[Dxspider-support] HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dirk Koopman]

I don't wish to seem rude but what is wrong with keeping the DXVars.pm
as it is? Everything is there for a reason. #ing out stuff that seems
irrelevant to you will stop it working.

For instance:

#$clusterport 27754
#$clusteraddr localhost

will stop it dead. It will never start, never mind work, like this.

But to answer your questions (and please don't give me a hard time
asking "why?"):-

1. Use a copy of DXVars.pm.issue as is, altering just the lines that
need it. Do not remove comments and, above all, don't # out variables.

2. All non-numeric values eg: K8JWT should be enclosed in single quotes
or double quotes eg: 'K8JWT' or "K8JWT". The difference can be important
and, in the case of an email address is: "fred\@msn.com" or
'fred at msn.com'. But other than this can be used interchangably.

3. You need to know that DXVars.pm is a piece of perl code so it must
conform to perl syntax rules. 

4. $mylocator should be a proper 6 letter one. 

5. I would have the $mycall as -1 and $myalias as just the callsign.

If you still have problems, attach the DXVars.pm, as is, to your
message.

Dirk

On Sat, 2005-06-18 at 03:53 -0400, Jacob Tennant wrote:
> Finally figured it out and got everything setup to the point of 
> create_sysop.pl
> 
> I am at a total loss as to what it is looking for, so here is a copy of my 
> DXVars.pm file,
> 
> # The system variables - those indicated will need to be changed to suit 
> your
> # circumstances (and callsign)
> # Copyright (c) 1998 - Dirk Koopman G1TLH
> #Id: DXVars.pm.issue,v 1.5 2003/01/20 15:16:19 minima Exp
> # package main;
> require Exporter;
> @ISA=qw(Exporter);
> @EXPORT_OK=qw
> $mycall=K8JWT;
> $myname=JAKE;
> $myalias=K8JWT-1;
> $myqth=MORGANTOWN,WV;
> $mylatitude=+39.6458;
> $mylongitude=-79.9998;
> $mylocator=FM09;
> #$myemaiL=k8jwt\@adelphia.net;
> #$myprot_version
> #$clusterport 27754
> #$clusteraddr localhost
> #$debugfn
> #$def_hopcount
> #$data
> #$system
> #$cmd
> #$userfn
> #$motd
> #$local_cmd
> #$mybbsaddr
> #$lang en
> #$pc50_interval
> #$user_interval
> # this really does need to change for your system!!!!
> # use CAPITAL LETTERS$mycall = "GB7DJK";
> # your name$myname = "Dirk";
> # Your 'normal' callsign (in CAPTTAL LETTERS) $myalias = "G1TLH";
> # Your latitude (+)ve = North (-)ve = South in degrees and decimal degrees
> $mylatitude = +52.68584579;
> # Your Longtitude (+)ve = East, (-)ve = West in degrees and decimal degrees
> $mylongitude = +0.94518260;
> # Your locator (USE CAPITAL LETTERS)$mylocator = "JO02LQ";
> # Your QTH (roughly)$myqth = "East Dereham, Norfolk";
> # Your e-mail address$myemail = "djk\@tobit.co.uk";
> # Your BBS addr$mybbsaddr = "G1TLH\@GB7TLH.#35.GBR.EU";
> # the default language (the key used must match the one in the Messages 
> file)$lang = 'en';
> # the country codes that my node is located in
> # for example 'qw(EA EA8 EA9 EA0)' for Spain and all its islands.
> # if you leave this blank then it will use the country code for
> # your $mycall. This will suit 98% of sysops (including GB7 BTW).
> #
> 
> @my_cc = qw();
> # the tcp address of the cluster this can be an address of an ethernet port
> # but this is more secure. For normal use this will be fine.
> $clusteraddr = "localhost";
> # the port number of the cluster (just leave this, unless it REALLY matters 
> to you)$clusterport = 27754;
> 
> 
> # your favorite way to say 'Yes'$yes = 'Yes';
> # your favorite way to say 'No'$no = 'No';
> # the interval between unsolicited prompts if not traffic$user_interval = 
> 11*60;
> # data files live in $data = "$root/data";
> # system files live in$system = "$root/sys";
> # command files live in$cmd = "$root/cmd";
> # local command files live in (and overide $cmd)$localcmd = 
> "$root/local_cmd";
> # where the user data lives$userfn = "$data/users";
> # the "message of the day" file$motd = "$data/motd";
> # are we debugging ?@debug = qw(chan state msg cron connect); 
> 
> 
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