Creating a login script, To create a login script – Palm VII User Manual

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Chapter 8

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Creating a login script

A login script is a series of commands, similar to an autoexec.bat file,
that automates logging into your ISP. You can create login script files
by selecting commands from the Command pick list in the Login
Script dialog. Some commands from the Command pick list, such as
Send, require you to supply additional information. Those commands
have a parameter field so that you can add the necessary data.

Note:

You can also use non-ASCII and literal characters in your

login script. See Appendix D for more information.

To create a login script:

1. Tap Script.

2. Tap the End pick list.

3. Tap the command you want from the Command list. If the

command requires additional information, a field appears to the
right of it for you to enter the information. The following
commands are available:

Wait For

: Tells your organizer to wait for specific characters from

the TCP/IP server before executing the next command.

Send

: Transmits specific characters to the TCP/IP server to

which you are connecting.

Send CR

: Transmits a carriage return or LF character to the TCP/

IP server to which you are connecting.

Send User ID

: Transmits the User ID information entered in the

User ID field of the Network Preferences screen. The Send User
ID command is usually followed by a Send CR command.

Send Password

: Transmits the password entered in the Password

field of the Network Preferences screen. If you did not enter a

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