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RBcomm v3.31
If you have been using RBcomm v3.01 or earlier, you will need to
recompile all of your macro files, as the internal structure has changed
significantly. However, no harm will result if you forget to do so
since RBcomm v3.1+ will complain on outdated macro files.
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See RBCOMM.DOC for full details on the following:
New macro commands
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DISPLAY "string"
like MESSAGE, but always displays at current cursor position,
and advances the cursor
MDIAL "phone-number"
manual dial, same as 'M' on dialing directory screen
PACECHAR 'c'
wait for the specified character after each line on TYPEing a
file to the remote system. Default is '^M'
SAVE_SCREEN ON|OFF
determine whether the current screen will be saved when executing
external programs (other than file transfers).
SCROLLBACK
invoke the scrollback pager.
SELECT_SCREEN num
switch to the specified screen, or pop up a menu if 'num' is
PROMPT.
New variable expansions
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%N name of the remote system (from dialing directory)
%w current sWitch character
New commandline options (not case-sensitive)
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-Cn select COMn
-Ddir specify the RBcomm directory
-Mfile specify the name of the default macro file
-Nfile specify name of the dialing directory. This option replaces
the RBCDIAL environment variable used in the previous
release
-Pparm set port parameters for the current default port
numlst specify a list of numbers to dial immediately
New environment variables
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SWAPDIR overrides the directory for swapping set by RBCONFIG
RBCOMM now contains commandline options instead of the data directory
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RBcomm can now search the path for EXEC and EXECN, which results in a slight
change in the command string. You will need to change any EXECs which use
the "!" prefix in one of the following two ways:
. if the command is internal to COMMAND.COM, replace the exclamation
mark with "%VCOMSPEC% %wc " (without the quotes, of course)
. otherwise, simply remove the "!"
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If you have been using the RBcomm v3.21 or earlier Unix "termcap" entry,
please replace it with the new entry. The move-cursor command has
changed from ^E to ^_. ^E is now the VT100 answerback request.
Similarly, the cursor-up command has been changed from ^A to ^^ since
UnixWindows uses ^A.
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Terminal emulation:
BBS and AVATAR modes have been combined into a single emulation.
The 'T' type in the dialing directory and on the Set Parameters
menu is no longer supported.
^FA, ^FB, and ^FC have changed. ^FA no longer does anything;
^FB switches to the specified virtual terminal, and ^FC does
a clear-screen on the specified virtual terminal.
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Planned changes:
The RBcomm private emulation commands will be switched around
somewhat to accomodate full-time AVATAR availability.
A 250-entry dialing directory! This will necessitate some
changes in the macro commands related to dialing.
The Alt-M macro learning feature and SAVE_MACRO/UI_MENU commands
will disappear, because enhancements to the macro language which
I am contemplating will make it infeasible to change a compiled
macro file at run time. However, this will probably not happen
in the next release, but only in the one after that.