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custom:atcodes [2020/04/30 02:11] – [External Content] Add JS:name digital mancustom:atcodes [2020/04/30 14:16] – [@-codes] These codes were called "Message Variables" in the sysop manual digital man
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-Synchronet sysop-posted messages, text and menu files, and some lines in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[text.dat]]'' file may contain special variables called //@-codes// ("at codes", some BBS authors and sysops refer to these types of codes as "MCI codes"((and not because of the defunct phone company))). @-codes may also be displayed using the ''bbs.atcode()'' JavaScript method.+Synchronet sysop-posted messages, text and menu files, and some lines in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[text.dat]]'' file may contain special //Message Variables//, also called //@-codes// ("at codes", some BBS authors and sysops refer to these types of codes as "MCI codes"((and not because of the defunct phone company))). @-codes may also be displayed using the ''bbs.atcode()'' JavaScript method.
  
-@-codes are called such because they begin and end with the ''@'' (ASCII 64) ("at") character. The code names themselves (sandwiched between the @'s) must be entered using only ''UPPERCASE'' letters.+@-codes are called such because they begin and end with the ''@'' (ASCII 64) ("at") character. The code names themselves (sandwiched between the @'s) must be entered using only ''UPPERCASE'' letters. Some additional symbols and numbers may also be included in the @-code, but never a space.
  
-Some of the @-codes supported in Synchronet have unusual names or aliases specifically for //PCBoard// and/or //Wildcat!// BBS Software compatibility.+Some of the @-codes supported in Synchronet have unusual names or aliases specifically for //PCBoard// and/or //Wildcat!// BBS Software compatibility. Although this compatibility with these other BBS packages is less of a concern these days, the unusual code names remain.
  
 Synchronet also, optionally, supports some [[custom:colors|Color Codes]] which begin and/or end with the ''@'' character (again, specifically for //PCBoard// and/or //Wildcat!// BBS Software compatibility). These //PCBoard// and //Wildcat!// color codes are not usually referred to as @-codes and **do not** fall under the usage/formatting guidelines given on this page. Synchronet also, optionally, supports some [[custom:colors|Color Codes]] which begin and/or end with the ''@'' character (again, specifically for //PCBoard// and/or //Wildcat!// BBS Software compatibility). These //PCBoard// and //Wildcat!// color codes are not usually referred to as @-codes and **do not** fall under the usage/formatting guidelines given on this page.