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File: TERMINAL.DOC -- OZCIS' TERMINAL MODE
This section details use of the Online Terminal facility.
THE ONLINE TERMINAL
While OzCIS works hard to automate your online chores, there will
always be times when you need to do something manually while connected
to CIS. OzCIS provides you with a manual terminal, similar in many
ways to other general-purpose communications terminal programs, to
make these chores easier. The manual terminal also provides several
special tools that can make accessing CIS in manual mode easier and
faster.
Some highlights of the manual terminal:
o Access to your list of forums, and a quick method of selecting a
forum from the list and GO-ing to that forum.
o Access to your Address Book.
o The ability to execute scripts from within the terminal.
o The ability to capture incomming data to a file.
o A 400-line scrollback buffer that lets you "look back" at data
that has scrolled off the screen.
o A "Split-screen" mode which makes conferencing and "chats"
easier and faster.
ACCESSING THE MANUAL TERMINAL
There are two ways to access the manual terminal: while on-line in
automated mode via the Alt-S or Alt-T commands, or from the main menu.
When on-line in automated processing mode, pressing Alt-T tells OzCIS
to complete processing the current area (Mail, Forum, etc.), then
enter manual mode. Pressing Alt-S in that situation tells OzCIS to
complete ALL automated processing before entering manual mode.
When you're not on-line with CIS, access to the manual terminal is via
the ONLINE > MANUAL TERMINAL menu option. When you select this option,
a submenu pops up in which you can choose to have OzCIS log on to CIS
for you before entering manual mode (AUTO LOGON), or enter manual mode
directly (MANUAL).
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USING THE MANUAL TERMINAL: THE CIS SIDE
Once in manual mode, any text you enter via the keyboard will be sent
to the modem, and any data received will be displayed. Certain keys or
characters act as special commands to CIS. (The following information
is taken from the CIS "General Help" area.)
Every command must end with a carriage return. Pressing the carriage
return key (which may be marked ENTER on some keyboards) transmits the
command to CompuServe.
In on-line information, the carriage return key is represented by the
symbol <CR>. Pressing <CR> at the end of an article returns you to
the previous menu.
T - TOP menu page
M - previous MENU
H or ? - HELP
GO word or GO page - GO directly to a service
FIND topic - FIND all references to topic
OFF or BYE - sign off
S n - SCROLL from n
R - RESEND a page
F - FORWARD a page
B - BACK a page
N - display NEXT menu item
P - display PREVIOUS menu item
SET option - SET terminal option
PER - exit to Personal File Area
SCROLL allows you to to enter lists and/or ranges of menu selections.
The ALL or SCROLL ALL command displays every choice on the current
menu, including multiple page menus.
Examples:
! ALL
! SCROLL ALL
Multiple menu selections are valid. Menu choices can be entered as a
list or a range, or any combination of the two. The same selections
arguments are valid with the SCROLL command.
Examples:
! 1,2,3 and ! S 1,2,3
! 5-9 and ! S 5-9
! 9-5 and ! S 9-5
! 1,3-5 and ! S 1,3-5
! 3-5,1 and ! S 3-5,1
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CONTROL CHARACTER COMMANDS
NOTE: These commands are entered by pressing two keys together:
the Control key and a letter key.
Control C - Stops the program being used.
Control O - Discontinues the flow of information to your computer
or terminal without stopping the current program.
Control S - Immediately suspends output from the host computer.
Control Q - Resumes output at the point where it was interrupted by
Control S.
Control U - Deletes the line you currently are typing.
COMMAND SUMMARY
Most CompuServe commands can be abbreviated to uniqueness. One letter
is sufficient in most cases. (Exceptions are FIND, SET, PER, EXIT, OFF
and BYE.) Terminate all commands with a carriage return (which may be
marked ENTER on some keyboards and is represented on-line as <CR>).
On the following pages, you will find a listing of commands with their
respective descriptions to assist you in using CompuServe.
T - TOP
Goes directly to the first page (TOP) of CompuServe.
M - Menu
Goes back to the menu page that points to the current page. A single
<CR> will also return to the last menu if there isn't a next page.
