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  1.                                Z-System Corne≥ (c)
  2.                                  by Jay Sage
  3.                         The Computer Journal, Issue 45
  4.                           Reproduced with permission
  5.                            of author and publisher
  6.  
  7.  
  8.                    A Mex-Plus Script for Using PC-Pursuit
  9.  
  10.    Las⌠ timσ wσ gavσ yo⌡ ß prett∙ thorougΦ presentatioε oµ thσ scrip⌠ languagσ ì
  11. froφ áthσ ME╪-Plu≤ telecommunication≤ program«  However¼ a≤ necessar∙ a≤ ásucΦ ì
  12. documentatioε áis¼ i⌠ doe≤ no⌠ reall∙ teacΦ onσ ho≈ t∩ makσ effectivσ áusσ áoµ ì
  13. thσ language«  S∩ thi≤ timσ wσ wil∞ presen⌠ a≤ ß teachinτ examplσ ásignifican⌠ ì
  14. portion≤ áoµ thσ scrip⌠ suitσ tha⌠ ╔ usσ fo≥ almos⌠ al∞ ám∙ átelecommunicatioε ì
  15. work« á I⌠ ái≤ thσ mos⌠ comple° scrip⌠ tha⌠ ╔ havσ eve≥ áwritten¼ áillustrate≤ ì
  16. man∙ techniques¼ anΣ migh⌠ bσ ver∙ usefu∞ t∩ man∙ oµ yo⌡ a≤ well.
  17.  
  18.    Thi≤ áscrip⌠ i≤ fa≥ froφ perfect«  Ever∙ timσ ╔ worδ witΦ ME╪-Plu≤ ╔ álearε ì
  19. somethinτ ámorσ áabou⌠ áit¼ anΣ tha⌠ wa≤ ß largσ par⌠ áoµ ám∙ ámotivatioε áfo≥ ì
  20. writinτ áthesσ átw∩ columns«  A≤ usual¼ ╔ hopσ tha⌠ somσ astutσ áreader≤ áwil∞ ì
  21. noticσ way≤ t∩ improvσ oε m∙ script.
  22.  
  23.  
  24.                               More MEX Commands
  25.  
  26.    Beforσ ágettinτ áint∩ thσ scrip⌠ itself¼ ╔ havσ ß fe≈ item≤ t∩ adΣ át∩ áthσ ì
  27. discussioε froφ las⌠ time«  First¼ ╔ forgo⌠ t∩ mentioε onσ extremel∙ importan⌠ ì
  28. ME╪ ácommand╗ second¼ jus⌠ toda∙ ╔ discovereΣ somσ morσ undocumenteΣ ácommand≤ ì
  29. tha⌠ appea≥ t∩ bσ quitσ interesting.
  30.  
  31. Thσ WAI╘ Command
  32.  
  33.    Thσ WAI╘ commanΣ i≤ onσ oµ MEX'≤ mos⌠ importan⌠ commands«  I⌠ allow≤ ME╪ t∩ ì
  34. monito≥ áthσ characte≥ streaφ cominτ bacδ froφ thσ remotσ systeφ anΣ át∩ átakσ ì
  35. variou≤ áaction≤ ádependinτ oε wha⌠ i⌠ sees«  Therσ arσ fou≥ variant≤ áoµ áthσ ì
  36. command║ WAI╘ DATE¼ WAI╘ TIME¼ WAI╘ SILENCE¼ anΣ WAI╘ STRING.
  37.  
  38.    Thσ áfirs⌠ átw∩ form≤ causσ thσ scrip⌠ t∩ pausσ unti∞ ß specifieΣ ádatσ áo≥ ì
  39. timσ áarrives« á Obviously¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ havσ ß rea∞-timσ clocδ anΣ áß áME╪ áclocδ ì
  40. modulσ installeΣ fo≥ thesσ command≤ t∩ work«  Thσ commanΣ form≤ are:
  41.  
  42.     WAI╘ DAT┼ mm/dd
  43.     WAI╘ TIM┼ hh:mm
  44.  
  45. Thesσ ácommand≤ áwoulΣ bσ usefu∞ fo≥ ß scrip⌠ t∩ automaticall∙ áplacσ áß ácal∞ ì
  46. durinτ thσ middlσ oµ thσ nigh⌠ wheε phonσ rate≤ arσ lower
  47.  
  48.    Thσ WAI╘ SILENC┼ commanΣ wait≤ unti∞ n∩ character≤ havσ beeε receiveΣ áfroφ ì
  49. thσ ámodeφ fo≥ ß specifieΣ timσ interval«  Thi≤ i≤ onσ wa∙ t∩ infe≥ átha⌠ áthσ ì
  50. remotσ ásysteφ ha≤ finisheΣ wha⌠ i⌠ wa≤ doinτ anΣ i≤ read∙ fo≥ ß commanΣ áfroφ ì
  51. you«  Thσ synta° is
  52. è    WAI╘ SILENC┼ [time]
  53.  
  54.    Thσ mos⌠ powerfu∞ oµ thσ WAI╘ command≤ i≤ WAI╘ STRING¼ whosσ ful∞ synta° is
  55.  
  56.     WAI╘ STRIN╟ [time▌ string▒ [string▓ string│ string4]
  57.  
  58.    Thi≤ commanΣ take≤ froφ onσ t∩ fou≥ strinτ expression≤ anΣ aε optiona∞ wai⌠ ì
  59. time¼ whicΦ otherwisσ default≤ t∩ value≤ se⌠ b∙ STA╘ parameters«  Thσ ácommanΣ ì
  60. terminate≤ áa≤ ásooε áa≤ áonσ oµ thσ string≤ i≤ detecteΣ áo≥ áthσ átimσ álimi⌠ ì
  61. expires« á Thσ VALU┼ variablσ tell≤ yo⌡ thσ result«  I⌠ wil∞ bσ ░ iµ thσ átimσ ì
  62. limi⌠ wa≤ reacheΣ o≥ 1¼ 2¼ 3¼ o≥ ┤ dependinτ oε whicΦ strinτ wa≤ matched«  Yo⌡ ì
  63. wil∞ áseσ áß numbe≥ oµ example≤ oµ thσ usσ oµ thi≤ commanΣ áiε ám∙ áP├-Pursui⌠ ì
  64. script.
  65.  
  66. UndocumenteΣ Commands
  67.  
