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Help is built into C-Kermit.  Try typing "HELP CONNECT" and you will
get something similar to this.  (exact output is platform dependent)

Syntax: CONNECT (or C, or CQ) [ switches ]
   Connect to a remote computer via the serial communications device
given in
   the most recent SET PORT command, or to the network host named in the
most
   recent SET HOST command.  Type the escape character followed by C to get
   back to the C-Kermit prompt, or followed by ? for a list of CONNECT-mode
   escape commands.  You can also assign the \Kexit verb to the key or
   key-combination of your choice; by default it is assigned to Alt-x.

Other switches include:

/TRIGGER:string
   One or more strings to look for that will cause automatic return to
   command mode.  To specify one string, just put it right after the
   colon, e.g. "/TRIGGER:Goodbye".  If the string contains any spaces, you
   must enclose it in braces, e.g. "/TRIGGER:{READY TO SEND...}".  To
   specify more than one trigger, use the following format:

     /TRIGGER:{{string1}{string2}...{stringn}}

   Upon return from CONNECT mode, the variable \v(trigger) is set to the
   trigger string, if any, that was actually encountered.  This value, like
   all other CONNECT switches applies only to the CONNECT command with which
   it is given, and overrides (temporarily) any global SET TERMINAL TRIGGER
   string that might be in effect.

/IDLE-LIMIT:number
   The number of seconds of idle time, after which Kermit returns
   automatically to command mode; default 0 (no limit).

/IDLE-INTERVAL:number
   The number of seconds of idle time, after which Kermit automatically
   transmits the idle string.

/IDLE-STRING:string
   The string to transmit whenever the idle interval has passed.

/TIME-LIMIT:number
   The maximum number of seconds for which the CONNECT session may last.
   The default is 0 (no limit).  If a nonzero number is given, Kermit
returns
   automatically to command mode after this many seconds.

Your escape character is Ctrl-] (ASCII 29, GS)



Mark J. Bailey wrote:

> I have a need to kick off a kermit script in ckermit, then, if I see a
> certain string pattern I need to go interactive (on the comm stream) and
> then switch back to the script when I recognize another string pattern.
> What I need to do is have a script run automatically but if the prompt for
> the user to change their password is seen, I need to take the session
> interactive (typical CONNECT scenario) and allow the user to change their
> password with the remote service, and then (ideally) when a "success"
> message is seen, resume the script and carry on.  TERM (from Century
> Software) has a "TERMINAL" command that does just this.  With HIPAA and
> healthcare, many services (insurance companies in particular) require unique
> userids and passwords and require they be changed on a pseudo-regular basis
> (30-45 days).  Nothing consistent (of course!), so I need to have the script
> handle this.  What we do with TERM (in another scenario - and TERM isn't an
> option for this situation) is start the TERM script and then when the login
> prompt is recognized, we use the TERMINAL command to switch the session
> interactive so that the user can login (and change the password should that
> pop up during any particular session).  When the remote service main prompt
> is recognized, the TERM script resumes immediately after the TERMINAL
> command.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
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