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  1.                                Z-System Corne≥ (c)
  2.                                  by Jay Sage
  3.                         The Computer Journal, Issue 44
  4.                           Reproduced with permission
  5.                            of author and publisher
  6.  
  7.  
  8.    Fo≥ thi≤ issuσ (anΣ thσ next⌐ ╔ aφ goinτ t∩ indulgσ myselµ anΣ writσ áabou⌠ ì
  9. abou⌠ ásomethinτ tha⌠ ╔ enjoy¼ eveε though¼ strictl∙ speaking¼ i⌠ ha≤ ánothinτ ì
  10. t∩ áád∩ áwitΦ á┌-System« á Thi≤ ásubjec⌠ ái≤ áME╪-Plus¼ áthσ áámos⌠ ááadvanceΣ ì
  11. telecommunication≤ ápackagσ availablσ fo≥ CP/═ computers«  ╔ supposσ á╔ ácoulΣ ì
  12. arguσ átha⌠ therσ i≤ ß philosophica∞ o≥ spiritua∞ connection¼ ásincσ áME╪-Plu≤ ì
  13. allow≤ áthσ áuse≥ d∩ fo≥ telecommunication≤ man∙ oµ thσ samσ áthing≤ átha⌠ á┌-ì
  14. Systeφ áallow≤ áonσ át∩ d∩ witΦ thσ operatinτ ásystem¼ ánamel∙ áautomate« á Iε ì
  15. particular¼ ╔ wil∞ bσ describinτ ME╪-Plus'≤ scriptinτ capabilities¼ whicΦ áarσ ì
  16. simila≥ iε somσ way≤ t∩ alia≤ anΣ ARUN┌ script≤ iε ┌-System.
  17.  
  18.    ╔ haΣ beeε hopinτ tha⌠ ß regula≥ ME╪ columε woulΣ develo≡ herσ iε TCJ¼ ábu⌠ ì
  19. tha⌠ hasn'⌠ happened«  Tw∩ oµ thσ peoplσ wh∩ migh⌠ havσ gotteε i⌠ going¼ Brucσ ì
  20. Morgeε áanΣ Ricδ Charnes¼ arσ no≈ employeΣ iε thσ M╙-DO╙ industry¼ and¼ áafte≥ ì
  21. programminτ áal∞ áda∙ professionally¼ the∙ don'⌠ seeφ t∩ havσ a≤ ámucΦ áenerg∙ ì
  22. lef⌠ fo≥ hobb∙ computinτ a≤ the∙ useΣ to«  Recently¼ DaviΣ Goodenough¼ áautho≥ ì
  23. oµ áthσ QTER═ telecommunication≤ package¼ camσ ove≥ t∩ m∙ housσ anΣ go⌠ áQTER═ ì
  24. runninτ oε m∙ SB18░ witΦ it≤ Wysσ 5░ terminal«  ╔ aφ enormousl∙ impresseΣ witΦ ì
  25. wha⌠ áDaviΣ ha≤ accomplisheΣ witΦ thi≤ program╗ i⌠ i≤ rapidl∙ developinτ áman∙ ì
  26. oµ thσ capabilitie≤ oµ ME╪-Plus«  ╔ caε envisioε mucΦ discussioε iε thσ futurσ ì
  27. oµ ábotΦ áME╪-Plu≤ anΣ QTER═ scripts«  Yo⌡ caε als∩ expec⌠ aε articlσ áo≥ átw∩ ì
  28. abou⌠ QTERM.
  29.  
  30.    Fo≥ áthi≤ ácolumε ╔ wil∞ givσ aε overvie≈ oµ MEX'≤ commanΣ ástructure¼ áanΣ ì
  31. nex⌠ átimσ ╔ wil∞ describσ iε detai∞ m∙ suitσ oµ script≤ fo≥ usinτ áP├-Pursui⌠ ì
  32. a≤ aε examplσ oµ wha⌠ caε bσ donσ usinτ thosσ commands«  (╔ originall∙ planneΣ ì
  33. t∩ ácove≥ ábotΦ áiε onσ article¼ bu⌠ afte≥ finishinτ thσ ádescriptioε áoµ áthσ ì
  34. commands¼ á╔ wa≤ alread∙ a⌠ m∙ limit.⌐  Alonτ thσ wa∙ ╔ wil∞ tr∙ t∩ poin⌠ áou⌠ ì
  35. somσ oµ thσ bug≤ anΣ idiosyncrasie≤ tha⌠ user≤ havσ discovereΣ iε ME╪ command≤ ì
  36. anΣ sugges⌠ mean≤ t∩ ge⌠ arounΣ them«  ╔ hopσ tha⌠ m∙ example≤ wil∞ hel≡ ágivσ ì
  37. other≤ idea≤ abou⌠ ho≈ t∩ makσ bette≥ usσ oµ ME╪-Plus«  AlthougΦ regrettabl∙ ╔ ì
  38. havσ haΣ ver∙ fe≈ taker≤ iε thσ past¼ ╔ agaiε extenΣ aε invitatioε t∩ áreader≤ ì
  39. t∩ senΣ mσ suggestion≤ anΣ example≤ fo≥ scripts.
  40.  
  41.  
  42.                            Overview of MEX Commands
  43.  
  44.  
  45.    Thσ áorigina∞ áCP/═ telecommunicatioε prograφ MODEM╖ anΣ áit≤ áderivatives¼ ì
  46. sucΦ áa≤ IMP¼ operatσ iε tw∩ modes║ termina∞ modσ anΣ commanΣ mode« á Termina∞ ì
  47. modσ ái≤ useΣ fo≥ talkinτ t∩ thσ remotσ system¼ whilσ commanΣ modσ i≤ useΣ át∩ ì
  48. contro∞ áthσ áloca∞ ásystem«  Thesσ program≤ havσ ß relativel∙ ásmal∞ áse⌠ áoµ ì
  49. command≤ áfallinτ áprincipall∙ áint∩ átw∩ classes║ áthosσ árequireΣ áfo≥ áfilσ ì
  50. transfer≤ anΣ thosσ relateΣ t∩ thσ setu≡ oµ thσ program.