  68.    ME╪ áha≤ quitσ ß numbe≥ oµ undocumenteΣ commands«  Thesσ caε bσ ádiscovereΣ ì
  69. b∙ doinτ ß memor∙ dum≡ oµ MEX.CO═ anΣ lookinτ fo≥ thσ commanΣ dispatcΦ átable«  ì
  70. Scanninτ áprogramsº commanΣ table≤ t∩ seσ wha⌠ goodie≤ migh⌠ havσ ábeeε ábuil⌠ ì
  71. int∩ theφ tha⌠ thσ author≤ ¡¡ fo≥ onσ reasoε o≥ anothe≥ ¡-decideΣ no⌠ t∩ átel∞ ì
  72. yo⌡ áabou⌠ i≤ ß grea⌠ sport«  ╔ wil∞ mentioε onl∙ ß fe≈ oµ thσ ME╪ command≤ á╔ ì
  73. discovereΣ thi≤ way.
  74.  
  75.    First¼ therσ arσ somσ command≤ tha⌠ arσ jus⌠ alternatσ name≤ fo≥ documenteΣ ì
  76. functions« á Fo≥ example¼ therσ i≤ ß RENAM┼ commanΣ tha⌠ vector≤ t∩ áthσ ásamσ ì
  77. codσ tha⌠ thσ RE╬ commanΣ does.
  78.  
  79.    Since¼ áa≤ ╔ mentioneΣ las⌠ time¼ therσ seemeΣ t∩ bσ ß paucit∙ oµ áway≤ át∩ ì
  80. ge⌠ áou⌠ oµ ME╪ (onl∙ abou⌠ si° commands!)¼ ╔ wa≤ quitσ relieveΣ át∩ ádiscove≥ ì
  81. thσ ácommanΣ áABORTMEX¼ whicΦ appear≤ t∩ offe≥ ye⌠ anothe≥ wayí á Actually¼ á╔ ì
  82. havσ ááß áárecollectioε áoµ áhavinτ áseeε átha⌠ ácommanΣ ásomewherσ ááiε ááthσ ì
  83. documentation¼ ábu⌠ i⌠ i≤ no⌠ listeΣ iε thσ inde° anΣ ╔ canno⌠ finΣ i⌠ áagain« ì
  84. Froφ examininτ thσ dispatcΦ vectors¼ ╔ caε tel∞ tha⌠ ABORTME╪ i≤ no⌠ thσ ásamσ ì
  85. thinτ a≤ CPM¼ EXIT¼ QUIT¼ anΣ s∩ on¼ bu⌠ i⌠ seem≤ t∩ d∩ thσ samσ thing.
  86.  
  87.    Onσ commanΣ tha⌠ ╔ thinδ wil∞ provσ quitσ usefu∞ i≤ thσ PAUS┼ command« áIt≤ ì
  88. synta° appear≤ t∩ bσ likσ tha⌠ oµ thσ undocumenteΣ PRINT«  Whateve≥ tex⌠ come≤ ì
  89. afte≥ i⌠ i≤ echoeΣ t∩ thσ screen¼ anΣ thσ scrip⌠ theε pause≤ unti∞ an∙ ke∙ ái≤ ì
  90. pressed.
  91.  
  92.    Thσ áME═ ácommanΣ lookeΣ a≤ thougΦ i⌠ wa≤ goinτ t∩ bσ quitσ useful¼ áa≤ ái⌠ ì
  93. display≤ áthσ statu≤ oµ MEX'≤ memor∙ buffer«  Thσ troublσ is¼ ╔ havσ no⌠ ábeeε ì
  94. ablσ át∩ figurσ ou⌠ wha⌠ buffe≥ thi≤ isí  ╔ starteΣ ß capturσ buffer¼ anΣ áME═ ì
  95. stil∞ showeΣ thσ samσ value≤ anΣ reporteΣ tha⌠ nonσ oµ thσ buffe≥ wa≤ iε áuse«  ì
  96. Theε á╔ pu⌠ thσ commanΣ iε ß scrip⌠ file¼ thinkinτ i⌠ migh⌠ repor⌠ thσ ástatu≤ ì
  97. oµ áthσ scrip⌠ buffer«  Alas¼ thσ repor⌠ wa≤ stil∞ thσ same«  Perhap≤ thi≤ ái≤ ì
  98. jus⌠ áß commanΣ tha⌠ wa≤ neve≥ full∙ coded«  Al∞ ╔ caε sa∙ i≤ tha⌠ thσ ábuffe≥ ì
  99. sizσ reporteΣ doe≤ depenΣ oε thσ sizσ oµ one'≤ TPA.
  100.  
  101.    Anothe≥ áver∙ áinterestinτ ácommanΣ i≤ WIN«  It≤ ánamσ ásuggesteΣ átha⌠ ái⌠ ì
  102. createΣ ásomσ ákinΣ áoµ áwindow¼ áanΣ indeeΣ i⌠ ádoes« á I⌠ ái≤ áprobabl∙ áno⌠ ì
  103. documenteΣ ábecausσ i⌠ doe≤ no⌠ seeφ t∩ worδ completel∙ correctly«  ╔ áentereΣ ìèthσ command
  104.  
  105.     WI╬ ╡ ╡ 1▓ 75
  106.  
  107. anΣ áME╪ ádre≈ ß partia∞ bo° oµ thσ sor⌠ tha⌠ "BO╪ ╡ ╡ 1▓ 75ó woulΣ áhavσ áanΣ ì
  108. theε ápu⌠ áit≤ ápromp⌠ a⌠ thσ uppe≥ lef⌠ corne≥ oµ thσ áwindow« á Afte≥ áthat¼ ì
  109. screeε áoutpu⌠ áwa≤ árestricteΣ t∩ thσ line≤ iε thσ window¼ ábu⌠ áthσ álatera∞ ì
  110. limit≤ áoµ thσ windo≈ werσ no⌠ observed╗ tex⌠ stil∞ raε acros≤ thσ ful∞ áwidtΦ ì
  111. oµ thσ screen«  Thσ STA╘ commanΣ woulΣ fil∞ jus⌠ thσ windo≈ anΣ theε wai⌠ áfo≥ ì
  112. ß keypres≤ t∩ continue«  Oµ course¼ ╔ diΣ m∙ test≤ froφ thσ commanΣ line¼ áanΣ ì
  113. WI╬ ma∙ ac⌠ differentl∙ iµ invokeΣ froφ ß scrip⌠ file.
  114.  
