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  2.   (5.65c+CU/IDA-1.4.4/HLK for <kermit.misc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>); Wed, 14 Dec 1994 09:39:24 -0500
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  6. From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
  7. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  8. Subject: Re: Script question
  9. Date: 14 Dec 1994 14:39:21 GMT
  10. Organization: Columbia University
  11. Lines: 16
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  16.  
  17. In article <Pine.SUN.3.90.941210044443.15336A-100000@blue>,
  18. Archimedes L. Trajano <cs932070@ariel.cs.yorku.ca> wrote:
  19. >I want to add a line in my macro definition that would go like this...
  20. >
  21. >do
  22. >  <statements>
  23. >until input = string
  24. >
  25. It is relatively easy to "compile" constructions like this "by hand".
  26.  
  27. :LOOP
  28.   <statements>
  29.   INPUT <timeout> <string>
  30.   IF FAIL GOTO LOOP
  31.  
  32. - Frank