  51.  
  52.    Iε áME╪-Plu≤ thσ arsena∞ oµ command≤ i≤ extendeΣ enormously¼ áanΣ áanythinτ ìètha⌠ ácoulΣ bσ donσ froφ termina∞ modσ caε bσ donσ froφ commanΣ modσ a≤ áwell« ì
  53. (Yo⌡ áwoulΣ no⌠ wan⌠ t∩ ruε aε interactivσ sessioε thi≤ way¼ bu⌠ i⌠ ácoulΣ ábσ ì
  54. done.⌐ á Therσ arσ s∩ man∙ command≤ that¼ thougΦ ╔ wil∞ mentioε almos⌠ al∞ áoµ ì
  55. them¼ á╔ áwil∞ no⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ explaiε theφ al∞ iε detail«  Rather¼ ╔ áhopσ át∩ ì
  56. givσ yo⌡ ß genera∞ picturσ oµ thσ kind≤ oµ tool≤ onσ ha≤ t∩ worδ witΦ iε áME╪-ì
  57. Plus«  ╔ wil∞ takσ u≡ thσ command≤ iε groups.
  58.  
  59.  
  60. Setu≡ Commands
  61. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  62.  
  63.    Mos⌠ oµ MEX'≤ configuratioε i≤ controlleΣ b∙ threσ commands║ STAT¼ SET¼ anΣ ì
  64. TSET« á Thσ áSTA╘ commanΣ work≤ witΦ morσ thaε 5░ differen⌠ optionsí á Al∞ áoµ ì
  65. theφ caε displa∙ informatioε abou⌠ ho≈ thσ systeφ i≤ configured¼ anΣ al∞ bu⌠ ß ì
  66. fe≈ als∩ allo≈ thσ configuratioε t∩ bσ changed«  Thσ ME╪ STA╘ parameter≤ áfal∞ ì
  67. int∩ fou≥ classes║ switches¼ characters¼ values¼ anΣ miscellaneous.
  68.  
  69.    Switche≤ áhavσ value≤ oµ O╬ o≥ OFF«  Onσ examplσ i≤ FILTER¼ whicΦ ácontrol≤ ì
  70. whethe≥ ME╪ wil∞ filte≥ froφ thσ incominτ modeφ streaφ an∙ contro∞ ácharacter≤ ì
  71. othe≥ áthaε átab¼ backspace¼ carriagσ return¼ anΣ linefeed«  Iµ onσ áwant≤ át∩ ì
  72. perforφ ful∞ screeε operations¼ thi≤ filte≥ mus⌠ bσ off« Otherwise¼ thσ escapσ ì
  73. character≤ tha⌠ initiatσ ß screeε contro∞ sequencσ wil∞ bσ swalloweΣ b∙ MEX.
  74.  
  75.    Characte≥ STA╘ parameter≤ takσ ß singlσ ASCI╔ characte≥ a≤ thei≥ value« áAε ì
  76. examplσ i≤ SEP¼ thσ multiplσ commanΣ separato≥ (likσ ┌-System¼ ME╪-Plu≤ allow≤ ì
  77. multiplσ command≤ oε ß line)«  Valuσ parameter≤ takσ oε numerica∞ values«  Fo≥ ì
  78. example¼ áPAG┼ set≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ line≤ iε ß pagσ oε thσ screen¼ anΣ CLOC╦ ái≤ ì
  79. se⌠ t∩ thσ clocδ speeΣ oµ you≥ microprocesso≥ chi≡ s∩ tha⌠ timinτ delay≤ áwil∞ ì
  80. comσ ou⌠ right«  Thσ miscellaneou≤ STA╘ parameter≤ mostl∙ contro∞ thσ ádispla∙ ì
  81. oµ group≤ oµ information«  "STA╘ ?ó list≤ al∞ thσ STA╘ parameters╗ "STA╘ áVALó ì
  82. show≤ thσ valuσ parameters.
  83.  
  84.    Thσ SE╘ commanΣ control≤ thσ modeφ setup«  I⌠ i≤ useΣ fo≥ settinτ thσ ábauΣ ì
  85. rate¼ worΣ length¼ numbe≥ oµ sto≡ bits¼ anΣ parit∙ mode«  Thσ TSE╘ commanΣ wa≤ ì
  86. onσ ╔ neve≥ useΣ unti∞ workinτ oε thi≤ article«  I⌠ control≤ specia∞ áfeature≤ ì
  87. relateΣ t∩ thσ termina∞ (wha⌠ i≤ doe≤ depend≤ oε thσ termina∞ yo⌡ arσ áusing)«  ì
  88. WitΦ m∙ Wysσ 50¼ ß TSE╘ paramete≥ caε forcσ al∞ character≤ t∩ bσ displayeΣ áiε ì
  89. uppe≥ casσ character≤ o≥ iε highlighteΣ vide∩ (tha⌠ shoulΣ givσ yo⌡ somσ áideß ì
  90. oµ wh∙ ╔ havσ neve≥ useΣ thi≤ command).
  91.  
  92.  
  93. Operatinτ Systeφ Commands
  94. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  95.  
  96.    Anothe≥ grou≡ oµ command≤ deal≤ witΦ thσ interfacσ t∩ thσ operatinτ system.
  97.  
