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From: kms@pro-permian.cts.com (Kevin M. Smallwood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Possible ShrinkIt addition???
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Date: 30 Apr 91 06:56:06 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from acct069@carroll1.cc.edu


>I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement a scripting langauge into
>ShrinkIt, so all you'd have to do is tell ShrinkIt to execute the commands
>located in a file.  The commands would tell ShrinkIt while sub-directory
>to archive, what files, or all files, and then tell it where to place the
>archive.  Maybe even be able to tell ShrinkIt to display a message telling
>the user to insert the next disk.

        I too would like to see this happen with the addition of two things.
First of all, allow ShrinkIt (8 bit version) to be launched from a script of
some sort that would feed it an automatic ProDos Quit path. (ie.
boot/hard1/shrinkit;/bbs1/startup/) Once ShrinkIt was done running the
'script' that Ron was talking about, STARTUP on BBS1 would be automatically
run. This would allow BBS sysops nationwide to back up their bbs on a nightly
basis without having to BE THERE AT THE CPU to do it. I *like the idea of
having a script that ShrinkIt could auto-exec.

Andy -- how much can we squeeze out of you (considering the price of
ShrinkIt)?

Kevin

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>Ron                      | Lightning Systems, INC. | Apple // Forever!
>acct069@carroll1.cc.edu  | (414) 363-4282  60megs  | I feel the need
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