H or ? - HELP
Displays this information. Other HELP messages area available
within specific services.
GO word or GO page - GO directly to a service.
Takes you immediately to the service identified by word or page.
"word" is any Quick Reference Word, as in GO WEATHER or GO TRAVEL.
To display a list of these words, enter GO QUICK.
"page" identifies a specific page (screen display) by database name
and page number, as in GO HOM10. The database name by itself
identifies the first page of the database (for instance, GO HOM is
the same as GO HOM1). The page number by itself identifies a page
in the current service.
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S n - SCROLL n
SCROLLs remainder of an article, displaying pages continuously
without pausing. At a menu, S n selects item n and scrolls through
all the pages for that item. Please note that a space is required
between the S and item n.
B - BACKWARD
Returns to the page preceding the current page.
R - RESEND
RESENDS the current page. This is useful if the current page has
scrolled off the screen or after a HELP command.
FIND topic
Finds all index references to a topic and displays a menuized list
with corresponding page numbers.
N - NEXT
Goes to the NEXT item from last selected menu. If 5 was the last
choice, N will display item 6.
P - PREVIOUS
Goes to the PREVIOUS item from last selected menu. If 5 was the last
choice, P will display item 4.
F - FORWARD
Displays the next page in a series of pages. A single <CR> will do
the same thing.
PER or EXIT
EXITs to the Personal File Area. From some subsystems, EXIT takes
you to the previous menu.
OFF or BYE
Disconnects you from CompuServe immediately.
CONTROL CHARACTER COMMANDS
Control characters transmit special commands to the host computer.
These commands are entered by pressing two keys together: the Control
key and a letter key.
Control C
Stops the program you are using. You then can type another menu
selection or command. ^C is displayed on your screen.
Control O
Discontinues the flow of information from the host computer.
Entering a second Control O turns the display back on at a later
point in the transmission. ^O is displayed on your screen.
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Control S
Immediately suspends output from the host computer.
Control Q
Resumes the running display of output at the point where it was
interrupted by Control S.
Control U
Deletes the line currently being typed. ^U is displayed.
For additional assistance type GO INSTRUCTIONS.
A LOT TO LEARN...
Detailing all of the available CIS menu options, and for that matter
the dozens of available command words, would take a book. Such books
are available! CompuServe sells a guidebook to the service, and third-
party authors have written several exellent books on the subject. (My
personal recommendation is David Peyton's GETTING THE MOST OUT OF
COMPUSERVE.) Some of these books are available from your local
bookseller, and CIS also provides an area (GO ORDER) where you can
order books to be sent directly to you and charged to your CIS
account. If you are a novice CIS user, one of these books will prove
invaluable.
USING THE MANUAL TERMINAL: THE OzCIS SIDE
Whenever you are in manual mode, a menu is available at the top of the
screen. You can access this menu with the mouse, or press F10 to
select the menu in general. You can also select specific menu options
via these commands:
ALT-C Capture
Captures all incomming data to a file. You are prompted for the file
name. This command is a "toggle"; selecting it once turns capture
ON, and selecting it again turns capture OFF. A status flag next to
the "Capture" menu item keeps you informed of the state of capture.
ALT-E Externals
Gives you access to the external programs you have defined. An
external can be run any time, whether or not you are connected to
CIS. Note that running an external program that accesses the serial
port for your modem may cause an existing connection to be broken
unless the program was specifically designed for that purpose.
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ALT-S Script
Allows you to execute an OzCIS command script you have created.
See below for more information on scripts.
ALT-V View (alternate key: PgUp)
Displays the Scroll-Back Buffer.
ALT-A AddressBook
Provides access to your AddressBook. This access is display-only;
you cannot currently add or edit Address Book entries when in
manual-terminal mode.
ALT-O Other
This command brings up a submenu of services. What that submenu
contains depends on whether or not you are in Conference (split-
screen) mode.
In normal manual mode, the options are:
LOG ON - If you are not already connected to CIS, dials the
current Host and logs on.
LOG OFF - If you are currently connected to CIS, logs off and
breaks the connection.
ENTER - Presents the list of your defined forums for the current
Host. Selecting a forum in this list causes OzCIS to
issue the proper GO command to enter that forum.