  98.    Naturally¼ átherσ áha≤ át∩ ábσ ß wa∙ t∩ ge⌠ ou⌠ oµ áME╪ áanΣ ábacδ át∩ áthσ ì
  99. operatinτ ásysteφ áprompt«  Havσ yo⌡ eve≥ beeε trappeΣ insidσ ß áprogram¼ áno⌠ ì
  100. knowinτ áho≈ át∩ áexit┐ á Well¼ ME╪ autho≥ Roε Fowle≥ mus⌠ áhavσ áhaΣ ásucΦ áß ì
  101. harrowinτ áexperience¼ ábecausσ hσ ha≤ si° (coun⌠ 'em!⌐ command≤ áfo≥ ágettinτ ì
  102. out║ áBYE¼ áEXIT¼ QUIT¼ CPM¼ DOS¼ anΣ SYSTEM«  SYSTE═ mus⌠ ácomσ áfroφ áBASIC¼ ì
  103. whicΦ ái≤ áthσ onl∙ CP/═ prograφ ╔ eve≥ becamσ trappeΣ áinside« á ME╪-Plu≤ ái≤ ìèavailablσ iε aε M╙-DO╙ versioε a≤ well¼ anΣ tha⌠ i≤ wherσ thσ exi⌠ commanΣ DO╙ ì
  104. come≤ from«  A≤ ß CP/═ diehard¼ ╔ takσ grea⌠ pleasure¼ a≤ yo⌡ caε imagine¼ áiε ì
  105. exitinτ áfroφ ám∙ DO╙ versioε usinτ thσ commanΣ CP═ (i⌠ doesn'⌠ áhel≡ á¡¡ áI'φ ì
  106. stil∞ iε M╙-DO╙ afte≥ ╔ exit).
  107.  
  108.    Therσ áarσ command≤ fo≥ doinτ operatinτ systeφ chores║ DIR¼ REN¼ áER┴ á(or¼ ì
  109. followinτ áM╙-DOS¼ áDEL)¼ TYPE¼ anΣ LO╟ (changσ drive/user)« á Somσ áoµ áthesσ ì
  110. command≤ áno⌠ onl∙ perforφ thei≥ functions╗ the∙ als∩ returε áinformatioε áfo≥ ì
  111. usσ iε ß scrip⌠ file«  DIR¼ fo≥ example¼ set≤ ß specia∞ variablσ t∩ thσ numbe≥ ì
  112. oµ ámatchinτ áfile≤ áfound¼ áanΣ áthu≤ caε bσ áuseΣ át∩ ádeterminσ áwhethe≥ áß ì
  113. particula≥ filσ exist≤ o≥ not.
  114.  
  115.    Therσ áarσ thσ command≤ KE┘ fo≥ associatinτ string≤ witΦ an∙ ASCI╔ áke∙ áoε ì
  116. thσ keyboarΣ anΣ PHON┼ fo≥ enterinτ phonσ number≤ int∩ ß dialinτ library« áThσ ì
  117. ke∙ definition≤ anΣ phonσ numbe≥ librar∙ caε bσ storeΣ iε disδ file≤ witΦ áthσ ì
  118. respectivσ extension≤ KE┘ anΣ PHN«  Thσ command≤ SAV┼ anΣ LOA─ writσ thσ ádatß ì
  119. t∩ anΣ reaΣ thσ datß froφ thσ files.
  120.  
  121.    ME╪-Plu≤ áha≤ ß facility¼ viß thσ INSTAL╠ command¼ t∩ loaΣ áoptiona∞ áextrß ì
  122. codσ ámodules« á Onσ ásucΦ modulσ (thσ REMOT┼ module⌐ allow≤ áME╪-Plu≤ át∩ ábσ ì
  123. operateΣ áa≤ ß remotσ acces≤ system«  ╔ havσ useΣ thi≤ witΦ botΦ ádirec⌠ áwirσ ì
  124. anΣ modeφ connection≤ betweeε machines«  Thσ forme≥ i≤ hand∙ wheε tw∩ machine≤ ì
  125. arσ connecteΣ b∙ ß cable¼ a≤ i⌠ relieve≤ onσ oµ thσ neeΣ t∩ ruε bacδ anΣ fortΦ ì
  126. betweeε thσ tw∩ keyboard≤ t∩ issuσ filσ transfe≥ commands«  ╔ sometime≤ áleavσ ì
  127. m∙ systeφ a⌠ worδ iε remotσ modσ s∩ tha⌠ ╔ caε cal∞ i⌠ froφ homσ t∩ picδ u≡ áß ì
  128. filσ tha⌠ ╔ forgo⌠ t∩ takσ witΦ me«  Othe≥ optiona∞ module≤ suppor⌠ áemulatioε ì
  129. oµ variou≤ terminals¼ includinτ thσ VT100.
  130.  
  131.    Thσ áTER═ anΣ TERM┴ command≤ opeε ß filσ t∩ recorΣ thσ áincominτ ácharacte≥ ì
  132. streaφ áfroφ thσ modem«  TER═ create≤ ß ne≈ file¼ whilσ TERM┴ append≤ thσ áne≈ ì
  133. tex⌠ át∩ aε existinτ file«  Thσ termina∞ modσ command≤ T¼ L¼ anΣ á┼ ádescribeΣ ì
  134. belo≈ ácaε als∩ takσ aε optiona∞ 'Aº suffi° anΣ capturσ filσ name« á Iε áthosσ ì
  135. cases¼ áoncσ thσ capturσ filσ ha≤ beeε opened¼ ME╪ i≤ pu⌠ int∩ termina∞ ámode« ì
  136. Thσ áTER═ áanΣ áTERM┴ command≤ leavσ ME╪ iε commanΣ modσ áfo≥ áfurthe≥ áscrip⌠ ì
  137. processing« á Thσ VIE╫ commanΣ allow≤ thσ content≤ oµ thσ capturσ filσ át∩ ábσ ì
  138. revieweΣ whilσ online¼ thereb∙ affordinτ somσ scrol∞-bacδ capabilit∙ (tha⌠ is¼ ì
  139. ß áwa∙ t∩ seσ tex⌠ tha⌠ ha≤ alread∙ scrolleΣ ofµ thσ screen)«  WR╘ close≤ áthσ ì
  140. capturσ filσ (save≤ it⌐ wheε yo⌡ arσ done╗ DE╠ discard≤ it.
