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C
7: P
HAPTER
LACING
Creating a Connection
Script
Using the Configuration
Buttons
, R
D
ECEIVING AND
ISCONNECTING
You can choose to manually create a script from within a text editor of your choice
and copy and paste the script directly into the Script Configuration text box. Or
you may use the buttons located along the left side of the script window to guide
you through the scripting process.
Connection Script Command Syntax
The following section explains the valid script command syntax.
The Begin command (
start with
begin
The Delay command (
sending the next command in the script. The acceptable values are between
1-60 seconds.
The SetPort command (
match the script to the communication port settings of the remote server. The
valid databit is
either
or
.
1
2
The Transmit command (
remote server. An example of a transmit string might be your account
username or password. This text must be included between the quotation
marks. A carriage return is simulated by the characters
marks
The maximum length for this string is 64 characters.
.
The WaitFor command (
the text that the script will wait for before proceeding. An example of text that
you might wait for is the string
username as a reply. If the timeout period elapses before a matching string is
received, the script execution will abort. The maximum
characters, and the acceptable
The End command completes your script. The last line of your script must
conclude with
To create a connection script using the configuration buttons, do the following.
1 From the Script Configuration page, click Begin.
The text begin is entered as the first line in the script window.
2 Click Delay to set a delay interval before executing the next line of the script.
The Delay dialog box opens.
3 Enter the amount of time in seconds that your script will wait before proceeding.
This delay interval is used to allow the remote server time to process your request.
Click OK when finished.
The text delay xx is entered in the script window.
4 Click Set Port.
The Data Bits dialog box opens.
5 Enter the number of Data Bits required by your service provider. Click OK when
finished.
The Parity dialog box opens.
C
ALLS
) initiates the script. The first line of the script must
begin
.
designates a length of time to wait before
delay second)
setport databit , parity , stopbit)
or
. The valid parity is
8
7
transmit "text string"
waitfor "string, second"
Username
second
.
end
allows you to
,
, or
. The valid stopbit is
none
even
odd
) sends a text string to the
within the quotation
^M
) allows you to designate
, for which you would send your
string
is between 1-60.
length is 64
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