  115.    Thσ á"@ó ácommanΣ curso≥ addressinτ coulΣ stil∞ takσ onσ áanywherσ áoε áthσ ì
  116. screen« á Thus¼ ái⌠ look≤ a≤ thougΦ thσ WI╬ commanΣ migh⌠ bσ áusefu∞ áiε ásomσ ì
  117. specia∞ ácase≤ áwherσ áonσ want≤ t∩ kee≡ certaiε ástatu≤ áinformatioε áoε áthσ ì
  118. screen« á Thσ áwindo≈ ácoulΣ bσ se⌠ t∩ thσ las⌠ 2░ line≤ oε áthσ áscreen¼ áanΣ ì
  119. statu≤ áinformatioε coulΣ bσ writteε usinτ "└ SAYó t∩ thσ region≤ outsidσ áthσ ì
  120. window.
  121.  
  122.    Anothe≥ ácommanΣ áwhosσ áfunctioε ╔ though⌠ ╔ coulΣ águes≤ áwa≤ áFLUSH« á ╔ ì
  123. assumeΣ tha⌠ i⌠ flushe≤ thσ content≤ oµ ß buffer¼ perhap≤ thσ capturσ ábuffer«  ì
  124. However¼ á╔ átrieΣ ái⌠ witΦ ß capturσ buffer¼ anΣ nothinτ áseemeΣ át∩ áhappen«  ì
  125. Therσ mus⌠ bσ somethinτ morσ subtlσ abou⌠ it.
  126.  
  127.    Finally¼ therσ arσ thσ command≤ DUPE¼ RESTORE¼ TRAP¼ LIB¼ EXEC¼ OVRINI╘ anΣ ì
  128. probabl∙ ß fe≈ others.
  129.  
  130. ┴ Challenge
  131.  
  132.    ╔ wil∞ offe≥ aε unspecifieΣ prizσ t∩ thσ use≥ wh∩ doe≤ somσ detectivσ áworδ ì
  133. anΣ ásend≤ mσ thσ mos⌠ completσ documentatioε oε thesσ undocumenteΣ ácommands«  ì
  134. ┴ áfreσ cop∙ oµ thσ Me°-Pacδ termina∞ emulatioε anΣ remotσ áoperatioε ámodule≤ ì
  135. migh⌠ ábσ áß áfittinτ prize«  O≥ perhap≤ ß cop∙ oµ thσ ne≈ áZMAT┼ ámacr∩ átex⌠ ì
  136. editor.
  137.  
  138.    ╔ áals∩ havσ somσ recollectioε tha⌠ someonσ oncσ figureΣ ou⌠ ß wa∙ át∩ áusσ ì
  139. eithe≥ áthσ ástring≤ assigneΣ t∩ key≤ o≥ thσ name≤ iε thσ phonσ ádirector∙ áa≤ ì
  140. strinτ variables«  S∩ far¼ however¼ ╔ havσ no⌠ beeε ablσ t∩ figurσ ou⌠ ho≈ át∩ ì
  141. d∩ áit«  We'l∞ includσ tha⌠ anΣ an∙ othe≥ undocumenteΣ informatioε abou⌠ áME╪-ì
  142. Plu≤ withiε thσ frameworδ oµ thi≤ challenge.
  143.  
  144.    No≈ let'≤ begiε thσ looδ a⌠ thσ PC╨ script.
  145.  
  146.  
  147.                             The PC-Pursuit Script
  148.  
  149. Thσ Purpose
  150.  
  151.    Thσ purposσ oµ thi≤ suitσ oµ ME╪ script≤ i≤ t∩ makσ lifσ witΦ P├-
  152. Pursui⌠ áeasier« á Beforσ áthσ árecen⌠ change≤ iε policy¼ áusinτ áPC╨ áwa≤ áaε ì
  153. enormousl∙ áfrustratinτ áexperience«  Thσ outdia∞ modem≤ áwerσ áalmos⌠ áalway≤ ì
  154. busy¼ anΣ i⌠ sometime≤ tooδ dozen≤ o≥ eveε hundred≤ oµ trie≤ t∩ ge⌠ áconnecteΣ ìèt∩ áß ádesireΣ ácit∙ á¡¡ eacΦ tr∙ requirinτ onσ t∩ ente≥ áone'≤ áuse≥ áI─ áanΣ ì
  155. password«  Today¼ witΦ thσ 3░-hou≥ limi⌠ oε freσ access¼ thing≤ arσ much¼ mucΦ ì
  156. better¼ ábu⌠ ái⌠ i≤ stil∞ hand∙ t∩ havσ ß scrip⌠ takσ carσ áoµ áthσ áoperatioε ì
  157. automatically.
  158.  
  159.    Herσ ái≤ ábasicall∙ áwha⌠ m∙ scrip⌠ does«  I⌠ call≤ u≡ áthσ áloca∞ áTelene⌠ ì
  160. acces≤ poin⌠ anΣ issue≤ thσ command≤ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ prope≥ termina∞ mode« áTheε ì
  161. i⌠ negotiate≤ ß connectioε t∩ thσ cit∙ wherσ thσ selecteΣ remotσ acces≤ systeφ ì
  162. (RAS⌐ ái≤ álocated«  Iµ al∞ thσ modem≤ iε tha⌠ cit∙ arσ busy¼ thσ áscrip⌠ ácaε ì
  163. kee≡ átrying«  Iµ al∞ thσ 240░ bp≤ modem≤ arσ busy¼ i⌠ caε eveε áautomaticall∙ ì
  164. ste≡ dowε anΣ tr∙ thσ 120░ bp≤ modems«  Today¼ onσ rarel∙ fail≤ t∩ connec⌠ áoε ì
  165. thσ áfirs⌠ átr∙ áa⌠ 2400¼ bu⌠ iε thσ pas⌠ thσ ámultiplσ átrie≤ áanΣ áautomatiπ ì
  166. stepdowε werσ lifesavers.
  167.  
  168.    Oncσ thσ connectioε t∩ thσ cit∙ ha≤ beeε established¼ thσ scrip⌠ issue≤ thσ ì
  169. command≤ át∩ ápu⌠ thσ remotσ modeφ int∩ Raca∞ Vadiπ modσ anΣ átheε ádial≤ áthσ ì
  170. numbe≥ áfo≥ thσ RAS«  Iε Vadiπ mode¼ thσ modeφ issue≤ cal∞ statu≤ reports¼ ás∩ ì
  171. yo⌡ ákno≈ wheε thσ modeφ i≤ dialing¼ wheε thσ phonσ i≤ ringing¼ wheε thσ álinσ ì
  172. i≤ ábusy¼ anΣ wheε thσ cal∞ ha≤ simpl∙ failed«  Thσ ME╪ scrip⌠ monitor≤ áthesσ ì
  173. report≤ anΣ respond≤ appropriately.