  141.  
  142.    Thσ AL╘ commanΣ specifie≤ aε alternatσ drive/use≥ areß (iε additioε t∩ áthσ ì
  143. currentl∙ áloggeΣ áone⌐ wherσ ME╪ caε searcΦ automaticall∙ áfo≥ áfile≤ á(e.g.¼ ì
  144. scripts¼ phonσ directory¼ etc.)«  Thσ SEARC╚ commanΣ tell≤ ME╪ ho≈ t∩ g∩ abou⌠ ì
  145. searchinτ áfo≥ files¼ sucΦ a≤ whethe≥ t∩ searcΦ thσ alternatσ areß ábeforσ áo≥ ì
  146. afte≥ thσ loggeΣ area.
  147.  
  148.    A≤ áyo⌡ ácaε probabl∙ gues≤ already¼ i⌠ i≤ no⌠ eas∙ t∩ remembe≥ áal∞ áthesσ ì
  149. command≤ anΣ thσ synta° the∙ require«  Tha⌠ i≤ wherσ thσ HEL╨ commanΣ come≤ iε ì
  150. handy« á I⌠ áaccesse≤ áaε extensivσ HL╨ filσ (ove≥ 70K)«  Therσ ái≤ áals∩ áthσ ì
  151. wonderfu∞ áCLON┼ command¼ whicΦ create≤ ß ne≈ versioε oµ ME╪ (i.e.¼ ß ne≈ áCO═ ì
  152. file⌐ áwitΦ thσ curren⌠ configuratioε embeddeΣ ¡¡ afte≥ thσ STAT¼ áSET¼ áTSET¼ ì
  153. anΣ othe≥ command≤ havσ beeε useΣ t∩ changσ parameter≤ t∩ one'≤ liking.
  154.  
  155. è
  156. Telephonσ Interfacσ Commands
  157. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  158.  
  159.    ME╪-Plu≤ ha≤ tw∩ phonσ-dialinτ commands¼ CAL╠ anΣ DIAL«  BotΦ accep⌠ álist≤ ì
  160. oµ áeithe≥ litera∞ telephonσ number≤ o≥ name≤ froφ thσ phonσ library« áNumber≤ ì
  161. anΣ áname≤ áma∙ ábσ mixed«  Number≤ iε thσ librar∙ ma∙ áhavσ áassociateΣ ábauΣ ì
  162. rates¼ áwhicΦ áwil∞ bσ selecteΣ automaticall∙ wheε tha⌠ numbe≥ i≤ ádialed« áAε ì
  163. optiona∞ áparamete≥ áspecifie≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ time≤ t∩ tr∙ áconnectinτ át∩ áthσ ì
  164. number≤ ábeforσ givinτ up¼ anΣ thσ command≤ returε ß valuσ t∩ áindicatσ áwhicΦ ì
  165. number¼ iµ any¼ wa≤ reached«  Herσ i≤ aε example:
  166.  
  167.                 CAL╠ LADER┴ 61╖-96╡-725╣ #3
  168.  
  169. Thi≤ áwil∞ áalternatel∙ ácalleΣ áthσ Laderß ┌-Nodσ (whosσ ánumbe≥ ái≤ áiε áthσ ì
  170. library⌐ áanΣ ám∙ á┌-Nodσ u≡ t∩ threσ time≤ beforσ givinτ áup« á Thσ ácommand≤ ì
  171. diffe≥ áiε tha⌠ CAL╠ put≤ onσ iε termina∞ modσ afte≥ ß successfu∞ áconnection¼ ì
  172. whilσ DIA╠ leave≤ onσ iε commanΣ modσ fo≥ furthe≥ scrip⌠ processing.
  173.  
  174.    Therσ i≤ als∩ ß wa∙ t∩ ge⌠ ou⌠ oµ ß connection«  DS├ wil∞ tel∞ thσ modeφ t∩ ì
  175. dro≡ áthσ connection«  I⌠ caε bσ configureΣ (usinτ ß STA╘ command¼ oµ ácourse⌐ ì
  176. t∩ usσ eithe≥ thσ DT╥ (datß termina∞ ready⌐ hardwarσ contro∞ linσ o≥ thσ Haye≤ ì
  177. A╘ hangu≡ command.
  178.  
  179.  
  180. Termina∞ Commands
  181. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  182.  
  183.    Therσ áarσ áthreσ ácommand≤ áfo≥ enterinτ termina∞ ámode« á Thσ ácommanΣ á╘ ì
  184. (terminal⌐ áset≤ áu≡ áß ful∞-duple° termina∞ mode«  Character≤ átypeΣ áa⌠ áthσ ì
  185. keyboarΣ arσ sen⌠ t∩ thσ modem╗ character≤ receiveΣ froφ thσ modeφ arσ sen⌠ t∩ ì
  186. thσ áscreen« á Iµ yo⌡ arσ t∩ seσ wha⌠ yo⌡ arσ typing¼ thσ remotσ ásysteφ ámus⌠ ì
  187. ech∩ bacδ thσ character≤ i⌠ receive≤ froφ you«  Mos⌠ microcompute≥ BB╙ system≤ ì
  188. d∩ that.
  189.  
