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From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Changing server escape key?
Date: 26 Jul 2004 15:25:25 GMT
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On 2004-07-24, Mark Becker <mbecker@NOSPAM.wesun.NOSPAM.uml.edu> wrote:
: I was asked to get an RS-232 link running between an EZ-TRAX milling-
: machine controller and a PC running Windows NT 4. EZ-TRAX is running
: MS-DOS 6.2.
:
: The first thing that crossed my mind was to use Kerlite on EZ-TRAX and
: Kermit 3.15 on the PC-box floppy-booted to Windows 98SE. That works
: and files can be moved back and forth. Good. However.. this is
: awkward. Kermit 95 on NT would be much better.
:
: But there is another problem..
:
: The keypad connected to the EZ-TRAX controller has only a few
: keys.. and no Ctrl-C or a way to generate one. And while issuing
: FINISH from Kermit works to terminate server-mode, I wanted to press
: -ESC- on the keypad and have it get translated to Ctrl-C. A local
: abort.
:
: Now I have a TSR that intercepts the Int 0x16 call and replaces 0x011B
: with 0x2E03. Kermit still does not recognize the ..artificial..
: Ctrl-C.
:
: Suggestions? I'm happy recommending Kermit 95 on the NT side.. but am
: unsure how to get a local abort feature into the server side running
: on the EZ-TRAX system.
:
Do you have a Letter C key? Just use that key.
- Frank