Conference 7.286::digital

    
    
    Copy from Anchor""::net$library:easynotes.lis
    
    -Steve

    
    
    You can also go into VTX and select "N" under the corp. VTX
    	menu.
    
    	rth

New conferences are announced in the notes file turris::easynet_conferences,
I understand easynotes.lis is generated from this notes file, copies of 
easynotes.lis are posted in easynet_conferences regularly.

					Tricia

    When in VTX, using the easynotes keyword from a page or menu
    would be enough to get you there, or $vtx easynotes from dcl
    (if you have it).
    _bill

    $!TRY THIS COM PROCEDURE, IT MAKES THINGS EASY FINDING NOTES
$!         CALL THIS FILE "FINDNOTES.COM"
$!  CREATE A SYMBOL IN LOGIN.COM  $FINDNOTES :== @SYS$LOGIN:FINDNOTES.COM
$!-----------------------------------------------------------------------!
$!  The following procedure will verify that you have EASYNOTES.LIS      !
$!  in your SYS$LOGIN directory, copy it from ANCHOR if you don't,       !
$!  search it for conference info and, depending on if you've just       !
$!  copied it or not, will verify that you have the identical version.   !
$!                                                                       !
$!  To run, type "@FIND_CONFERENCE".                                     !
$!                                                                       !
$!    Written by: -Andy Mitcham			Date: 22-Sep-1988        !
$!    Modified:    Fix verify feature                 30-Sep-1988        !
$!    Modified:    Paul Wohlmuth Added a look at new additions           !
$!                 19-Oct-1989                                           !
$!-----------------------------------------------------------------------!
$ PURGE := PURGE
$ wo := write sys$output
$ 	Esc[0,8] = %O33			! ESCAPE.
$	HOME := "''ESC'[1;1H"
$	CLEAR_SCREEN :="''ESC'[2J"
$	CS = CLEAR_SCREEN
$  purge/nolog/noconfirm sys$login:easynotes.lis
$  on error then exit
$  user_directory = f$trnlnm("sys$login")
$ firsttime = 0
$  count = 0
$ wo cs
$begin:
$  if f$search("''user_directory'easynotes.lis") .nes. "" then goto search
$read sys$command copy_it/prompt=-
"EASYNOTES.LIS isn't in ''user_directory'.  Copy it from ANCHOR? <Y/N> "
$  if .not. copy_it then exit
$spawn/nowait ftsv copy/log 24605""::NET$LIBRARY:EASYNOTES.LIS 'user_directory'easynotes.lis
$  count = 1
$search:
$ if firsttime .eq. 0 then $search/windo=(1,20) 'user_directory'easynotes.lis -
"New Conferences"
$ if firsttime .eq. 0 then -
INQUIRE RET "JUST FYI ONLY , some New Conferences, press RETURN TO CONTINUE"
$ firsttime = 1
$ WO ""
$  if p1 .eqs. "" then $read sys$command p1/prompt=-
"What VAXnotes conference do you wish to search for? "
$  if p1 .eqs. "" then exit
$  search/MATCH=AND 'user_directory'easynotes.lis 'p1'
$  if count .gt. "0" then exit
$ WO ""
$ inquire another "Do you want to search for another conference? <Y/N> "
$ IF ANOTHER .EQS. "Y" THEN P1 = ""
$ IF ANOTHER .EQS. "Y" THEN GOTO SEARCH
$ WO ""
$  read sys$command update/prompt=-
"Do you wish to verify that you have the latest EASYNOTES.LIS? <Y/N> "
$  if .not. update then exit
$old = f$search("''user_directory'easynotes.lis")
$old_version = old - f$extract(0,f$locate(";",old),old)
$new = f$search("24605::net$library:easynotes.lis")
$new_version = new - f$extract(0,f$locate(";",new),new)
$  if old_version .nes. new_version then goto copy
$ WO ""
$  write sys$output "Your copy and ANCHOR's copy are the same"
$  exit
$copy:
$ WO ""
$  read sys$command new_copy/prompt= -
"Your copy of EASYNOTES.LIS doesn't match ANCHOR's copy.  Copy it? <Y/N> "
$  if new_copy .eqs. "Y" .or. new_copy .eqs. "y" then -
   spawn/nowait -
   ftsv  copy/replace/log/POST=SUCCESS="SET FILE/NOBACKUP EASYNOTES.LIS"  -
  'new' 'user_directory'
$  exit
$nonotes:
$ WO ""
$ inquire ans 	"No Notes containing ''p1', want to try again? (Y/N)"
$ if ans .eqs. "Y" then return
$ exit

    thanks for the info.
    
    Rick
    

    
    
    I was able to use the .com file in .5 for awhile but now it doesn't
    seem to work.  The message I get is /FSTV/ undefined command verb
    or something.  What's wrong?
    
    
    Gary

    FTSV has often been replaced by the command SPOOL.  The commands call
    the same program (FTSV), it is just that people thought SPOOL to be
    more meaningful than FTSV.  Try replacing FTSV with SPOOL.
    
    tgc

    
    
    FTSV replaced by thec ommand SPOOL worked fine.  Our group has moved
    from another cluster last week.  That must be why the old .com file
    would no longer run now.
    
    Thanks tcg
    
    
    Gary

    	I see the easynotes.lis has shrunk to almost meaningless size. Does
    anyone know what's going on? Alpha, VMS, MAGTAPE, etc (including the
    BEER topic) are all gone. 
    	I can understand removing the personal interest stuff if we must,
    but a lot of technical subjects are also missing. Surely, this is a 
    mistake, right?
    	I mean, if we want to get rid of something, nuke the Commodore and
    the Rainbow 100 conferences. |:^)
    
    Fred

Re:  <<< Note 1841.10 by NWD002::SCHWENKEN_FR "The whiners are winning!" >>>

>    	I see the easynotes.lis has shrunk to almost meaningless size. Does
>    anyone know what's going on? 

As pointed out in earlier replies to this topic, TURRIS::EASYNET_CONFERENCES 
(KP7 will add to your notebook) is the correct conference to find out about
EASYNOTES.LIS.  See topics 2 and 4287 and their replies in that conference for
answers to your question. 

-  David

The copy of EASYNOTES.LIS on node ANCHOR has been truncated somehow.  I have
sent mail to them but the problem has not been corrected.

The master copy of EASYNOTES.LIS is at HUMANE::SYS$PUBLIC:, with other locations
mentioned in the EASYNET_CONFERENCES conference.

Paul

    "VTX NOTES_INDEX" will get you the most current indexed version of the
    list.  I just checked it and it has the topics listed in .10 as missing
    in the ANCHOR file.  Use the FIND function to locate topics of
    interest.
    
     "FIND ALPHA*", for example, resulted in several listings....
    
    Jim