  190.    Thσ á╠ á(loca∞ áecho⌐ commanΣ set≤ u≡ ß áhalµ-duple° átermina∞ ámode« á Thσ ì
  191. differencσ i≤ tha⌠ thσ character≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ typσ arσ no⌠ onl∙ sen⌠ t∩ thσ modeφ ì
  192. fo≥ transmissioε t∩ thσ remotσ system╗ the∙ arσ als∩ echoeΣ locally« Thi≤ modσ ì
  193. woulΣ bσ useΣ witΦ system≤ likσ GEniσ tha⌠ d∩ no⌠ normall∙ ech∩ thσ character≤ ì
  194. the∙ receivσ froφ you.
  195.  
  196.    Finally¼ áthσ á┼ (echo⌐ commanΣ set≤ yo⌡ u≡ a≤ iµ yo⌡ werσ ß áremotσ áhost« ì
  197. Ever∙ ácharacte≥ yo⌡ receivσ i≤ theε echoeΣ bacδ t∩ thσ modem«  Iµ tw∩ ápeoplσ ì
  198. runninτ áME╪ ácal∞ áeacΦ othe≥ (o≥ tw∩ machine≤ arσ hookeΣ u≡ b∙ ácablσ áa≤ á╔ ì
  199. mentioneΣ áearlier)¼ áeithe≥ botΦ shoulΣ bσ iε ╠ mode¼ o≥ onσ shoulΣ bσ áiε á╘ ì
  200. modσ áanΣ áthσ áothe≥ áiε á┼ mode«  ╔ prefe≥ áthσ álatter¼ ásincσ áseeinτ áthσ ì
  201. character≤ oε thσ screeε oµ thσ machinσ iε ╘ modσ assure≤ tha⌠ thσ áconnectioε ì
  202. i≤ áworking«  ╔ leavσ i⌠ a≤ aε exercisσ t∩ thσ reade≥ t∩ figurσ ou⌠ wha⌠ áwil∞ ì
  203. happeε áiµ botΦ machine≤ arσ iε ┼ mode«  (Hint║ fee∞ freσ t∩ áexperiment╗ áyo⌡ ì
  204. caε ge⌠ ou⌠ oµ thσ infinitσ loo≡ b∙ exitinτ froφ termina∞ mode╗ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ ì
  205. t∩ reboot.)
  206.  
  207. è
  208. Filσ Transfe≥ Commands
  209. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  210.  
  211.    File≤ arσ sen⌠ t∩ thσ othe≥ compute≥ usinτ thσ ╙ command¼ anΣ receiveΣ froφ ì
  212. thσ othe≥ compute≥ usinτ thσ ╥ command«  ME╪-Plu≤ support≤ threσ filσ transfe≥ ì
  213. protocols║ áKERMIT¼ XMODEM¼ anΣ YMODEM«  Thσ defaul⌠ protoco∞ i≤ se⌠ witΦ áthσ ì
  214. PROT╧ ácommand«  Thσ protoco∞ caε als∩ bσ specifieΣ explicitl∙ usinτ ß áprefi° ì
  215. (K¼ M¼ o≥ Y⌐ t∩ thσ ╙ o≥ ╥ command.
  216.  
  217.    Thσ command≤ wil∞ als∩ accep⌠ an∙ oµ severa∞ suffixe≤ a≤ well«  Thσ ásuffi° ì
  218. ┬ indicate≤ ß batcΦ-modσ transfer«  Thσ ╦ suffi° witΦ thσ ╙ commanΣ áindicate≤ ì
  219. tha⌠ thσ filσ shoulΣ bσ sen⌠ iε block≤ oµ 1╦ byte≤ insteaΣ oµ thσ standarΣ 12╕ ì
  220. bytes« á Iµ áyo⌡ áappenΣ áT¼ L¼ o≥ E¼ yo⌡ wil∞ áreturε át∩ áthσ ácorrespondinτ ì
  221. termina∞ modσ afte≥ thσ transfe≥ i≤ completed«  Thσ ─ anΣ ╪ suffixe≤ wil∞ tel∞ ì
  222. ME╪ t∩ disconnec⌠ froφ thσ remotσ systeφ afte≥ thσ transfe≥ i≤ finished╗ áwitΦ ì
  223. ─ yo⌡ wil∞ returε t∩ MEX¼ whilσ witΦ ╪ yo⌡ wil∞ exi⌠ ME╪ a≤ well«  Herσ i≤ áaε ì
  224. example.
  225.  
  226.                 YSBK╪ FILE▒ FILE▓ FILE3
  227.  
  228. Thi≤ wil∞ senΣ thσ threσ file≤ usinτ YMODE═ batcΦ witΦ 1╦ blocks¼ hanτ u≡ áthσ ì
  229. phone¼ anΣ exi⌠ froφ MEX.
  230.  
  231.    Transaction≤ áwitΦ áß hos⌠ iε thσ KERMI╘ serve≥ modσ arσ supporteΣ áwitΦ áß ì
  232. numbe≥ oµ specia∞ command≤ (KGET¼ KPUT¼ KBYE¼ KLOG¼ KFIN).
  233.  
  234.  
  235. Vide∩ Commands
  236. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  237.  
  238.    Thesσ arσ thσ command≤ tha⌠ Ricδ Charne≤ love≤ soí  Therσ arσ command≤ áfo≥ ì
  239. curso≥ áaddressinτ á(@)¼ ábeginninτ anΣ endinτ thσ usσ oµ áu≡ át∩ áfou≥ ávide∩ ì
  240. attribute≤ áá(STAR╘ áanΣ áEND)¼ ádisplayinτ áspecia∞ áálinσ-drawinτ áágraphic≤ ì
  241. character≤ á(DRAW)¼ áanΣ creatinτ line≤ anΣ boxe≤ (HLINE¼ áVLINE¼ áBOX)« á Thσ ì
  242. screeε caε bσ cleareΣ (CLS)«  I⌠ caε als∩ bσ turneΣ oε anΣ ofµ (SCREEN⌐ s∩ yo⌡ ì
  243. caε contro∞ wha⌠ outpu⌠ i≤ seeε anΣ wha⌠ i≤ not.