  174.  
  175.    Oncσ áthσ remotσ systeφ ha≤ beeε reached¼ ß ver∙ shor⌠ scrip⌠ i≤ áinitiateΣ ì
  176. s∩ tha⌠ ß maximuφ amoun⌠ oµ memor∙ wil∞ bσ freσ fo≥ ME╪ t∩ usσ fo≥ it≤ capturσ ì
  177. anΣ filσ transfe≥ buffers«  Thσ scrip⌠ als∩ program≤ severa∞ functioε key≤ át∩ ì
  178. makσ logginτ ont∩ thσ RA╙ easier.
  179.  
  180.    I⌠ woulΣ bσ quitσ eas∙ t∩ havσ thσ PC╨ scrip⌠ chaiε t∩ ß scrip⌠ t∩ áperforφ ì
  181. thσ ácompletσ álogiε operation¼ bu⌠ ╔ generall∙ prefe≥ t∩ ád∩ áthi≤ ámanually«  ì
  182. Tha⌠ ágive≤ ámσ áß chancσ t∩ noticσ iµ therσ arσ an∙ ne≈ ábulletin≤ áo≥ áothe≥ ì
  183. change≤ iε thσ system.
  184.  
  185. Desigε Philosophy
  186.  
  187.    Tw∩ ámaiε áprinciple≤ guideΣ thσ desigε oµ thσ scrip⌠ suite«  First¼ áa≤ á╔ ì
  188. mentioneΣ las⌠ time¼ ╔ madσ i⌠ highl∙ modular«  Thi≤ make≤ writinτ thσ áscrip⌠ ì
  189. easie≥ anΣ cleare≥ but¼ morσ importantly¼ i⌠ overcome≤ memor∙ limitations«  B∙ ì
  190. chaininτ áfroφ onσ scrip⌠ t∩ another¼ onl∙ onσ scrip⌠ ha≤ t∩ bσ iε ámemor∙ áa⌠ ì
  191. onσ time«  B∙ makinτ thσ las⌠ scrip⌠ ß ver∙ smal∞ one¼ almos⌠ n∩ buffe≥ áspacσ ì
  192. i≤ los⌠ durinτ thσ timσ thσ use≥ i≤ workinτ oε thσ remotσ system¼ eveε áthougΦ ì
  193. ß scrip⌠ i≤ stil∞ iε operation.
  194.  
  195.    Thσ seconΣ principlσ i≤ t∩ providσ a≤ mucΦ erro≥ checkinτ a≤ possible« áFo≥ ì
  196. example¼ a⌠ thσ ver∙ beginning¼ thσ scrip⌠ check≤ t∩ makσ surσ tha⌠ thσ áloca∞ ì
  197. modeφ ái≤ áconnected¼ turneΣ on¼ anΣ responding«  ╔ learneΣ t∩ d∩ áthi≤ áafte≥ ì
  198. tryinτ man∙ time≤ t∩ ruε thi≤ anΣ othe≥ script≤ witΦ thσ modeφ turneΣ off.
  199.  
  200.    Iε it≤ presen⌠ form¼ wheε aε erro≥ i≤ detected¼ thσ scrip⌠ normall∙ áissue≤ ì
  201. aε áexplanator∙ ámessagσ anΣ theε terminates«  I⌠ woulΣ bσ bette≥ át∩ áprovidσ ì
  202. erro≥ árecover∙ whereve≥ possible«  Fo≥ example¼ havinτ discovereΣ áthσ áPAUS┼ ì
  203. command¼ á╔ ámigh⌠ no≈ improvσ thσ scrip⌠ b∙ makinτ i⌠ pausσ áunti∞ áthσ áuse≥ ì
  204. turn≤ thσ modeφ oε anΣ presse≤ ß key«  Theε thσ scrip⌠ woulΣ loo≡ bacδ anΣ tr∙ ì
  205. again.è
  206.    Therσ áarσ áquitσ ß fe≈ place≤ iε thσ scrip⌠ wherσ i⌠ wil∞ retr∙ áß áfaileΣ ì
  207. operatioε ásevera∞ time≤ beforσ i⌠ give≤ up«  Sometime≤ P├-Pursui⌠ jus⌠ áseem≤ ì
  208. t∩ ág∩ ou⌠ t∩ lunch¼ anΣ ╔ havσ beeε unablσ t∩ ge⌠ an∙ responsσ froφ ái⌠ áeveε ì
  209. witΦ ámanuall∙ entereΣ commands«  Iε sucΦ cases¼ oµ course¼ therσ ái≤ ánothinτ ì
  210. morσ tha⌠ thσ scrip⌠ caε do.
  211.  
  212. Architecture
  213.  
  214.    Beforσ talkinτ abou⌠ thσ detaileΣ function≤ oµ eacΦ modulσ iε thσ script¼ ╔ ì
  215. woulΣ álikσ át∩ ádescribσ thσ architecture«  Therσ arσ ╢ ámodules¼ áanΣ áthei≥ ì
  216. relationship≤ arσ showε iε Fig« 1.
  217.  
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  219.  
  220.  
  221.  
  222.                                  CPM                          
  223.                                   |                           
  224.                                   v                           
  225.                                PCP.MEX                        
  226.                                   |                           
  227.                                   |                           
  228.                                   v                           
  229.            +------------->   PCPMENU.MEX  <----------+        
  230.            |                /     |     \            |        
  231.            |               /      v      \           |        
  232.            |              /      CPM      \          |        
  233.            |             v                 v         |        
  234.            |         PCPDATA.MEX       PCPMAN.MEX -->+        
  235.            |               \             /           |        
  236.            |                 \         /             |        
  237.            |                   v     v               |        
  238.            |                   PCPCALL ------------->+        
  239.            |                      |                           
  240.            |                      |                           
  241.            |                      v                           
  242.            +-----------------  PCPCONN                        
  243.  
  244. Figurσ á1«  Thi≤ show≤ thσ architectura∞ organizatioε oµ thσ suitσ áoµ áscrip⌠ ì
  245. file≤ tha⌠ comprisσ thσ completσ thσ PC╨ script.
  246.  
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  248.  
  249.    Thσ ácentra∞ áscrip⌠ i≤ iε thσ filσ PCPMENU.MEX« á Thσ áinvocatioε áscript¼ ì
  250. PCP.MEX¼ áperform≤ ásomσ áonσ-timσ operation≤ anΣ theε átransfer≤ ácontro∞ át∩ ì
  251. PCPMENU«  Afte≥ that¼ contro∞ branche≤ t∩ othe≥ script≤ bu⌠ eventuall∙ return≤ ì
  252. t∩ thσ men⌡ script«  I⌠ i≤ onl∙ froφ PCPMEN╒ tha⌠ thσ scrip⌠ caε bσ terminateΣ ì
  253. anΣ contro∞ returneΣ t∩ CP/═ iε ß gracefu∞ fashion.
