• Problem with Ansi

    From Operations@VERT/SECTONE to All on Mon Nov 2 17:05:53 2015
    Hello all,
    I'm installing some of the Sunrise Doors on my BBS. When I go into two of
    the config programs, I cannot see the ANSI screens, but just the code. This
    is not the same with other of their doors config files.

    I have ANSI.SYS loaded in my NTconfig and the board is drawing everything right.

    Any ideas.

    Hawk

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  • From Mro@VERT/BBSESINF to Operations on Mon Nov 2 21:26:44 2015
    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to All on Mon Nov 02 2015 12:05 pm

    Hello all,
    I'm installing some of the Sunrise Doors on my BBS. When I go into two of the config programs, I cannot see the ANSI screens, but just the code.
    This is not the same with other of their doors config files.



    you didnt say what games

    also where's the screenshot?
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  • From Operations@VERT/SECTONE to Mro on Tue Nov 3 02:14:24 2015
    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Mro to Operations on Mon Nov 02 2015 04:26 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to All on Mon Nov 02 2015 12:05 pm

    Hello all,
    I'm installing some of the Sunrise Doors on my BBS. When I go into two o the config programs, I cannot see the ANSI screens, but just the code. This is not the same with other of their doors config files.



    you didnt say what games

    also where's the screenshot?

    Lost in Space and Quest for Nora. I was able to make a cfg file for QFN so it's no biggie. but I cannot run LIS because the cfg file isn't right. but
    I cannot make a proper CFG file without the config program

    Sorry, but I don't know how to attach the screen shot.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Operations on Tue Nov 3 12:58:16 2015
    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to Mro on Mon Nov 02 2015 21:14:24

    Sorry, but I don't know how to attach the screen shot.

    Upload the screenshot somewhere and paste the link in your message.

    Nightfox

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  • From Mro@VERT/BBSESINF to Operations on Tue Nov 3 22:44:34 2015
    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to Mro on Mon Nov 02 2015 09:14 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Mro to Operations on Mon Nov 02 2015 04:26 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to All on Mon Nov 02 2015 12:05 pm

    Hello all,
    I'm installing some of the Sunrise Doors on my BBS. When I go into two o the config programs, I cannot see the ANSI screens, but just
    the code. This is not the same with other of their doors config
    files.



    you didnt say what games

    also where's the screenshot?

    Lost in Space and Quest for Nora. I was able to make a cfg file for QFN so it's no biggie. but I cannot run LIS because the cfg file isn't right.
    but I cannot make a proper CFG file without the config program


    just saying it doesnt work wont be helpful to anybody here.
    use imgur or paste your configuration here
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  • From Operations@VERT/SECTONE to Mro on Thu Nov 5 02:30:30 2015
    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Mro to Operations on Tue Nov 03 2015 05:44 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to Mro on Mon Nov 02 2015 09:14 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Mro to Operations on Mon Nov 02 2015 04:26 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to All on Mon Nov 02 2015 12:05 pm

    Hello all,
    I'm installing some of the Sunrise Doors on my BBS. When I go into two o the config programs, I cannot see the ANSI screens, but just the code. This is not the same with other of their doors config files.



    you didnt say what games

    also where's the screenshot?

    Lost in Space and Quest for Nora. I was able to make a cfg file for QFN it's no biggie. but I cannot run LIS because the cfg file isn't right. but I cannot make a proper CFG file without the config program


    just saying it doesnt work wont be helpful to anybody here.
    use imgur or paste your configuration here

    Okay, here is the scoop guys. I fixed the ansi problem. The directions I
    had was to load ansi sys in config.nt file by adding device=c:\winnt\system32\ansi.sys or whatever. But it was windows xp so it needed to be c:\windows\system32 and so on.

    That worked. I was able to run all the config files and see things properly. It never seemed to effect the BBS with ansi.sys not being loaded.

    But now I have a new problem. with ansi.sys loaded my editor don't work on
    the BBS. I was trying to reply to you guys and all I get is a blank screen.

    I had to take out the ansi.sys line to keep it from loading to be able to
    type this message and then, as you see, it worked fine.

    Any ideas for this one?

    thanks in advance

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Operations on Thu Nov 5 03:48:23 2015
    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to Mro on Wed Nov 04 2015 09:30 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Mro to Operations on Tue Nov 03 2015 05:44 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to Mro on Mon Nov 02 2015 09:14 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Mro to Operations on Mon Nov 02 2015 04:26 pm

    Re: Problem with Ansi
    By: Operations to All on Mon Nov 02 2015 12:05 pm

    Hello all,
    I'm installing some of the Sunrise Doors on my BBS. When I go into two o the config programs, I cannot see the ANSI screens, but just the code. This is not the same with other of their doors config files.



    you didnt say what games

    also where's the screenshot?

    Lost in Space and Quest for Nora. I was able to make a cfg file for QFN it's no biggie. but I cannot run LIS because the cfg file isn't right. but I cannot make a proper CFG file without the config program


    just saying it doesnt work wont be helpful to anybody here.
    use imgur or paste your configuration here

    Okay, here is the scoop guys. I fixed the ansi problem. The directions I had was to load ansi sys in config.nt file by adding device=c:\winnt\system32\ansi.sys or whatever. But it was windows xp so it needed to be c:\windows\system32 and so on.

    That worked. I was able to run all the config files and see things properly. It never seemed to effect the BBS with ansi.sys not being loaded.

    But now I have a new problem. with ansi.sys loaded my editor don't work on the BBS. I was trying to reply to you guys and all I get is a blank screen.

    I had to take out the ansi.sys line to keep it from loading to be able to type this message and then, as you see, it worked fine.

    Any ideas for this one?

    What editor are you using? The default (stock install) message editor these days is fseditor.js, which shouldn't be affected by any console driver installed or not on the BBS system. So I'm guessing you installed an older version of Synchronet and are using a DOS-based editor, maybe fsedit.exe or WWIVedit, something like that? You could switch to fseditor.js (http://wiki.synchro.net/module:fseditor) or SlyEdit (another JS editor), but that won't fix the problem with intercepted standard I/O from *other* programs (maybe 16-bit doorgames). See http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:win#ansisys for the explanation of this known issue with the Windows ansi.sys console driver.

    digital man

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