  244.  
  245.  
  246. Variables
  247. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  248.  
  249.    I⌠ i≤ harΣ t∩ d∩ ver∙ sophisticateΣ processinτ withou⌠ variables«  ME╪-Plu≤ ì
  250. offer≤ ávariable≤ oµ tw∩ types║ numerica∞ anΣ string«  Thσ forme≥ áarσ á1╢-bi⌠ ì
  251. integer≤ á(i.e.¼ number≤ froφ ░ t∩ 65535)╗ thσ latte≥ arσ string≤ oµ u≡ t∩ á3▓ ì
  252. characters.
  253.  
  254.    Therσ arσ 2╢ numerica∞ use≥ variable≤ designateΣ b∙ ß percen⌠ sigε followeΣ ì
  255. b∙ áß álette≥ (casσ doe≤ no⌠ matter¼ e.g.¼ %ß o≥ %S)«  Therσ áarσ ási° ástrinτ ì
  256. variable≤ ádesignateΣ áb∙ áthσ letter≤ ┴ througΦ F«  I'vσ áneve≥ áruε áou⌠ áoµ ì
  257. numerica∞ variables¼ bu⌠ ╔ surσ wisΦ therσ werσ morσ strinτ variables.
  258.  
  259. è   Therσ arσ als∩ tw∩ specia∞ numerica∞ variable≤ calleΣ VALU┼ anΣ STACK« áThσ ì
  260. forme≥ ái≤ useΣ t∩ holΣ thσ valuσ returneΣ froφ ß numbe≥ oµ ME╪ command≤ á(DI╥ ì
  261. anΣ áDIAL/CAL╠ werσ mentioneΣ earlier)«  STAC╦ i≤ ß morσ álonτ-liveΣ ávariablσ ì
  262. tha⌠ caε bσ exchangeΣ iε variou≤ way≤ witΦ VALU┼ (thσ command≤ PUSH¼ POP¼ áanΣ ì
  263. XCHG)«  ╔ thinδ thesσ arσ lef⌠ ove≥ froφ earlie≥ version≤ oµ ME╪ tha⌠ diΣ áno⌠ ì
  264. offe≥ áthσ 2╢ use≥ variables«  Therσ i≤ littlσ reasoε t∩ usσ STAC╦ áan∙ ámore«  ì
  265. Therσ áarσ threσ specia∞ operation≤ (ADD¼ SUB¼ anΣ XOR⌐ tha⌠ caε bσ áperformeΣ ì
  266. oε thσ VALU┼ variable«  I'vσ neve≥ founΣ an∙ usσ fo≥ these¼ either.
  267.  
  268.    ME╪ ácaε áevaluatσ áarithmetiπ expression≤ consistinτ áoµ ácombination≤ áoµ ì
  269. litera∞ ánumbers¼ numerica∞ variables¼ anΣ arithmetiπ operator≤ (½-*/)« á Herσ ì
  270. i≤ aε examplσ tha⌠ return≤ thσ leas⌠ significan⌠ bytσ oµ thσ tw∩-bytσ variablσ ì
  271. %V:
  272.  
  273.                 %╓ ¡ 25╢ ¬ ¿ %╓ » 25╢ )
  274.  
  275. Number≤ ácaε bσ entereΣ iε hexadecima∞ forma⌠ b∙ prefixinτ thσ numbe≥ áwitΦ áß ì
  276. dolla≥ sigε ($10░ i≤ 256).
  277.  
  278.    Thσ valuσ oµ aε expressioε i≤ assigneΣ t∩ ß variablσ b∙ thσ equa∞ áoperato≥ ì
  279. (=⌐ áa≤ áiε %B=%A+3«  NOTE║ iε mos⌠ place≤ iε ME╪-Plus¼ extrß áspace≤ áma∙ ábσ ì
  280. includeΣ iε commanΣ expressions«  However¼ therσ arσ unfortunatel∙ ß numbe≥ oµ ì
  281. bug≤ áiε áME╪-Plus¼ áanΣ ásomσ rea≥ thei≥ head≤ iε áthi≤ áarea« áTherefore¼ á╔ ì
  282. recommenΣ tha⌠ extrß space≤ bσ omitteΣ iε workinτ script≤ (a≤ opposeΣ t∩ full∙ ì
  283. commenteΣ referencσ versions¼ wherσ extrß space≤ migh⌠ bσ includeΣ t∩ áimprovσ ì
  284. readability).
  285.  
  286.    Litera∞ ástrinτ expression≤ arσ composeΣ b∙ surroundinτ tex⌠ áwitΦ ádoublσ-ì
  287. quotσ character≤ (")«  Thσ ME╪ manua∞ say≤ tha⌠ value≤ arσ assigneΣ t∩ ástrinτ ì
  288. variable≤ usinτ thσ STOR┼ commanΣ a≤ in:
  289.  
  290.              STOR┼ "thi≤ i≤ ß testó T╧ A.
  291.  
  292. Experimen⌠ áshow≤ tha⌠ thσ followinτ simpler¼ undocumenteΣ synta° als∩ áworks║ ì
  293. A="test"« á Herσ ╔ kno≈ froφ bitte≥ experiencσ tha⌠ therσ shoulΣ bσ án∩ áextrß ì
  294. space≤ arounΣ thσ equa∞ sign«  I⌠ ofteε works¼ bu⌠ no⌠ always«  Mos⌠ ácommand≤ ì
  295. tha⌠ áaccep⌠ quoteΣ litera∞ string≤ wil∞ als∩ accep⌠ strinτ ávariable≤ á(e.g.¼ ì
  296. B=┴ o≥ COM╨ ┴ "yes").
  297.  
