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    From RickV@VERT to All on Fri Dec 5 08:24:55 2025
    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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  • From Digital Man@VERT to RickV on Fri Dec 5 19:53:53 2025
    Re: Display file question
    By: RickV to All on Fri Dec 05 2025 08:24 am

    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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  • From RickV@VERT/LIVEWIRE to Digital Man on Sat Dec 13 13:57:28 2025
    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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    @H@Ydigital man @n(rob)


    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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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to RickV on Sat Dec 13 15:19:55 2025
    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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  • From RickV@VERT/LIVEWIRE to MRO on Sun Dec 14 04:21:28 2025
    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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