Subj : [SemPoint] Message areas not showing
To   : Martin Foster
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon May 27 2019 19:23:00

Hello Martin!

** 27.05.19 - 13:10, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> 05/26/2019  05:13 PM     4,294,967,371 FIDOTEST.JHR
 AA>> 05/26/2019  05:13 PM                32 FIDOTEST.JLR

 MF>Yep, same thing happened with me after deleting a bunch of messages.
 MF>---------- 8< ----------
 MF>27/05/2019  09:52     4,294,967,371 points.jhr
 MF>---------- 8< ----------

 MF>Oh Joy! :-(

Looks like JAM is not doeable with SEM.  Thank's for confirming the same  
problem.


 AA>> The above problem does NOT happen with a Squish base.

 MF>I've seen enough with the huge .jhr file, thanks.

You're giving up because of broken of JAM support in SEM?   Why not try  
Squish?

Meanwhile I found this little gem, but sadly it fails:

C:\SEM\MESSAGES\test>fmacopy

FMA Message base copy utility built Mar 21 2003, 21:38:18
Written by Pete Kvitek of JV Dialogue 1st BBS, 2:5020/6@fidonet

Usage: FmaCopy <source base> <target base> [options]

       /A[areatag]   - add ^aAREA: kludge
       /N[z:n/n.p]   - default network address (from Fts, Pkt)
       /O[z:n/n.p]   - origination network address (to Pkt)
       /D[z:n/n.p]   - destination network address (to Pkt)
       /C            - clear target base before copy
       /V            - verbose mode
       /G[file|*|#]  - log to file, * to debugger, # to console

Message base type is specified using the base path extension.
Supported bases: *.msg (add backslash), Squish, JAM and Pkt.


C:\SEM\MESSAGES\test>fmacopy fidotest.jdt fidotest.sqd

Copying 192 msgs in fidotest (JAM) to fidotest (Squish)...
Copying msg 1 of 192
Can't save target message 0, error=7
Done... 0 msgs in fidotest (Squish)

C:\SEM\MESSAGES\test>

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Do you know of any other messagebase converters out there?


 MF>If you still have Fido Package Deluxe installed..

I do.


 MF>...all the husky stuff
 MF>is in there. There's everything you want(and more) in \Binkley\hpt
 MF>including an already configured and working hpt config file. Just copy
 MF>it all over to your SemPoint setup and then change the paths in the
 MF>hpt config file accordingly. There may be other bits 'n bobs that need
 MF>editing too.

I don't think I have the stamina to patch SEM with husky stuff.

I looks like FPD creates the "config" based on the settings in the main  
program.  I don't think I would want to re-edit that file each time there  
is a change to the echo list.   :(

Fastecho seems more practical at this juncture.

  ../|ug

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