  298.    CommanΣ álinσ parameter≤ arσ als∩ availablσ t∩ scripts╗ the∙ arσ passeΣ áiε ì
  299. thσ áforφ áoµ variable≤ representeΣ b∙ thσ number≤ ▒ througΦ ╣ ásurroundeΣ áb∙ ì
  300. curl∙ ábraces«  Thesσ variable≤ caε alway≤ ac⌠ a≤ strings«  Iµ the∙ expres≤ áß ì
  301. number¼ áthe∙ caε als∩ bσ useΣ a≤ numerica∞ expressions«  Thus¼ wσ migh⌠ áhavσ ì
  302. A="{1}ó áo≥ %A={1}«  Thσ latte≥ expressioε wil∞ producσ aε erro≥ iµ thσ áfirs⌠ ì
  303. commanΣ linσ tokeε doe≤ no⌠ represen⌠ ß number.
  304.  
  305.    Iµ áthσ scrip⌠ invocatioε commanΣ linσ doe≤ no⌠ havσ ß tokeε referenceΣ áb∙ ì
  306. aε áexpressioε oµ thσ forφ {1}¼ {2}¼ etc.¼ thσ scrip⌠ wil∞ bomΓ witΦ aε áerro≥ ì
  307. message« á Thσ áexpressioε {n:default⌐ allow≤ ß defaul⌠ valuσ t∩ bσ áuseΣ áfo≥ ì
  308. paramete≥ 'nº iµ nonσ i≤ giveε oε thσ commanΣ line«  Thi≤ defaul⌠ valuσ caε bσ ì
  309. null¼ a≤ iε {1:}.
  310.  
  311. è   Strinτ ávariable≤ ácan¼ álikσ thσ commanΣ linσ tokens¼ ábσ árepresenteΣ áiε ì
  312. expression≤ áb∙ curl∙ brace≤ arounΣ thσ lette≥ (e.g.¼ {B})«  Iε sucΦ áß ácase¼ ì
  313. thσ ávaluσ áoµ thσ expressioε i≤ thσ strinτ oµ character≤ áalone¼ áanΣ ádoublσ ì
  314. quotσ ácharacter≤ mus⌠ surrounΣ thσ expressioε iε mos⌠ situations«  Therσ áarσ ì
  315. exceptions«  Thσ SA┘ anΣ SENDOU╘ command≤ (describeΣ iε thσ nex⌠ section⌐ ácaε ì
  316. bσ useΣ directl∙ witΦ ß variable¼ a≤ iε SA┘ A«  Thσ followinτ tw∩ command≤ arσ ì
  317. equivalent:
  318.  
  319.                 SA┘ "Variablσ ┴ ha≤ thσ value║ ",A,"/n"
  320.                 SA┘ "Variablσ ┴ ha≤ thσ value║ {A}/n"
  321.  
  322.    Thσ curl∙-bracσ expression≤ caε bσ useΣ t∩ concatenatσ text¼ a≤ in
  323.  
  324.                 A="{B² anΣ {C}"
  325.  
  326. Expression≤ áoµ áthi≤ typσ arσ no⌠ documenteΣ anΣ worδ onl∙ iε áscrip⌠ áfiles╗ ì
  327. the∙ áwil∞ áno⌠ worδ iµ entereΣ directl∙ a⌠ thσ ME╪ commanΣ áprompt« á Simila≥ ì
  328. expression≤ caε als∩ bσ useΣ t∩ finessσ variable≤ int∩ command≤ tha⌠ ánormall∙ ì
  329. d∩ no⌠ takσ them«  Herσ arσ somσ examples:
  330.  
  331.                 se⌠ bauΣ {b²       (where¼ say¼ B="1200")
  332.                 se⌠ bauΣ {c}0░     (where¼ say¼ C="24")
  333.                 got∩ {1²           (where¼ say¼ tokeε ▒ i≤ LOOP)
  334.                 {a²                (where¼ say¼ A="se⌠ bauΣ 1200")
  335.  
  336.    ╔ áhavσ no⌠ figureΣ ou⌠ ho≈ t∩ spli⌠ ß strinτ variablσ int∩ part≤ (sucΦ áa≤ ì
  337. words)«  ╔ als∩ haΣ neve≥ beeε ablσ t∩ figurσ ou⌠ ß wa∙ t∩ conver⌠ ß numerica∞ ì
  338. variablσ áint∩ ß string«  ╔ stil∞ can'⌠ d∩ i⌠ directl∙ (thing≤ likσ B={%B² ád∩ ì
  339. no⌠ áwork)¼ bu⌠ thσ scrip⌠ iε Fig« ▒ doe≤ i⌠ indirectl∙ (invention≤ likσ áthi≤ ì
  340. arσ ápar⌠ áoµ thσ fuε oµ writinτ thi≤ column)«  Yo⌡ ma∙ no⌠ bσ ablσ át∩ áfull∙ ì
  341. understanΣ átha⌠ áscrip⌠ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ reaΣ througΦ thσ res⌠ oµ áthσ ácommanΣ ì
  342. descriptions.
  343.  
  344. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  345.  
  346. B="ó                    initializσ t∩ nul∞ string
  347. %y=%Γ                   se⌠ u≡ scratcΦ variablσ %y
  348.  