GO - GO to a service. You are prompted for the service
page name. Can be a forum or non-forum service.
CONF. - Enters Conference (split-screen) mode.
In Conference mode, the options are:
WIDTH - Set the wordwrap width for the split-screen "input"
line.
NORMAL - Return to normal manual mode.
ALT-X Exit
Exit manual mode. If you entered manual mode via the Alt-T command
while performing automated processing, OzCIS will continue automated
processing where it left off. If you entered manual mode via the
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Alt-S command or via the ONLINE > MANUAL menu option, OzCIS will log
off of CIS (if connected) and return to the main menu screen.
A WORD ABOUT ON-LINE MODES...
When you do a Profile Configuration pass in OzCIS, one of the general
configuration options it sets up is the "access mode" used in the
forums. CIS supports two primary modes of access operation in the
forums: menu and command. OzCIS sets things up for command mode, which
allows it to operate much faster... but command mode can be very
intimidating for the CIS novice, because it requires you to remember
all the special forum commands in order to do anything.
But, if you can remember just one command, getting into menu mode is
simple - and from there, accessing all of the forum's services is
easy. The command is:
OP;MODE MENU;S
Type this command at the "Forum !" prompt when you first enter the
forum and press <Enter>. This puts you into menu mode for that session
only; once you leave the forum your setup will be restored to command
mode so that OzCIS' automated capabilities will continue to work
correctly.
CONFERENCE (SPLIT-SCREEN) OPERATION
This facility makes real-time conferencing much easier. The screen is
split into two areas, the "received data" area and the "input" area.
Text received from CIS is displayed in the main (upper) window. Text
you type is displayed in the input area at the bottom of the screen.
If the text you type exceeds the wordwrap length you have specified,
OzCIS automatically wraps the text to the nearest word boundary,
appends an elipsis (the "..." symbol that means "more to follow", an
accepted convention on all CIS conferences), and sends the text to
CIS. To send a shorter line of text, press <CR>. Note that a small
arrowhead in the line separating the two windows shows you where the
current wordwrap point is set.
The input area acts as a line editor, with several of the same
commands you are by now familar with in the various OzCIS dialogs,
and a couple that are new. The available commands are:
LEFT - Move the cursor left one character
^LEFT - Move the cursor left one word
HOME - Move the cursor to the start of the line
RIGHT - Move the cursor right one character
^RIGHT - Move the cursor right one word
END - Move the cursor to the end of the line
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DEL - Delete the character at the cursor
BACKSP - Delete the character to the left of the cursor and move the
cursor left one space
INS - Toggle between Insert and Overwrite mode
PG UP - Display the scrollback buffer
F10 - Access the top menu
A WORD ABOUT CONFERENCING...
CompuServe makes real-time conferencing among many users easy. But
as with any group of people talking together, common courtesy and a
few simple rules of the road go a long way toward making the
experience an enjoyable one. The PRACTICE forum keeps a list of
information on conferencing rules, etiquette and commands; reviewing
the information will help you understand conferencing and enable you
to participate faster and more effectively. (For more information on
the PRACTICE forum, see MISC.DOC.)
There are two general catagories of conference: "formal" and
"informal". Formal conferences are usually planned offerings by forums
or other services, with a guest speaker or speakers and a moderator
whose job is to keep the conference running smoothly.
This type of conference may be held in a forum's conference area, or
may be held in the special CIS Conference Center (GO CONFERENCE). In
formal conferences, no one "speaks" until he or she is recognized by
the moderator, at which time he or she enters the statement or
question. To signify that you want to ask a question, enter a single
question mark (?); to let the moderator know you want to make a
statement, use a single exclamation mark (!). The moderator will
recognize each questioner in turn. The Conference Center area
maintains a list of formal conferences scheduled to be held in the
Center, but does not keep track of conferences held in forums.
Informal conferences are friendly free-for-alls, held in a forum's
conference rooms. Everyone "talks" at once, and often there are a
dozen or more conversation threads rolling by on the screen; keeping
up with the chatter can be an enjoyable challenge. Many forums have
regularly-scheduled periodic informal conferences, while others almost
never have conferences or only have announced conferences for specific
purposes. Usually the forum's Conference announcement will list the
time and day for any regular conference, and/or show a schedule of any
planned formal conferences.
