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6.5.2.1 AreaDesc

Syntax:

AreaDesc [how] what

Examples:
AreaDesc tag
AreaDesc tag desc
AreaDesc upper tag asis desc

The tosser configuration file normally stores two sorts if information about a message area: its canonical area tag, like MSGED_ECHO, and a description of the area topic, like International Msged support conference. The AreaDesc keyword is used to tell MsgEd TE how to make up the arealist entry of each area from this information.

The what parameter specifies what to include. TAG means to use the areatag, and DESC means to use the description. You can specify both parameters separated by a blank like in the example above, in which case both information will be displayed, separated by a dash.

The how parameter is a modifier for all following what parameters and specifies how this information should be displayed. It can be ASIS, which means to display it as in the config file, or it can be UPPER, which means to display anything in upper case, or LOWER, i.E. display everything in lower case letters.

The default value if no AreaDesc keyword is given is asis tag desc.