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    From Kevin Nunn@1:19/50.1 to All on Thu Jul 27 21:35:44 2017
    I am trying to get allfix to announce and I am having no luck.

    Some background, I had an 6.0.18 (I think) setup and was having issues
    with that, come to find out it was some corrupted setup files. So I
    ended up starting from scratch with 6.0.24.

    I have everything setup, nodes, file echos, etc. I have one magicfile
    working great with nodelists. I initially setup a new files report to
    post to a local JAM message base, and later added the same report to a networked JAM base and also another report building a PKT just to try to
    test. I have all of my groups selected, so it should be checking all of
    my file echos. But after running allfix file, I run announce and it
    says "nothing to do".

    It does say in the logs "New Files [7 ]" so it is apparently seeing the
    new files.

    Reading the DOCS for 6.xx, it says that there is a TOBEREP.FIX and
    TOBEREP.IDX file that handles this, but I don't have those files. I've
    run ASETUP pack/index, and some FIXUTIL commands, but nothing seems to
    create these files.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Kev

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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Kevin Nunn on Sun Jul 30 21:16:44 2017
    Kevin Nunn wrote:

    I am trying to get allfix to announce and I am having no luck.

    Some background, I had an 6.0.18 (I think) setup and was having issues with that, come to find out it was some corrupted setup files. So I
    ended up starting from scratch with 6.0.24.

    I have everything setup, nodes, file echos, etc. I have one magicfile working great with nodelists. I initially setup a new files report to
    post to a local JAM message base, and later added the same report to a networked JAM base and also another report building a PKT just to try to test. I have all of my groups selected, so it should be checking all of
    my file echos. But after running allfix file, I run announce and it
    says "nothing to do".

    It does say in the logs "New Files [7 ]" so it is apparently seeing the new files.

    Reading the DOCS for 6.xx, it says that there is a TOBEREP.FIX and TOBEREP.IDX file that handles this, but I don't have those files. I've
    run ASETUP pack/index, and some FIXUTIL commands, but nothing seems to create these files.

    Those toberep.* files will appear when there is something to announce.

    Are you sure you defined in asetup -> new file reports what to announce?
    And in file echo manager -> advanced -> announce = YES?

    'Tommi

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  • From Kevin Nunn@1:19/50.1 to Tommi Koivula on Sun Jul 30 21:39:44 2017
    TOMMI KOIVULA wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-

    Those toberep.* files will appear when there is something to announce.

    Thanks, wasn't sure on that one.

    Are you sure you defined in asetup -> new file reports what to
    announce? And in file echo manager -> advanced -> announce = YES?

    Thanks Tommi, I didn't know it also had to be set for each echo. I
    thought I looked in the advanced settings, but somehow I missed it.
    I've set all my echos to announce now, I'll check it when I get some
    more files in and make sure it works.

    Thanks again!

    Kev

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