Subj : A sample OS/2 script
To   : All
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Sun Aug 04 2019 14:35:32

Hello All,

This is a script I wrote that will pull down the text-based forecast from my 
local NWS office's webpage and turn it into a display file for Maximus.  
Maximus uses a binary display file for everything so I add on a MECCA header 
and footer (MECCA is Max's basic scripting language) to the text and compile 
it to make it viewable.  Links is invaluable as it can dump the text to a text 
file and when needed, convert to a different codepage (see my next messasge).

The Links calling line is actually one line instead of three; GoldEd 
word-wrapped this.

===
@echo off
rem HOURLY_WEATHER.CMD
rem Updated 3 August 2019
rem This script will pull the text forecast hourly from MRX and
rem convert it to a .BBS file to be displayed on the BBS.
d:
cd\max\misc\sysbull
links -dump 
"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.2284&lon=-82.6647&unit=0&lg=e
nglish&FcstType=text &TextType=1" > lw.txt
copy lwheader.mec + lw.txt + lwfooter.mec hourly_weather.mec
meccap hourly_weather.mec
echo y | del lw.txt
===

lwheader.mec consists of:

[cls green]

lwfooter.mec consists of:

[enter quit]

(Issuing the quit command makes the MECCA script stop immediately at the end 
of the Enter prompt otherwise the BBS would insert a CR/LF and then stop the 
script.)

meccap compiles the script to Maximus's proprietary binary format.

You can do this with any BBS software if you tinker with the script.

Later,
Sean

.... I like work-it fascinates me-I can sit and look at it for hours.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Limestone, TN, USA (618:618/1)

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