  254.  
  255.    Thσ datß needeΣ t∩ connec⌠ t∩ ß remotσ systeφ caε bσ supplieΣ iε tw∩ áways«   ì
  256. First¼ thσ men⌡ displayeΣ b∙ PCPMEN╒ list≤ man∙ commonl∙ calleΣ systems«  Wheε ìèonσ áoµ áthesσ ái≤ áselected¼ contro∞ branche≤ t∩ áPCPDATA¼ áwhicΦ áload≤ áthσ ì
  257. requireΣ datß int∩ ME╪ numerica∞ anΣ strinτ variable≤ anΣ functioε keys.
  258.  
  259.    Alternatively¼ átherσ i≤ ß choicσ fo≥ contactinτ ß RA╙ tha⌠ i≤ no⌠ áoε áthσ ì
  260. menu« á Iε áthi≤ case¼ thσ scrip⌠ PCPMA╬ (shor⌠ fo≥ áPCPMANUAL⌐ áprovide≤ áfo≥ ì
  261. ste≡-b∙-step¼ ámen⌡-driveε áentr∙ oµ thσ requireΣ information« á Iµ áthσ áuse≥ ì
  262. decide≤ áagains⌠ ámakinτ átha⌠ ácall¼ contro∞ ácaε ábσ áreturneΣ át∩ áPCPMENU« ì
  263. Normally¼ however¼ contro∞ froφ eithe≥ PCPDAT┴ o≥ PCPMA╬ flow≤ t∩ PCPCALL.
  264.  
  265.    PCPCAL╠ ácarrie≤ ou⌠ thσ operation≤ requireΣ t∩ makσ P├-Pursui⌠ connec⌠ át∩ ì
  266. thσ árequesteΣ cit∙ anΣ theε dia∞ thσ requesteΣ loca∞ telephonσ ánumber« áWheε ì
  267. eithe≥ áthσ áPC╨ o≥ RA╙ modem≤ i≤ busy¼ thσ scrip⌠ allow≤ thσ use≥ át∩ ádecidσ ì
  268. whethe≥ át∩ ácontinuσ átryinτ áanΣ ho≈ man∙ times« á Iµ áthσ ácal∞ ácanno⌠ ábσ ì
  269. completeΣ áanΣ thσ use≥ doe≤ no⌠ wan⌠ t∩ continuσ trying¼ contro∞ áreturn≤ át∩ ì
  270. PCPMENU.
  271.  
  272.    Iµ áthσ áremotσ systeφ i≤ reached¼ contro∞ i≤ passeΣ t∩ áthσ ásmal∞ áscrip⌠ ì
  273. PCPCON╬ á(shor⌠ áfo≥ áPCPCONNECTED)«  Wσ showeΣ thi≤ scrip⌠ áiε áthσ ápreviou≤ ì
  274. column« á I⌠ áput≤ thσ use≥ int∩ termina∞ modσ fo≥ login«  Wheneve≥ áthσ áuse≥ ì
  275. exit≤ bacδ t∩ ME╪ commanΣ mode¼ ß promp⌠ i≤ pu⌠ up«  Enterinτ thσ commanΣ á"Mó ì
  276. return≤ ácontro∞ t∩ PCPMENU«  Othe≥ ME╪ command≤ caε bσ entereΣ a≤ áusua∞ áfo≥ ì
  277. transferrinτ files¼ openinτ capturσ buffers¼ changinτ STA╘ parameters¼ anΣ ás∩ ì
  278. on.
  279.  
  280.    Thi≤ scrip⌠ suitσ doe≤ no⌠ makσ usσ oµ an∙ subroutinσ script≤ invokeΣ usinτ ì
  281. thσ áD╧ command«  Iε al∞ cases¼ contro∞ i≤ transferreΣ permanentl∙ t∩ áanothe≥ ì
  282. scrip⌠ áusinτ áthσ áREA─ command«  Therσ arσ somσ ásubroutinσ ácommanΣ áblock≤ ì
  283. defineΣ b∙ thσ PRO├ anΣ END╨ commands«  Thesσ subroutine≤ arσ containeΣ withiε ì
  284. thσ scrip⌠ filσ becausσ the∙ executσ faste≥ tha⌠ wa∙ anΣ becausσ therσ wa≤ án∩ ì
  285. reasoε iε mos⌠ case≤ t∩ implemen⌠ theφ a≤ separatσ files.
  286.  
  287.    Wσ áwil∞ áno≈ makσ ß fe≈ comment≤ abou⌠ detail≤ oµ áthσ áindividua∞ áscrip⌠ ì
  288. files«  Becausσ thσ codσ i≤ quitσ lengthy¼ wσ arσ unablσ t∩ prin⌠ i⌠ al∞ here«  ì
  289. Man∙ áwholσ section≤ havσ beeε removed¼ anΣ somσ comment≤ havσ beeε ácu⌠ áout«  ì
  290. However¼ átherσ arσ severa∞ way≤ t∩ obtaiε thσ completσ scripts« áFirst¼ áthe∙ ì
  291. wil∞ áprobabl∙ ábσ áincludeΣ oε thσ ZSU╙ (┌-Systeφ áSoftwarσ áUpdatσ áService⌐ ì
  292. subscriptioε ádisδ átha⌠ ái≤ releaseΣ a⌠ abou⌠ thσ timσ áthi≤ áissuσ áappears«  ì
  293. Second¼ thσ file≤ wil∞ bσ posteΣ oε RASs«  Finally¼ Ar⌠ Carlsoε ha≤ offereΣ t∩ ì
  294. makσ átheφ availablσ t∩ subsriber≤ wh∩ senΣ hiφ ß formatted¼ labeleΣ ádiskettσ ì
  295. witΦ returε postagσ anΣ mailer.
  296.  
  297.  
  298. Scrip⌠ PCP.MEX
  299.  