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OzCIS SCRIPT LANGUAGE
OzCIS' script language is simple but powerful. The rules:
1) Blank lines, and line beginning with a semicolon (;) are ignored.
Leading spaces are acceptable.
2) Commands are single words of two or three characters. You can
spell out the command if it's easier for you; e.g. the "SEN"
command can be written as "SEND" or "SENDTEXT" or whatever you
like as long as the first characters match the chars of the
command.
3) Each line can contain one and only one command, plus any parameters
that command allows or requires. No parentheses or other delimiters
are used.
4) Commands that take text strings as parameters *require* either
single- or double-quotes as delimiters. If you need to use a
control character in a string, use standard carat notation (i.e.,
Control-C would be ^C, etc.) and make sure the ^char is unquoted;
for example to send two strings with a carrage return between and
after, you would send:
SEN "This is the first string," ^M "and this is the second." ^M
If you prefer, you can denote special characters using C-like hex
notation; an unquoted lower-case "x" followed immediately by two
hex digits will be interpreted as a single char of that ASCII
value. Example using the same string as above:
SEN "This is the first string," x0D "and this is the second." x0D
WARNING: NEVER send high-bit characters this way! Any hex char
should be x7F or less. Also, you should not prepend a zero
(i.e., x0D is legal, 0x0D is not.) Lower-case alphas in
hex numbers are acceptable.
SCRIPT LANGUAGE COMMANDS
SEND - Sends all following text as a string. Control chars can
be embedded using normal carat notation. This command
waits for the sent string to be echoed at the port before
continuing.
LSEND - Like SEND above, but automatically adds a <CR> to the end
of the string.
USEND - Unconditional Send; like SEND above but does not wait for
sent-text echo. This one should be used wherever you may
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not see the sent text echoed, such as at the "Password:"
prompt or when sending the ^C at network logon.
ULSEND - Like USEND above, but adds a <CR> to the end of the
string.
WAIT - Waits for a char or string to be received. If the string
must contain control chars, use carat notation. There is
a fixed limit of 250 chars to wait for, though the
smaller the string the better to improve speed and reduce
potential for line hits and other errors causing a match
to "miss".
GO - GO to a CIS service page. This will GO to any CIS service
page, whether it is a forum or some other service. NOTE:
other script commands that logically only work in a forum,
such as the SL command below, will not work when you have
used the GO command to enter the forum; for these forum-
only commands to work you must have used the ENTER command
to reach the forum.
ENTER - Like GO, but specifically for forums. The processor deals
with ENTER differently from how it deals with GO; GO makes
no effort to determine what kind of CIS service area you
are going to, while ENTER processes forum entry just like
the normal on-line processor, and expects the proper forum
entry prompts to be received. Some other script commands,
like the SL command below, require ENTER to be used to
enter the forum before they will work.
CAPTURE - Control capturing of data to a file. This command takes
different parameters depending on use: to open a capture
file, use a first param of "ON", and a second param of the
filename. Opening a capture file appends to any existing
file of the same name; to force an overwrite, add a "/O"
as a third param. To close a open capture, use a parameter
of "OFF". Issuing an "ON" command automatically closes any
open capture file before performing the "ON" command. See
the example scripts below for details.
ERASE - Erase an existing file. Provide a filename.
TIMEOUT - Set the number of seconds the program will wait during a
WAIt command before timing out.
DELAY - Delay the number of system timer tics specified in the
parameter. Ignored if no parameter provided. Note this is
TICS, not SECONDS; there are approx. 18 tics per second,
so a 2-second delay would use a parameter of 36.
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DOS - Shell to DOS. If a parameter string is provided, executes
that string as a DOS command or program to exec. Properly
saves and restores the port around the shell, so you can
execute other comm programs from within the shell. Uses a
"swapping" shell, so you will have all but about 5K of
your normal free RAM available.
RUN - Run a "sub-script". Once the sub-script is done, returns
to the "parent" script at the point of subscript execution.
