in:

 AA> C:\home_directory_for_winpoint\WinPoint\MsgBase

 AA> ..and looked inside the file: "2.221.1.0.EchoAreas" with notepad (where
 AA> 2.221.1.0" is my boss node address),

 AA> ..I learned that the file is simply pure text with each line constructed
 AA> thusly:

 AA> . 1stAREANAME
 AA> . 2ndAREANAME
 AA> . 3rdAREANAME

 AA> ..etc.

 AA> I learned that the file in this format will show up in Winpoint'
 AA> "Echoarea Management" with those areas on the LEFT side of the panel.
 AA> From there, you can click on the areaname you are interested in and it
 AA> will "move" over to the right panel.  This is the mechanism for creating
 AA> an areafix request.

 AA> When that is done, the contents of the file change like so:

 AA> * 1stAREANAME
 AA> * 2ndAREANAME
 AA> * 3rdAREANAME

 AA> ..where the asterisk represents the areas that have been "requested".
 AA> When the lines look like that, the areas show up in the main Winpoint
 AA> reading/folders panel.

 AA> I am not sure if I like this work-around.   :(

I'm confused!

As I said in a previous post, my German BossNode's areas list contains  
a mixture of uppercase and lowercase area tags. If I look at my  
"2:240/2188.0.EchoAreas" file, the only areas listed are those which  
have uppercase tags but from what you've said above, the lowercase  
area tags should be listed as well. Perhaps I've misunderstood what  
you've said?

Regards,
Martin

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