  300.    Thi≤ áscrip⌠ á(Listinτ á1⌐ initialize≤ ß numbe≥ oµ ávariables« á Notσ átha⌠ ì
  301. variable≤ átha⌠ áthσ áuse≥ ái≤ likel∙ t∩ wan⌠ t∩ áchangσ áarσ áplaceΣ áa⌠ áthσ ì
  302. beginninτ áoµ thσ script«  Als∩ notσ tha⌠ certaiε value≤ tha⌠ coulΣ havσ ábeeε ì
  303. harΣ codeΣ int∩ thσ script¼ sucΦ a≤ thσ defaul⌠ numbe≥ oµ trie≤ t∩ connec⌠ át∩ ì
  304. ß ácity¼ áarσ storeΣ insteaΣ iε numerica∞ variables«  Thi≤ i≤ likσ áusinτ áEQ╒ ì
  305. parameter≤ iε assembl∙ codσ anΣ i≤ ß highl∙ recommendeΣ practice«  I⌠ i≤ no⌠ ß ì
  306. baΣ ámaxiφ neve≥ t∩ usσ actua∞ numerica∞ constant≤ iε an∙ program╗ alway≤ áusσ ì
  307. symboliπ constants.è
  308.    Tablσ ▒ show≤ ho≈ variable≤ arσ useΣ iε thσ scripts«  I'l∞ havσ t∩ áconfes≤ ì
  309. tha⌠ á╔ áprepareΣ mucΦ oµ thi≤ lis⌠ afte≥ thσ fact«  Tha⌠ wa≤ áß ámistake« á ╔ ì
  310. woulΣ havσ madσ man∙ fewe≥ codinτ error≤ haΣ ╔ meticulousl∙ documenteΣ thσ usσ ì
  311. oµ ávariable≤ áfroφ thσ ver∙ beginning«  Iε fact¼ thσ comment≤ ánex⌠ át∩ áeacΦ ì
  312. variablσ áshoulΣ ábσ ámorσ áextensivσ thaε wha⌠ ╔ ásho≈ áhere« á Somσ áoµ áthσ ì
  313. informatioε i≤ incomplete╗ somσ ma∙ eveε bσ wrong.
  314.  
  315.    Notσ áthσ áwa∙ commanΣ linσ parameter≤ arσ handleΣ iε áPCP.MEX« á Thσ áful∞ ì
  316. synta° fo≥ invocatioε oµ thσ scrip⌠ is
  317.  
  318.     REA─ PC╨ [men⌡ choice▌ [cit∙ tries▌ [RA╙ tries]
  319.  
  320. Therσ arσ threσ optiona∞ parameters«  Thσ firs⌠ i≤ ß men⌡ choice«  Iµ yo⌡ kno≈ ì
  321. tha⌠ áyo⌡ áwan⌠ t∩ placσ ß cal∞ t∩ RA╙ numbe≥ ▒ oε thσ menu¼ yo⌡ caε áusσ áthσ ì
  322. commanΣ "REA─ PC╨ 1ó t∩ d∩ s∩ directly«  Iε casσ yo⌡ thinδ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ to∩ harΣ ì
  323. t∩ áremembe≥ thσ numbers¼ yo⌡ arσ right╗ that'≤ wherσ ARUN┌ aliase≤ ácomσ áiní  ì
  324. M∙ áLADER┴ alia≤ become≤ "ME╪ REA─ PC╨ 1"«  Thσ othe≥ tw∩ parameter≤ áarσ áthσ ì
  325. defaul⌠ ánumbe≥ áoµ átime≤ át∩ áconnec⌠ t∩ ß ácity'≤ áoutdia∞ ámodeφ áanΣ áthσ ì
  326. destinatioε modem¼ respectively.
  327.  
  328.    Thσ paramete≥ value≤ arσ carefull∙ validateΣ iε thσ script«  Iµ thσ ávalue≤ ì
  329. arσ áillegal¼ theε thσ buil⌠-iε default≤ arσ used«  Validatinτ use≥ áinpu⌠ ái≤ ì
  330. somethinτ tha⌠ nonσ oµ u≤ doe≤ enougΦ of.
  331.  
  332.    Iε thσ par⌠ oµ thσ scrip⌠ tha⌠ check≤ thσ loca∞ modem¼ therσ i≤ thσ command
  333.  
  334.     WAI╘ STRIN╟ ▓ "OKó "0"
  335.  
  336. Thi≤ ámake≤ thσ scrip⌠ wai⌠ fo≥ u≡ t∩ ▓ second≤ fo≥ thσ modeφ t∩ responΣ áwitΦ ì
  337. eithe≥ "OKó (whicΦ i⌠ wil∞ d∩ iε norma∞ verbosσ mode⌐ o≥ "0ó (whicΦ i⌠ wil∞ d∩ ì
  338. iµ ái⌠ áwa≤ álef⌠ áiε tersσ mode)«  I⌠ i≤ alway≤ ß ágooΣ áideß át∩ áhavσ ácodσ ì
  339. anticipatσ anΣ dea∞ witΦ al∞ possiblσ situations.
  340.  
  341.    ╔ áhavσ aε MN╨ leve∞-┤ modem¼ anΣ Telene⌠ support≤ MN╨ erro≥ correctioε áa⌠ ì
  342. thσ áindia∞ por⌠ tha⌠ ╔ use«  Therefore¼ ╔ pu⌠ thσ modeφ int∩ MN╨ modσ a⌠ áthσ ì
  343. beginninτ oµ thσ PC╨ scrip⌠ anΣ se⌠ i⌠ bacδ t∩ norma∞ modσ oε norma∞ exit« á ╔ ì
  344. havσ omitteΣ thi≤ codσ froφ thσ listing«  Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ havσ aε MN╨ modem¼ yo⌡ ì
  345. would¼ oµ course¼ removσ (commen⌠ out⌐ thi≤ par⌠ oµ thσ script.
  346.  
  347.    Thσ áscrip⌠ ái≤ prett∙ carefull∙ writteε t∩ makσ surσ átha⌠ áeverythinτ ái≤ ì
  348. proceedinτ ácorrectly« á Afte≥ connectinτ t∩ Telenet¼ u≡ t∩ tw∩ áattempt≤ áarσ ì
  349. madσ át∩ áestablisΦ áthσ requireΣ synchronization« á Thi≤ ásamσ átechniquσ áoµ ì
  350. loopinτ áwitΦ áß áma°-trie≤ ácoun⌠ áiε variablσ %· ái≤ áuseΣ áiε áman∙ áplace≤ ì
  351. throughou⌠ thσ scripts«  Notσ thσ usσ oµ thσ SLEE╨ commanΣ t∩ introducσ delay≤ ì
  352. wheε ááthσ ásysteφ áyo⌡ áarσ ácommunicatinτ áwitΦ ádoe≤ áno⌠ áalway≤ ááresponΣ ì
  353. immediately.
  354.  
  355.  
