Hello everybody!

I'm working on creating a display file for the External programs menu. Is it possible to make a display file for a specific users security level?

Thanks,
RickV


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Hello Digital!

14 Aug 71 20:37, you wrote to me:

@h@bRe@n@b: @h@cDisplay file question
@bBy@n@b: @h@cRickV @bto @cAll @bon @cFri Dec 05 2025 08:24 am@n

Hello everybody!

I'm working on creating a display file for the External programs
menu. Is it possible to make a display file for a specific users
security level?

It's not a built-in feature of "display files", but you could modify
your xtrn_sec.js file (suggest you copy to your "mods" directory
first) to display different files based on the user's security level,
if you like.
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Ok, I see. So I plugged the xtrn_sec.js into ChatGPT and asked it to make me a new xtrn_sec.js so that it will display a ansi file based on security level. Now I can create a specific file (xtrn_sec_50.ans) for my external programs that only that security level can access.

RickV



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Re: Display file question
By: RickV to Digital Man on Sat Dec 13 2025 01:57 pm

Ok, I see. So I plugged the xtrn_sec.js into ChatGPT and asked it to
make me a new xtrn_sec.js so that it will display a ansi file based
on security level. Now I can create a specific file
(xtrn_sec_50.ans) for my external programs that only that security
level can access.

so did that actually work or did it bomb out.
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Hello MRO!

18 Mar 70 15:11, you wrote to me:

: Display file question

: RickV to Digital Man on Sat Dec 13 2025 01:57 pm

Ok, I see. So I plugged the xtrn_sec.js into ChatGPT and asked it
to make me a new xtrn_sec.js so that it will display a ansi file
based on security level. Now I can create a specific file
(xtrn_sec_50.ans) for my external programs that only that security
level can access.

so did that actually work or did it bomb out.

YES!. After about 20 minutes of some back and fourth, it with display my ansi screen for the external programs (xtrn_sec_security level.ans/msg/asc for each level I want. If no display file for a secutity level, it will just display the default one.

So I ended up with a NEW xtrn_sec.js I put in the mods directory, and renamed the orignal in the exec directory, just to save it.

RickV



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Re: Display file question
By: RickV to MRO on Sun Dec 14 2025 04:21 am

so did that actually work or did it bomb out.

YES!. After about 20 minutes of some back and fourth, it with display
my ansi screen for the external programs (xtrn_sec_security level.ans/msg/asc for each level I want. If no display file for a
secutity level, it will just display the default one.

So I ended up with a NEW xtrn_sec.js I put in the mods directory,
and renamed the orignal in the exec directory, just to save it.

RickV

can you post it on pastebin? i'm interested in seeing how IT modified the script.

i'm just curious. i use something different(light bar xtrn section).
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Re: Display file question
By: RickV to MRO on Sun Dec 14 2025 04:21 am

So I ended up with a NEW xtrn_sec.js I put in the mods directory, and renamed the orignal in the exec directory, just to save it.

You don't need to rename the original in that case. If a script by the same name exists both in mods and exec, the mods version will always take precdence.
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Re: Display file question
By: Digital Man to RickV on Sun Dec 14 2025 05:24 pm

Re: Display file question
By: RickV to MRO on Sun Dec 14 2025 06:47 pm

maybe digitalman can scrutinize the code.

That would be nice to hear what he thinks.

A link to the script itself (not a screen shot) would help.

he put it on pastebin
https://pastebin.com/7AGgk6eQ
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28 Aug 71 09:31, you wrote to me:

Re: Display file question
By: RickV to MRO on Sun Dec 14 2025 06:47 pm

maybe digitalman can scrutinize the code.

That would be nice to hear what he thinks.

A link to the script itself (not a screen shot) would help.
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https://pastebin.com/7AGgk6eQ

RickV


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Re: Display file question
By: MRO to Digital Man on Mon Dec 15 2025 06:26 am

Re: Display file question
By: Digital Man to RickV on Sun Dec 14 2025 05:24 pm

Re: Display file question
By: RickV to MRO on Sun Dec 14 2025 06:47 pm

maybe digitalman can scrutinize the code.

That would be nice to hear what he thinks.

A link to the script itself (not a screen shot) would help.

he put it on pastebin

Looks fine to me.
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