My tutorial on how to add FILE DECLARATIONS, a COMMAND to report to that
file, and a COMMAND to view that file online.

X will be a variable for you to change.
****Adding a file****

---In db.h find:

# define BUG_FILE

and under it add:

#define X_FILE LIB_MISC"X"

---Now go into your lib/misc directory

Create a file called X, make sure it has no file extension (ex: .txt or .ttf)

***DONE!

****Adding a command to report to that file****

---In act.other.c find:

case SCMD_IDEA:
    filename = IDEA_FILE;
    break;

Just before default add:

case SCMD_X:
    filename = X_FILE;
    break;

---Now in interpreter.h find:

#define SCMD_IDEA    2

And under it add:

#define SCMD_X     3
                   ^
        This is the next number, change it if necessary

---Now in interpreter.c, in the prototypes section add:

ACMD(do_X);

---Then in the master command list add

{ "X"      , POS_DEAD    , do_gen_write, 0, SCMD_X },

***DONE!

****Adding a command to view the file online****

---First of all in act.other.c (I added it in act.wizard.c), to the bottom
   of the file, add:

ACMD(do_gen_vfile)
{
        char syscom[120];
        FILE *pfp;
        char *filename;
        int number = 0;

        one_argument(argument, arg);

        if (!*arg || !isdigit(*arg))
          number = 20;
        else
          number = atoi(arg);

        if (number > 100)
        {
          send_to_char("MAX LINES AT ONE TIME CAN NOT BE GREATER THAN 100!\r\n"
, ch);
          return;
        }

switch (subcmd) {
        case SCMD_V_X:
                filename = X_FILE;
                break;
        default:
                send_to_char("Invalid command: do_gen_vfile\r\n", ch);
                return;
                break;
}

sprintf(syscom, "tail -%d %s", number, filename);
        if ((pfp = popen(syscom, "r")) == NULL) {
                send_to_char("No entries found\r\n", ch);
                return;
                }
sprintf(buf2, "Contents of file:\r\n");
send_to_char(buf2, ch);
while (fgets(syscom, 120, pfp) != NULL) {
        sprintf(buf2, "%s\r", syscom);
        send_to_char(buf2, ch);
        }
pclose(pfp);
}

---In interpreter.h, at the end of the file add:

/* do_gen_vfile */
#define SCMD_V_X      0

---Now in interpreter.c, in the prototypes section add:

ACMD(do_gen_vfile);

---Then in the master command list add

{ "X"     , POS_DEAD    , do_gen_vfile, LVL_AIMP, SCMD_V_X },

***DONE!


Okay this should work, it was tested on CircleMUD 3.0 bpl16. If there any
bugs please e-mail me at nhlstar6@yahoo.com and I'll see if I can help
you. I don't want any credit, I would just like to thank whoever wrote
Vbug, Videa and Vtypo, because I created this tutorial based on their
code.

Bejhan Jetha
AKA
Chaos of Chrono Apocolypse MUD,
Builders are always welcome (chrono.sytes.net:4000)