  356. Scrip⌠ PCPMENU.MEX
  357.  
  358.    Thσ ámen⌡ iε thi≤ scrip⌠ (Listinτ 2⌐ i≤ drawε insidσ ß bo° anΣ ha≤ thσ áRA╙ ìèselection≤ displayeΣ iε threσ columns«  Freσ entrie≤ arσ filleΣ iε witΦ ß áro≈ ì
  359. oµ dots«  Wσ havσ includeΣ onl∙ enougΦ entrie≤ t∩ sho≈ ho≈ the∙ arσ generated«  ì
  360. I⌠ i≤ importan⌠ tha⌠ freσ entrie≤ bσ trappeΣ late≥ iε thσ script.
  361.  
  362.    Thσ ámen⌡ i≤ adaptive«  Iµ onσ i≤ currentl∙ connecteΣ t∩ ß city¼ áthσ ácit∙ ì
  363. codσ áanΣ datß ratσ arσ showε iε thσ men⌡ header¼ anΣ thσ men⌡ selection≤ áfo≥ ì
  364. changinτ thσ datß ratσ tha⌠ otherwisσ appea≥ a⌠ thσ bottoφ arσ omitted.
  365.  
  366.    Anothe≥ áexamplσ oµ robus⌠ codinτ i≤ provideΣ b∙ thσ ABOR╘ routinσ áa⌠ áthσ ì
  367. end« á Wheneve≥ thi≤ scrip⌠ i≤ running¼ wσ shoulΣ bσ connecteΣ t∩ áP├-Pursuit«  ì
  368. Therefore¼ áthσ áscrip⌠ attempt≤ t∩ disconnec⌠ b∙ sendinτ thσ áHANGU╨ ácommanΣ ì
  369. tha⌠ áPC╨ like≤ t∩ see«  Iµ severa∞ attempt≤ t∩ disconnec⌠ iε thi≤ áwa∙ áfail¼ ì
  370. however¼ wσ simpl∙ dro≡ carrier.
  371.  
  372. Scrip⌠ PCPDATA.MEX
  373.  
  374.    Thi≤ scrip⌠ (Listinτ 3⌐ i≤ quitσ straightforward«  I⌠ set≤ somσ defaul⌠ ke∙ ì
  375. definition≤ tha⌠ appl∙ t∩ man∙ systems«  Theε i⌠ branche≤ t∩ thσ entr∙ fo≥ thσ ì
  376. RA╙ selecteΣ froφ thσ men⌡ iε PCPMENU«  Herσ thσ variable≤ necessar∙ t∩ áplacσ ì
  377. thσ ácal∞ áarσ áse⌠ anΣ an∙ othe≥ functioε ke∙ ádefinition≤ áarσ ámade« á Theε ì
  378. contro∞ i≤ transferreΣ t∩ PCPCALL«  Iε thσ listinτ wσ sho≈ thσ entr∙ fo≥ áonl∙ ì
  379. onσ RAS.
  380.  
  381. Scrip⌠ PCPMAN.MEX
  382.  
  383.    Thi≤ ái≤ thσ seconΣ mos⌠ comple° modulσ iε thσ serie≤ (Listinτ 4)«  ╔ áuseΣ ì
  384. t∩ áhavσ ß mucΦ simple≥ anΣ les≤ agreeablσ version╗ iε hono≥ oµ thi≤ columε á╔ ì
  385. jus⌠ árewrotσ it«  I⌠ useΣ t∩ requirσ manua∞ entr∙ oµ al∞ information¼ anΣ ái⌠ ì
  386. provideΣ án∩ áchecking«  No≈ i⌠ put≤ u≡ ß men⌡ oµ al∞ PC╨ ácitie≤ áanΣ áallow≤ ì
  387. selectioε áb∙ number«  I⌠ als∩ keep≤ tracδ oµ thσ areß code≤ covereΣ áb∙ áeacΦ ì
  388. city« á Wheε átherσ i≤ ß seconΣ areß code¼ ß men⌡ let≤ thσ use≥ áchoose« á Thσ ì
  389. scrip⌠ ái≤ áeveε smar⌠ enougΦ t∩ includσ thσ areß codσ a≤ par⌠ áoµ áthσ áloca∞ ì
  390. numbe≥ áwheε needeΣ anΣ t∩ inser⌠ thσ "1ó prefi° fo≥ thosσ phonσ system≤ átha⌠ ì
  391. requirσ it.
  392.  
  393.    Therσ arσ tw∩ majo≥ subroutine≤ iε thi≤ module«  Routinσ CITYNAM┼ take≤ thσ ì
  394. cit∙ numbe≥ anΣ produce≤ thσ namσ oµ thσ cit∙ anΣ statσ iε ß strinτ ávariable«  ì
  395. Routinσ áPCPCOD┼ generate≤ thσ PC╨ outdia∞ codσ anΣ thσ telephonσ áareß ácode≤ ì
  396. fo≥ áthσ ácity« á Thσ ásamσ CITYNAM┼ subroutinσ i≤ áals∩ áincludeΣ áiε ámodulσ ì
  397. PCPCALL.
  398.  
  399.    Thσ men⌡ oµ PC╨ citie≤ i≤ drawε b∙ callinτ thσ CITYNAM┼ routinσ froφ insidσ ì
  400. ß áloop«  Thi≤ i≤ mucΦ slowe≥ thaε drawinτ thσ men⌡ directly«  ╔ pu⌠ thσ ácodσ ì
  401. fo≥ áthσ CITYNAM┼ subroutinσ a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ script¼ sincσ ╔ thinδ ái⌠ ì
  402. execute≤ ß littlσ faste≥ froφ there.
  403.  
  404.    ╔ áwrotσ thσ scrip⌠ thi≤ wa∙ fo≥ tw∩ reasons«  First¼ i⌠ áillustrate≤ ásomσ ì
  405. interestinτ átechniques¼ sucΦ a≤ iterateΣ loop≤ anΣ computeΣ ácoordinate≤ áfo≥ ì
  406. thσ á"@ó ácommand«  Second¼ i⌠ keep≤ informatioε abou⌠ thσ cit∙ name≤ áiε áonσ ì
  407. place«  Iµ the∙ arσ kep⌠ iε morσ thaε onσ place¼ theε wheε change≤ arσ madσ iε ì
  408. thσ futurσ the∙ migh⌠ no⌠ bσ madσ everywhere«  A≤ i⌠ is¼ thi≤ dange≥ exist≤ iε ì
  409. severa∞ áplace≤ iε thesσ scripts«  Fo≥ example¼ thσ men⌡ oµ RAS≤ i≤ ádrawε áiε ìèPCPMENU¼ ábu⌠ thσ datß fo≥ eacΦ RA╙ arσ storeΣ iε PCPDATA«  Wheε áchange≤ áarσ ì
  410. made¼ thσ use≥ mus⌠ bσ surσ t∩ kee≡ thσ informatioε synchronized.