TERM - Enter "Manual terminal" mode. Press <Esc> or select "Exit"
from the Terminal menu to return to script processing.
GIF - Sets the program's internal GIF capture file name for the
next time an on-line GIF view/capture is performed. Since
there are many places and ways GIFs can be viewed on-line,
this command simply tells the program to 1) use this name
on the next GIF capture, and 2) don't pause after capture
is complete. The internal GIF capture file name is cleared
each time a GIF is captured, so you will need to use this
command before each capture.
GWM - Get Weather Map. A special GIF view command, used only in
the AWM (Acu-Weather Maps) area of CompuServe. Since AWM
has a complex structure with several possible prompts
depending on map number, this command covers the whole
base for you. Once you have issued a "GO AWM" in your
script, just add a "GWM <map#> <region#>" line for each
map you wish to capture (see example below.) Map files are
named "MAP#.GIF" where "#" is the map number.
SL - "SCANLIB LONG" command; special command to ease scans
processing.
Syntax:
SL [lib numbers] {modifiers} {/U}
"[lib numbers]" is a string of comma-delimited numbers for
the libs you wish to scan. "{Modifiers}" are any special
CIS sub commands for lib scans you wish to use, like
"/AGE:xx". "{/U}" tells OzCIS to save the scan file as an
Update file rather than a main catalog file, which will
then be merged into the main file at the next opportunity.
OzCIS goes thru the libs specified, issuing a "DIR *.*
/DES" command with any provided modifiers appended. All
parameters except the lib numbers should be quoted. if
the /U switch is used, it *must* be the last parameter.
Example:
SL 1,2,3,7,10 " /USER /AGE:10 /U"
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DL - Download Library file. Useful only in forums, as a simple
method of downloading one or more files from forum
library(s).
Syntax:
DL <lib#>;<CIS filename>;<local filename>
<Lib#> is the number of the library where the file is
stored. <CIS filename> is the name of the file to be
downloaded as it is stored on CIS. (note that this field
can include a PPN to accomodate ambiguous file names
within a library.) <Local filename> is the name for the
file on your local storage. All fields are required, as
are the separating semicolons. You must be in the forum of
choice, but do not have to be in the correct library.
Examples:
DL 9;OZCIS1.EXE [70007,3574];OZCIS1.EXE
DL 6;OPRO.BRO;E:\DNLDS\OPRO.BRO
BREAK - Sends a BREAK signal out the port. Handy for some
specialty type logon scripts to connect to modem servers,
etc.
WRITE - Writes text parameter(s) to the screen.
Example:
SET $1 "Steve Sneed"
WRITE "Welcome to OzCIS, " $1 "!" ^M^J
LWRITE - Like WRITE but uses appends CR/LF to string.
CLS - Clear the screen.
WMH - Writes a "fake" Mail Message Header to the capture file.
This capability makes it possible for scripts to capture
text info, such as weather reports, to the CISMAIL.MES
file for easy reading. WMH only writes the fake header;
you are responsible for opening and closing the file.
JUMP - Jump to a label in the script. Unconditional branch; the
(GOTO) flow of execution never automatically returns to the jump
point.
GOSUB - Jump to a label, with the intention of returning to the
jump point. Must be matched with a RETurn command
somewhere after the jumped-to label unless an END or FAIL
command in issued in the jumped-to block. GOSUBs can be
nested up to 255 levels.
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RETURN - Return to the jump point of the associated GOSUB.
ONERROR - Set a label to be automatically jumped to when an error,
such as a wait timing out, occurs. If no such error label
is assigned, the script aborts. Example syntax: "ONERROR
ErrorPoint"
END - Terminate the script. Performs a clean termination of the
script processor and returns a "success" status to
following code. *ALL* scripts should have either an END or
FAIL command to assure proper termination of the script.
FAIL - Terminate the script. Performs a clean termination of the
script processor and returns a "failed" status to
following code. This would be useful in logon scripts to
indicate the connection could not be made, so that
subsequent on-line processing was not performed.
SET - Sets one of the ten available string or integer variables.
