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• <handle>: indicates a numeric label you have assigned to a file you are opening. You can
open up to 9 files, using the handles 1-9.
• <label>: indicates a script label.
• <command>: indicates a scripting language command.
• <exp>: indicates an expression, e.g. a condition in an IF…THEN command such as
‘day$=“Tuesday”’.
Note: If the syntax explanation just contains the command on its own, e.g. DRAIN, then the
command does not require any additional information when used in a script.
• Where the command syntax contains square brackets, the elements within brackets are
optional.
13.5 Commands
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SEND
// //
Precedes a comment you have included to explain what part of a script
does. Everything from the ‘//’ to the end of the line is ignored. You can also
put a comment after another command, e.g.
SEND “Fred”,“XModem” // Sends password
(There is no need to insert a colon.)
A
LERT ALERT <string exp>[,<string exp>]
Prompts the user with information (indicated by the text string) and waits
for acknowledgement before continuing. E.g.
ALERT “No carrier - try again later.”
You can add a second line to the alert dialog using an optional second
string of text. E.g.
ALERT “No carrier.”,“Check modem is connected correctly
and try again.”
A
ND AND
N
OT NOT
O
R OR
Use the AND, NOT and OR logical operators to link conditions in an
expression. E.g.
IF c>1 AND c<10 THEN
INFO “Value is between 1 and 10”
ELSE
INFO “Value is not between 1 and 10”
ENDIF
only carries out the first INFO command if both conditions are met. The
following section of script
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