Subj : Re: AreaFix/FileFix HPT
To   : Siggi Schoenicke
From : Nick Boel
Date : Sun Feb 02 2025 08:25 am

Hey Siggi!

On Sun, Feb 02 2025 07:24:58 -0600, you wrote:

> Is there a way to influence the output of FileFix/AreaFix when 
> referring to the list of existing areas?

I'm not sure about this, but I doubt it.

> Currently, the descriptions of the areas do not have a fixed distance 
> from the name of the area.

> Example:

> AreaName1 ...... Description
> AreaName123 ...... Description
> ...

> This creates a problem in transferring the list into the area manager 
> at WinPoint, as the description always appears in different places 
> after the area name.

hpt's filefix/areafix has nothing to do with WinPoint's area manager. WinPoint's area manager is a completely separate entity, needing it's own config and formatting. It's probably not as simple as just copy/pasting from one to the other.

If you get an areafix/filefix response with a list of your areas, you could use Golded to save the message as a text file to your hard drive. Then edit it to make it look like you want it to.

Otherwise, if WinPoint supports importing fidonet.na style format, or areas.bbs format, or any of the other known methods for importing message areas and descriptions into other applications, that's probably a better way to go.

Regards,
Nick

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