[Dxspider-support] Re : Re: Implemantion an external "DX by" perl command ?

[Dirk Koopman]

On 12/01/14 15:17, Christian FURST wrote:
>
> Dirk, thanks for answer.
>
> I had tried the 'sysop' file because using the named callsign file do
> not give result. I was just retrying the DX command like you just tell
> me (DX BY N2DX N1CALL 21123), but no spot was created.

The named callsign will work PROVIDED that user exists in the user file.
If the user does not exist then an error will logged (sh/log or just 
look at the debugging).

> This way, i could have debugging information, as you indicated : On my
> side the echo command is well executed. We can see the first line
> echoing in return.txt.

Yes, but it doesn't do anything else. I was confused by this.

>
> In brief, my lasts tests with DX parameter order, give same results :
> 1) the file cmd_import/n2call inside which there is 'DX N1DX 21123'
> don't give spot
> 2) the file cmd_import/n2call inside which there is 'save
> /tmp/return.txt "DX N1DX 21123 " ' don't give a spot, and
> /tmp/return.txt is not created


N2CALL does not exist, therefore no spot is generated and an error is 
logged for all of the above.

> 3) the file cmd_import/test_cmd inside which there is
> 'save /tmp/return.txt "DX N1DX 21123 BY N2CALL " '
> or
> 'save /tmp/return.txt "DX BY N2CALL N1DX 21123  " '
> or
> 'save /tmp/return.txt "DX BY N2CALL 21123 N1DX " '
>
> don't give a spot, and fill /tmp/return.txt with this error :
> Can't call method "peerhost" without a package or object reference at
> (eval 126) line 125.
>   at /spider/perl/DXCommandmode.pm line 528
>

This is a bug in the software, which is now fixed. Also a more serious 
import_cmd bug has been found and fixed at the same time. Please update 
your software.

As a general principle, please do not send spots from "unknown" 
callsigns out into the cluster cloud. This creates these users on the 
network and may cause confusion or even trouble should that user ever 
decide to start using the cluster. This has happened more than once and 
they (rightfully) get annoyed.

Dirk