Hello!
I just wanted to document and announce how easy it is to configure an
update with a nodelist when it typically does not have a DIFF file.
For this example, I will use FSXNET.
Having subscribed to the file area to receive the nodelist, OXP will
announce its arrival with this list:
/FSXNET/FILES/FSX_NODE
F 0 04.06 FileScan Weekly nodelist for
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z57
F 0 28.05 FileScan Weekly nodelist for
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z50
F 0 24.05 FileScan Weekly nodelist for
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z50
∙ F 0 21.05 FileScan Weekly nodelist for
H:\DOWNLOADS\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z43
FSXNET.Z57 is the newest above.
Before we do anything, the current status of the nodelist would look
like this by using FIDO/Nodelists/Config:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Z2PNT.### 157 Z2PNT_D.### Z2PNT_D.Z## Diff FD Pointlist
│ NODELIST.### 157 NODEDIFF.### NODEDIFF.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ FSXNET.### 150 FSXNET_D.### FSXNET_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ micronet.### 122 MICRON_D.### MICRON_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ► New ◄ Edit TextEdit Delete Info OK
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
The "old"/current FSXNET nodelist is .150 above. And FSXNET_D.### and
FSXNET_D.Z## are just dummy placeholders so that the system can still
process any other nodelists that *do* have legitimate DIFF distributions.
So, the first thing you do is go to the nodelist file area:
/FSXNET/FILES/FSX_NODE
F 0 04.06 FileScan Weekly nodelist for H:\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z57
F 0 28.05 FileScan Weekly nodelist for H:\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z50
F 0 24.05 FileScan Weekly nodelist for H:\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z50
∙ F 0 21.05 FileScan Weekly nodelist for H:\OPENXP\FILES\FSXNET.Z43
Highlight/select the line with FSXNET.Z57, <ENTER>, and the following
options will appear:
Space/F7/F8-mark Extract ◄─┘-show
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
File name OrgSize CompSize % Method Date Time ZIP
FSXNET.157 31769 11224 35.3 deflated 05.06.20 02:15:02 FSXNET.157
Select the Extract option, and OXP will unarchive the .157 file.
Then go to the nodelist config with FIDO/Nodelists/Config:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Z2PNT.### 157 Z2PNT_D.### Z2PNT_D.Z## Diff FD Pointlist
│ NODELIST.### 157 NODEDIFF.### NODEDIFF.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ FSXNET.### 150 FSXNET_D.### FSXNET_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ micronet.### 122 MICRON_D.### MICRON_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ► New ◄ Edit TextEdit Delete Info OK
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Select <NEW> and navigate to the directory where you E(x)tracted the .Z57
archive.
Select the file, and press <ENTER>. Then you will see the .157 added in the
table:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Z2PNT.### 157 Z2PNT_D.### Z2PNT_D.Z## Diff FD Pointlist
│ NODELIST.### 157 NODEDIFF.### NODEDIFF.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ FSXNET.### 157 FSXNET_D.### FSXNET_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ FSXNET.### 150 FSXNET_D.### FSXNET_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ micronet.### 122 MICRON_D.### MICRON_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ► New ◄ Edit TextEdit Delete Info OK
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Then, before you exit, highlight the older .150 entry and select <Delete>
so that you end up with this:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Z2PNT.### 157 Z2PNT_D.### Z2PNT_D.Z## Diff FD Pointlist
│ NODELIST.### 157 NODEDIFF.### NODEDIFF.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ FSXNET.### 157 FSXNET_D.### FSXNET_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│ micronet.### 122 MICRON_D.### MICRON_D.Z## Diff Nodelist
│
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ► New ◄ Edit TextEdit Delete Info OK
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Then, select <OK>, and OXP will recompile the collection of nodelists for use.
Thank you OXP!
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