  411.  
  412. Scrip⌠ PCPCALL.MEX
  413.  
  414.    No≈ wσ comσ t∩ thσ mos⌠ comple° modulσ iε thσ scrip⌠ (Listinτ 5)«  Thi≤ onσ ì
  415. ha≤ t∩ perforφ ß lo⌠ oµ housekeepinτ anΣ trick∙ operations«  I⌠ ha≤ t∩ kno≈ iµ ì
  416. wσ arσ alread∙ connecteΣ t∩ ß cit∙ anΣ iµ s∩ whicΦ one«  I⌠ theε ha≤ t∩ decidσ ì
  417. ho≈ át∩ ág∩ áabou⌠ áconnectinτ át∩ áthσ árequesteΣ ácity« á Thi≤ áma∙ árequirσ ì
  418. disconnectinτ froφ thσ curren⌠ cit∙ anΣ theε connectinτ t∩ thσ ne≈ city.
  419.  
  420.    Thσ scrip⌠ ha≤ t∩ allo≈ fo≥ thing≤ no⌠ alway≤ goinτ right¼ a⌠ leas⌠ no⌠ thσ ì
  421. firs⌠ time«  Yo⌡ shoulΣ particularl∙ notσ thσ pain≤ i⌠ take≤ t∩ rese⌠ anΣ tes⌠ ì
  422. thσ PC╨ outdia∞ modeφ anΣ t∩ pu⌠ i⌠ int∩ Raca∞-Vadiπ mode.
  423.  
  424.    Iµ thσ outdia∞ modeφ i≤ bus∙ o≥ iµ thσ RA╙ i≤ busy¼ thσ scrip⌠ wil∞ asδ thσ ì
  425. use≥ áwhethe≥ t∩ makσ additiona∞ attempt≤ anΣ iµ s∩ ho≈ many«  Thσ áscrip⌠ ái≤ ì
  426. ver∙ carefu∞ t∩ kee≡ thσ use≥ informeΣ oµ exactl∙ wha⌠ i≤ goinτ on.
  427.  
  428.    Iµ áal∞ áwork≤ out¼ wσ eventuall∙ enΣ u≡ connecteΣ t∩ áthσ áremotσ ásystem« ì
  429. PCPCAL╠ theε chain≤ t∩ PCPCON╬ (Listinτ 6)¼ whicΦ drop≤ onσ int∩ termina∞ modσ ì
  430. witΦ thσ functioε key≤ programmeΣ t∩ easσ logginτ in«  I⌠ woulΣ no⌠ bσ harΣ t∩ ì
  431. havσ thσ scrip⌠ firs⌠ cal∞ ß subroutinσ scrip⌠ t∩ perforφ thσ logiε áoperatioε ì
  432. automatically« á Thσ áeasies⌠ wa∙ woulΣ bσ t∩ storσ ß numbe≥ áiε áß ánumerica∞ ì
  433. variablσ a≤ ß flaτ anΣ thσ namσ oµ thσ logiε scrip⌠ filσ iε ß strinτ variable«  ì
  434. Unfortunately¼ it'≤ no⌠ clea≥ tha⌠ wσ havσ ß freσ strinτ variablσ t∩ use«  Onσ ì
  435. possibilit∙ áwoulΣ bσ t∩ usσ thσ systeφ namσ iε variablσ F«  Onσ coulΣ ruε ái⌠ ì
  436. usinτ thσ commanΣ "D╧ {F}".
  437.  
  438. Conclusion
  439.  
  440.    ╔ hopσ thi≤ extendeΣ examplσ wil∞ givσ yo⌡ ß bette≥ ideß oµ ho≈ anΣ t∩ wha⌠ ì
  441. exten⌠ áME╪ scrip⌠ command≤ caε bσ useΣ t∩ automatσ telecommunication≤ átasks«  ì
  442. Pleasσ le⌠ mσ kno≈ iµ yo⌡ havσ somσ idea≤ t∩ improvσ thesσ scripts.
  443.  
  444. ¬ Includσ thσ followinτ item≤ witΦ thi≤ article:
  445.  
  446.   ¡ filσ PCPVAR.TC╩ a≤ Tablσ ▒ witΦ caption:
  447.  
  448.     Tablσ 1«  ┴ lis⌠ showinτ ho≈ thσ strinτ anΣ numerica∞ variables
  449.     arσ useΣ iε thσ scripts.
  450.  
  451.   ¡ filσ PCP.TC╩ a≤ Listinτ ▒ witΦ caption:
  452.  
  453.     Listinτ 1« Scrip⌠ PCP.MEX..
  454.  
  455.   ¡ filσ PCPMENU.TC╩ a≤ Listinτ ▓ witΦ caption:
  456.  
  457.     Listinτ 2« Scrip⌠ PCPMENU.MEX.
  458.  
  459.   ¡ filσ PCPDATA.TC╩ a≤ Listinτ │ witΦ caption:
  460. è    Listinτ 3« Scrip⌠ PCPDATA.MEX.
  461.  
  462.   ¡ filσ PCPMAN.TC╩ a≤ Listinτ ┤ witΦ caption:
  463.  
  464.     Listinτ 4« Scrip⌠ PCPMAN.MEX.
  465.  
  466.   ¡ filσ PCPCALL.TC╩ a≤ Listinτ ╡ witΦ caption:
  467.  
  468.     Listinτ 5« Scrip⌠ PCPCALL.MEX.
  469.  
  470.   ¡ filσ PCPCONN.TC╩ a≤ Listinτ ╢ witΦ caption:
  471.  
  472.     Listinτ 6« Scrip⌠ PCPCONN.MEX.
  473.  
  474. [This article was originally published in issue 45 of The Computer Journal,
  475. P.O. Box 12, South Plainfield, NJ 07080-0012 and is reproduced with the
  476. permission of the author and the publishe≥« Furthe≥ reproductioε fo≥ non-
  477. commercia∞ purpose≤ i≤ authorizeΣ« Thi≤ copyrigh⌠ noticσ mus⌠ bσ retained.
  478. (c⌐ Copyrigh⌠ 1990¼ 199▒ Socrate≤ Pres≤ anΣ respectivσ authors]
  479.