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- Here are the syntax rules for creating a Text SEQuential PETASCII Autolog
- File with any Editor that will write SEQuential PETASCII (CBM ASCII) Files
- that can be input to the program in this Data Library on CBMART named:
-
- VTXED4.IMG
-
- which will create a VIDTEX4.2 AUTOLOG file acceptable when using the META-J
- command in VIDTEX4.2.
-
- By creating your VIDTEX4.2 Autolog files with a Text Editor and saving
- them, you can always recall these Text Autolog files into your Word Processor
- and edit them, re-save them (even with a different name for different actions
- you want to take on CompuServe), and simply run the VTXED4.IMG to create
- a new VIDTEX4.2 Autolog file callable with the META-J Command.
-
- Syntax Rules:
- :::::::::::::
-
- 1) Prompts and Responses MUST be in pairs.
-
- 2) First character of a Prompt line MUST be the letter p (lower/case)
-
- 3) First character of a Response line MUST be the letter r (lower/case)
-
- 4) A dollar sign ($) represents an ESCAPE <ESC>
-
- 5) ONE up-arrow (^) represents the CONTROL Key (CTRL Key)
-
- 6) ONE left-arrow (_) represents the META Key (COMMODORE Key)
-
- 7) A prompt line that is to contain nothing (like the Initial prompt to logon
- to CompuServe) should be: p<CR>
-
- 8) The last Pair of prompts and responses for the Text Autolog file MUST be:
-
- p<CR>
- r<CR>
-
- *******************************************************************************
-
- Here is an example of a Text Autolog File for VIDTEX4.2 that I created with the
- TXEDIT.IMG file here in LIBrary 1 (LIB 1) on CBMART.
-
- NOTE: When saving the Text file if you are using the TXEDIT.IMG program, answer
- "no" to the question -- "do you want an ASCII translation."
- The Text SEQuential Autolog File for input to the VTXED4.IMG file
- must in PETASCII (or CBM ASCII).
-
- This Text Autolog File will automatically set your 1670 modem to be set to
- 1200 Baud (after you have corrected the BASIC part of VIDTEX4.2 to be set
- for an RS232 Type Modem (line 9 with a poke value of 1 for RS232 -- see
- the file vx1670.hlp and vxalog.hlp in CBMART's Data Library 1), auto-
- dial your CompuServe number, log you on, open your "capture buffer" and
- end up with you on the CBMART Forum with a g cbmart.
-
- *******************************************************************************
-
- Text Autolog Sample:
- ::::::::::::::::::::
-
- p<CR> (initial prompt)
- r_q20^m^m<CR> (set 1670 Modem to 1200 Baud)
- p<CR>
- r_&ATDT 2417023<CR> (pause and dial up CompuServe number)
- pconnect<CR>
- r_%^c$<CR> (pause and send CompuServe a CTRL-C)
- pid:<CR>
- r_1$<CR> (assumes your PPN or ID# is defined as Function Key 1)
- pword:<CR>
- r_2$<CR> (assumes your Password is defined as Function Key 2)
- p<CR>
- r_o$<CR> (activates META-O command to Open your Capture Buffer)
- p!<CR> (initial CompuServe prompt if you are set up for this)
- rg cbmart<CR> (go cbmart forum)
- p<CR> (final prompt)
- r<CR> (final response)
-
- *******************************************************************************
- This program was written in BASIC so that Users could modify it to their own
- specifications. I would appreciate comments and would be interested to
- incorporate your modifications in this version. I hope to hear from some of
- you and hope that this will make it easier to create and change your VIDTEX4.2
- Autolog Files.
-
- After you have created a VIDTEX4.2 Text Autolog file, run VTXED4.IMG and
- try it with the VIDTEX4.2 META-J command; if there are problems then just
- edit your Text Autolog file, run VTXED4.IMG again and use META-J again.
- It will work because I have used this procedure often.
-
- Again thanks to my friend for sharing this program and working with me on it.
-
- Enjoy your VIDTEX4.2 and the CBMART Forum!
-
- Sincerely,
- Sysop/Betty Knight
-
- Date: 12/25/88
-
-
- Special Note for "EasyScript" editor users: --
-
- #: 17246 S1/Help/Data Lib Tools
- 19-Dec-88 00:26:08
- Sb: #Vixed4.img
- Fm: John Little 72606,1636
- To: SYSOP/Betty Knight (X)
-
- Happy Holidays to you and the other SYSOP's. I've been meaning to thank you and
- your friend for VTXED4.IMG It works perfect. I did make one change to it. I
- use EasyScript and it won't let you use the left arrow key so I use the english
- pound key and added a line to VTXED4.IMG that changes that to the left arrow.
-
- Happy Holidays
- John Little
-
-
-
-
- #: 18054 S1/Help/Data Lib Tools
- 07-Feb-89 17:35:02
- Sb: Vidtex Autolog
- Fm: Michael Finckbone 73267,1177
- To: Sysop/Betty Knight 76703,4037 (X)
-
- Betty:
- I enjoyed your files for Vidtex Auto Log creation.
- In regards to message # 17246 that you appended to VTXED4.DOC,
- pressing CTRL 7 in EasyScript produces the Left Arrow needed for the editor
- I found this while thumbing through th RUN Magazine Special Edition #2
-
-
-