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Re: [ECS] weather reports made easy (hopefully)... Tom Hutchins Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:57:30 -0500

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Don,

That took care of the problem. Works like a charm now.

Thanks,
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Stephens" <donstephens@101freeway.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] weather reports made easy (hopefully)...


> Tom:
> Loose the 'start/w' and use 'call' weather.bat 45245, and see if that
helps.
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Hutchins" <hutchins_ta@fuse.net>
> To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 6:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [ECS] weather reports made easy (hopefully)...
>
>
> > OK here's a good one.
> > I've set up Scott's script by following his suggestion to modify
> lmemail.bat
> > by replacing the line calling postie w/ a line 'start/w weather.bat
45245'
> > and have named this file getweath.bat. Now it works great when I run it
> from
> > windows, however, I've set up a text item called 'getweather' and text
is
> > 'c:\progra~1\ecs\getweath.bat'.
> > When I set this item to execute I get the error message "Cannot find the
> > file 'C:\Program Files\ECS\Command1.com'".
> > I don't get this message when I double click on the file getweath.bat
from
> > program mgr.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Tom
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Reston" <ih8gates@concentric.net>
> > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] weather reports made easy (hopefully)...
> >
> >
> > > On Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:31:10 -0500, Thomas Hutchins-TA wrote:
> > >
> > > >Yes I mean I'm still connected to the internet. I'm not home to test
> the
> > START
> > > >/W RASDIAL /DISCONNECT, however, I do use the TVL_dl event to get
> > TV-listings
> > > >and it disconnects from the internet when done and I believe that
uses
> > the START
> > > >/W RASDIAL /DISCONNECT doesn't it?
> > >
> > > if that's not working, i'm not sure what the problem is... do you see
> the
> > RASDIAL line show up in the window after my script runs? you might need
to
> > put a
> > > "START /W" before weather.bat... let it run in it's own session, but
> have
> > your 'getweather.bat' wait for it to finish...
> > >
> > > >My ISP disconnects me after 20 minutes of inactivity, but 5 minutes
> would
> > be
> > > >better. How did you go about that?
> > >
> > > hmm.. those settings are hidden all over the place. i think you might
> find
> > it by going into "internet properties" (in your control panel) and go to
> the
> > connection
> > > tab. choose your dial-up connection in the list, then press the
> "settings"
> > button... it's in the same place that you can set how many redial
attempts
> > you want.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > scott reston
> > > ih8gates@concentric.net
> > > http://www.indelible-blue.com/meetib/scott/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

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