G8MNY > TECH 21.06.25 07:45z 45 Lines 1415 Bytes #189 (0) @ WW BID : 35193_GB7CIP Subj: TNC-PC Clock Basic program Path: ED1ZAC<ED1ZAC<GB7CIP Sent: 250621/0738Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:35193 [Caterham Surrey GBR] From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO To : TECH@WW By G8MNY (New Jul 11) Here is an old Basic program by G4WGZ to get the time & date from your 24/7 powered TNC & use it at boot time in the PC is the PC's battery clock is duff. It was for a DOS computer, but compiled or using a batch file it should be usable on a modern PC with this clock fault. Save the next bit as TNCLOCK.BAS --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 'Prog to get TNC time & put it in the PC. by G4WGZ 5 TRY=1 10 OPEN"COM1:9600,N,8" AS #1 20 IF TRY>5 THEN PRINT"CLOCK NOT SET":SYSTEM 25 IF EOF(1) THEN PRINT#1,"DA" 30 INPUT#1,DA$:PRINT DA$ 32 IF INSTR("?clock",DA$)>0 THEN TRY=6:GOTO 20 35 IF LEN(DA$)>18 THEN DA$=RIGHT$(DA$,18) 40 IF LEN(DA$)<18 OR MID$(DA$,3,1)<>"/" THEN TRY=TRY+1:GOTO 20 50 DATE$=MID$(DA$,4,2)+"-"+LEFT$(DA$,2)+"-"+MID$(DA$,7,2) 60 TIME$=RIGHT$(DA$,8) 70 PRINT"CLOCK SET OK" 80 SYSTEM --------------------------------------------------------------- Line 10 assumes your TNC's COM port is port 1 & usees 9k6, 8 bit etc. Put this next command line in AUOEXEC.BAT or in a start up program list. ------------------------------------------ BASIC TNCLOCK ------------------------------------------ (or whatever Basic U have) That is it, if the TNC clock is OK the PC clock will be updated on boot. Why don't U send an interesting bul? 73 De John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP
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