Reading Text From A File; Insert Delay - HP Compaq t5725 User Manual

Virtual Key Names

Reading Text From A File

The following command format is used to read a string from a file and push it into the
keyboard buffer as if typed:
<VK_FILE_I><filename>max length,retries,termination char-
acter <VK_FEND>
The string is terminated when the maximum length is read, or the maximum number of
retries is reached, or the termination character is read. Each can be defaulted by
entering 0, so entering 0,0,0 will result in a maximum length of 1024, a single retry,
and a termination character of 26 (EOF). If the file does not exist an error will be
displayed.
For example, the following command will read up to 20 characters, retry 5 times and
end at the first <CR>:
<VK_FILE_I><c:\file.txt>20,5,13<VK_FEND>
There is normally a 100 millisecond delay between retries, however many Unix
systems will round this up to one second.

Insert Delay

The following command can be used to insert a delay of nnn tenths of a second:
<VK_SLEEP nnn >
For example, to insert a delay of 10 seconds you would enter:
<VK_SLEEP100>
The delay can be interrupted by pressing any key.
Note that if you want characters to be processed before the delay, insert any other VK
virtual key name immediately before <VK_SLEEP nnn >. For example:
123<VK_TAB><VK_SLEEP100>456
If you do not include the additional virtual key name, the <VK_SLEEP nnn > delay
will be executed before any preceding characters are processed.
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