Subj : Credit Transfer Bank V1.21 (CTB.ZIP)
To   : Sys64738
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Oct 14 2021 11:33:25

  Re: Credit Transfer Bank V1.21 (CTB.ZIP)
  By: Sys64738 to Digital Man on Wed Oct 13 2021 10:24 pm

 >   Re: Credit Transfer Bank V1.21 (CTB.ZIP)
 >   By: Digital Man to Sys64738 on Wed Oct 13 2021 18:36:37
 >
 >  > Here's how I configured it in SCFG:
 >  > Name                       ctb
 >  > Internal Code              CTB
 >  > Start-up Directory         ../xtrn/ctb
 >  > Command Line               ctb %# 0
 >  > Clean-up Command Line
 >  > Execution Cost             None
 >  > Access Requirements
 >  > Execution Requirements
 >  > Multiple Concurrent Users  Yes
 >  > Intercept I/O              Standard, No Echo
 >  > Native Executable/Script   No
 >  > Use Shell or New Context   No
 >  > Modify User Data           No
 >  > Execute on Event           No
 >  > Pause After Execution      No
 >  > BBS Drop File Type         Synchronet      XTRN.DAT
 >  > Place Drop File In         Node Directory
 >
 >  > So yes, it works. But if you try to withdraw without first depositing,
 >  > you'll get an error about opening CTB.DAT. Not a great program or
 >  > anything. You could have written something better in Baja or JavaScript
 >  > in less time that you've spent fussing with this.
 >
 > I set the parameters the same as you displayed above.  Still can't get any
 > function out of the withdraw/deposit menu.

Once the CTB.DAT file is created successfully (by the deposit), it seems to "work":

Credit Transfer Bank Version 1.21 08/Sep/1995  (XSDK v2.33)
Copyright 1994 by Dean Lodzinski, Hologram Computing
Fidonet 1:107/633  Dean.Lodzinski@hologram.metronj.org
Atarinet 51:4/0  Musicnet 808:201/4  908/727-1914 & 908/727-2767 28.8K

Welcome to the Credit Transfer Bank on UNREGISTERED!
You can transfer credits to another user!!!

You have 4294967295 credits!

Withdraw, Deposit, or Quit? W

You withdrew 0 credits!!!

[Hit a key]


 > I appreciate your trying to help regardless, but I think you're right. I've
 > monkeyed with this old door long enough.  Now I begin the laborsome task of
 > learning a new language (Baja).

If you're going to learn a new language, I recommend JavaScript over Baja.
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