Here's a little help with the NlUpdate program.

Take a look at the enclosed NLUPDATE.TOM file (a batch file for use with
Tomshell, the CLI I use).

:nodelistupdate
cd p:\nl\
nlupdate.ttp
:
:  NodeList Updater checks my protected inbound folder and processes
:  new nodelists and nodediffs automatically.  If there isn't anything new,
:  it doesn't do anything, just exits.  I run it every night.
:
set owrite on
cp *.dat k:\bt\nl\
cp *.idx  k:\bt\nl\
cp ????user.lst k:\bt\nl\
:finished

Not much to it, is there?  NlUpdate does almost everything for you, which is
what's really nice about it, of course.  Most of the batch file you see here
is actually unneccesary, I'm just a little overcautious about data loss.
I run Parselst and NlUpdate from my P: drive, but I actually use copies of
the parsed nodelist on the K: drive.  That way, if anything goes terribly
wrong before the batch file gets to the copy commands ("cp" in Tomshell),
I'll still have a good copy of last week's parsed lists.

Here's my config file:

NetFile K:\BT\PROT\
NodeList P:\NL\
StatusLog K:\LOGS\NLUPDATE.LOG
Lis1 CZ atarlist 1 -catarinet.cfg -oatar 
Lis2 CZZ nodelist,nodediff 11 -cfidonet.cfg -onode
Lis3 CZ nestlist 1 -cnest.cfg -onest
NListComp P:\NL\PARSELST.TTP
ArcImp C:\ARCSHELL\ARC.TTP xw
ArcExp C:\ARCSHELL\ARC.TTP aw
LzhImp C:\ARCSHELL\LHA.TTP x
LzhExp C:\ARCSHELL\LHA.TTP a -m
ZipImp C:\ARCSHELL\ZIPJR.TTP -x
ZipExp C:\ARCSHELL\ZIPJR.TTP -a
NewList E:\ATARNETS\
ListArea P:\LISTS\
DiffArea P:\DIFFS\
LOG

This setup assumes that the Nestlist and Atarlist files are coming in
complete.  If they ever change to use weekly diff files like Fidonet does,
then I can just change the relevant config lines and NlUpdate will handle all
the donkey work.  After unarchiving the new lists, NlUpdate will then repack
them as Zip files for me, and keeps the latest "1" of each type.  The new
Zips are placed in the NewList directory.  I haven't seen anything in the
ListArea or DiffArea, so I don't know what they're really for, but as long as
my setup is working, I'm not going to kill the folders, either. %^)

The "NodeList" folder should contain your Parselst.TTP and various config
files, for simplicity (see the "NListComp" line in the config file above).

Any questions?  Call me voice at 1-318-439-3289, or call the STarship at
1-318-439-6963 and ring for a chat.
               
                                   Rich Tietjens
                                   aka Captain Blade
                                   Sysop, STarship