Note that literal values assigned to numeric variables
must still be enclosed in quotes. The string variables are
accessed by a dollar sign ($) followed by a number 0 to 9,
and the integer variables are accessed by a pound sign (#)
followed by a number 0 to 9.
Examples:
SET $1 "This is string variable #1"
SET #0 "10"
INC - Increments a integer variable. Default increment is 1.
Examples:
INC #1 {increments int var 1 by 1}
INC #1 "10" {increments int var 1 by 10}
DEC - Same as INC but decrements rather than increments.
IF - Compares two variables or literals, performs following
action if the comparison is true.
Examples:
IF $1 = "LIB 0 !" jump LoopDone
IF #1 <> "10" jump DoScan {"!=" can be used for "<>"}
IF #1 <= #2 Fail
PROMPT - Request input from the user and places that input in a
variable you designate.
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Syntax:
PROMPT {var} {prompt txt}
Examples:
PROMPT $1 "Which ENS Folder to view?"
PROMPT #1 "Which library to scan?"
UPCASE - Forces a string variable to all uppercase, to simplify
some compare operations.
Example:
PROMPT $1 "Do you want to abort? (Y/N)"
UPCASE $1
IF $1 = "Y" Fail
Here's an example script that can be used for LOGON.SCR to log on to
CIS via a CIS Net node.
;Example for LOGON.SCR for CIS Net node
;first, delay 2 seconds (36 tics) to let node "settle"...
Delay 36
;send a <CR> to wake things up...
send ^M
;wait for the "Host:" prompt and respond...
wait "Host:"
lsend "CIS"
;wait for the "User ID" prompt...
wait "User ID:"
;all done!
end
This is a more complex script that uses most of the script commands.
It can be run from the "Custom Pass" option of the "Online" menu, and
will grab the current weather reports for the Colorado region and a
couple of GIF weather maps, displaying the GIF maps as it downloads
them.
; **Example script to get weather information**
;first, set up an error handler
ONERROR ErrorHandler
;initialize a counter for later
set #1 "1"
;now, go to the general WEATHER area...
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CLS
LWrite "--- Processing script to capture weather information ---"
GO WEA-1
;request State Summary (SS) report for Colorado...
lsend "SS CO"
;jump to the subroutine that performs the capture...
gosub CapWeather
;see if the user wants the Extended Forcast as well
PROMPT $1 "Do you want the Extended forcast as well? (Y/N)"
UPCASE $1
if $1 = "N" goto SkipEF
;request Extended Forecast (EF) report...
lsend "EF CO"
;capture the report...
gosub CapWeather
;our label to jump to if the user wanted to skip the EF report
SkipEF:
;see if the user wants the Extended Forcast as well
PROMPT $1 "Do you want the Weather Maps? (Y/N)"
UPCASE $1
if $1 = "N" goto SkipMaps
;now, go to AWM and get maps. First set timeout to 180 secs...
timeout 180
GO AWM
;use the GWM (GetWeatherMap) command to get some weather map GIFs
;the GWM <#> <#> command is only for use in AWM!!!
;get map #3, Satelite photograph...
gwm 3
;get map #7, regional review, for region #6 (southwest)...
gwm 7 6
SkipMaps:
;now drop into terminal mode...
Terminal
;complete, end script processing
End
;subroutine to capture weather info
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CapWeather:
timeout 30
;open the capture file, in this case the normal CISMail file
capture ON CISMAIL.MES
;if we're on the first loop thru this subroutine, write a fake
;mail msg header so we can find the report
if #1 = "1" WMH
;increment the counter variable so we skip the header next time
inc #1
wait "ID:"
capture OFF
send ^M
wait "choice!"
;go back to the main script
return
ErrorHandler:
Off
Fail
This simple script will update the Forum Names List file (OZCIS.FN)
without having to perform a complete Profile Config pass. You would
run this script from the ONLINE > CUSTOM PASS menu item.
;go to the INDEX area
go INDEX
;ask for listing
lsend "1"
wait ":"
;ask for all forum names
lsend "FORUMS"
;capture the resultant listing
timeout 0
capture ON OZCIS.FN /O
wait "PAGE!"
capture OFF
timeout 300
END
# # #
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