• Forced Message Base

    From Captain Obvious@21:1/157 to All on Tue Jan 21 02:46:14 2020
    What's the best way to have a forced message base in the prelogin menu?

    Currently I use three commands. Change to the correct message group, change
    to correct area, then the MR command with N for New in optional data. Is
    there an easier way?

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  • From g00r00@21:1/120 to Captain Obvious on Mon Jan 20 23:59:24 2020
    What's the best way to have a forced message base in the prelogin menu?

    Currently I use three commands. Change to the correct message group, change to correct area, then the MR command with N for New in optional data. Is there an easier way?

    My brian is drawing a blank right now. But outside of what you're doing or using a couple lines of MPL script that might be the best way.

    It *shouldn't* be the best way, but it might be. I'll make sure I have something on the TODO list to make it able to be done with a single command.

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  • From Al@21:4/106.1 to Captain Obvious on Mon Jan 20 23:55:12 2020
    What's the best way to have a forced message base in the prelogin menu?

    Currently I use three commands. Change to the correct message group, change to correct area, then the MR command with N for New in optional data. Is there an easier way?

    Do you need a message base or just a display file? If you just need a display file onlyonce.mps would likely do what you want.

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  • From Captain Obvious@21:1/157 to Al on Tue Jan 21 11:24:32 2020
    On 20 Jan 2020, Al said the following...

    Do you need a message base or just a display file? If you just need a display file onlyonce.mps would likely do what you want.

    Message base for ease of use. Thought about onlyonce or maybe using the bulletins but a forced read message base is what I am looking for. I have the base set as mandatory so that takes care of it and how I am doing it should work just thought there might be an easier way.

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