  349. LABE╠ LOO╨              loop
  350. %x=%∙-10*(%y/10⌐        ge⌠ thσ lowes⌠ digi⌠ ¿ %∙ MO─ 1░ )
  351. iµ %x=░ B="0{B}ó        preconcatenatσ thσ appropriatσ digit
  352. iµ %x=▒ B="1{B}"
  353. iµ %x=▓ B="2{B}"
  354. iµ %x=│ B="3{B}"
  355. iµ %x=┤ B="4{B}"
  356. iµ %x=╡ B="5{B}"
  357. iµ %x=╢ B="6{B}"
  358. iµ %x=╖ B="7{B}"
  359. iµ %x=╕ B="8{B}"
  360. iµ %x=╣ B="9{B}"
  361. %y=%y/1░                dividσ numbe≥ b∙ 10
  362. iµ %y>░ GOT╧ LOO╨       continuσ unti∞ numbe≥ i≤ reduceΣ t∩ 0
  363. è
  364. Figurσ á1« á CommenteΣ álistinτ oµ ß scrip⌠ tha⌠ wil∞ áconver⌠ áthσ ánumerica∞ ì
  365. variablσ á%┬ int∩ strinτ forφ iε strinτ variablσ B¼ froφ whicΦ i⌠ caε bσ áuseΣ ì
  366. iε ávariou≤ commands¼ sucΦ as║ SE╘ BAU─ {B}«  Thi≤ codσ coulΣ bσ madσ áint∩ áß ì
  367. subroutinσ b∙ addinτ thσ commanΣ PRO├ NUM2ST╥ a⌠ thσ beginninτ anΣ END╨ a⌠ thσ ì
  368. end«  Iµ yo⌡ tr∙ thi≤ script¼ d∩ no⌠ ente≥ thσ comments¼ oµ course.
  369.  
  370. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  371.  
  372.  
  373. Input/Outpu⌠ Commands
  374. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  375.  
  376.    Program≤ ágenerall∙ arσ no⌠ terribl∙ usefu∞ iµ therσ i≤ n∩ wa∙ t∩ ge⌠ ádatß ì
  377. iε o≥ out«  Herσ i≤ wha⌠ ME╪-Plu≤ offers.
  378.  
  379.    Thσ áSA┘ commanΣ allow≤ onσ t∩ senΣ character≤ t∩ thσ screen« á I⌠ áaccept≤ ì
  380. argument≤ oµ litera∞ strings¼ strinτ variables¼ anΣ numerica∞ expressions¼ áa≤ ì
  381. in
  382.  
  383.                 SA┘ "Thσ suφ is",%A+%B,"/n"
  384.  
  385. Therσ áarσ specia∞ characte≥ codes¼ sucΦ a≤ "/nó (newline⌐ o≥ á"/ró á(return)« ì
  386. CombineΣ áwitΦ áthσ ávide∩ command≤ mentioneΣ earlier¼ áthσ áSA┘ ácommanΣ ácaε ì
  387. producσ somσ prett∙ fanc∙ displays.
  388.  
  389.    Therσ i≤ als∩ thσ undocumenteΣ PRIN╘ commanΣ tha⌠ doe≤ almos⌠ exactl∙ áwha⌠ ì
  390. SA┘ does¼ excep⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ doe≤ no⌠ neeΣ quotatioε mark≤ arounΣ thσ litera∞ tex⌠ ì
  391. anΣ ádoe≤ áno⌠ interpre⌠ an∙ specia∞ expressions«  T∩ PRINT¼ everythinτ ái≤ áß ì
  392. purσ ástring« á Therσ áare¼ thus¼ ß couplσ oµ thing≤ PRIN╘ ácaε ád∩ átha⌠ áSA┘ ì
  393. cannot«  Herσ arσ somσ examples:
  394.  
  395.                 PRIN╘ Pleasσ ente≥ "Helloó a⌠ thσ prompt.
  396.         PRIN╘ Usσ thσ expressioε {1² fo≥ ß token.
  397.  
  398. Iε áthσ firs⌠ case¼ PRIN╘ allow≤ onσ t∩ senΣ ß doublσ quotσ characte≥ át∩ áthσ ì
  399. screen«  Iε thσ seconΣ case¼ ß strinτ tha⌠ woulΣ bσ ß variablσ expressioε ácaε ì
  400. bσ displayed.
  401.  
  402.    Thσ SENDOU╘ commanΣ i≤ useΣ t∩ senΣ litera∞ tex⌠ o≥ thσ content≤ oµ ástrinτ ì
  403. variable≤ t∩ thσ modem«  Thσ PREFI╪ anΣ SUFFI╪ command≤ caε bσ useΣ t∩ ádefinσ ì
  404. string≤ átha⌠ arσ automaticall∙ sen⌠ beforσ anΣ afte≥ thσ designateΣ átex⌠ át∩ ì
  405. savσ áonσ áthσ átroublσ áoµ havinτ t∩ includσ ácertaiε ácharacter≤ á(sucΦ áas¼ ì
  406. perhaps¼ ß carriagσ returε anΣ linefeed⌐ explicitl∙ witΦ eacΦ string«  Longer¼ ì
  407. fixeΣ string≤ caε bσ sen⌠ usinτ thσ TRANSMI╘ command¼ whicΦ send≤ thσ content≤ ì
  408. oµ áß áfilσ jus⌠ a≤ iµ yo⌡ werσ typinτ i⌠ iε termina∞ mode«  ┴ pai≥ áoµ ádela∙ ì
  409. constant≤ control≤ thσ speeΣ witΦ whicΦ thi≤ "automatiπ typistó performs.
  410.  
  411.    Thσ áINPU╘ ácommanΣ allow≤ interactivσ entr∙ oµ thσ valuσ fo≥ áß ánumerica∞ ì
  412. variable╗ ACCEP╘ doe≤ thσ samσ thinτ fo≥ ß strinτ variable«  Thσ TIM┼ anΣ DAT┼ ì
  413. command≤ áallo≈ áonσ át∩ acces≤ ß rea∞-timσ áclock« á Beside≤ ádisplayinτ áthσ ì
  414. informatioε oε thσ screen¼ thσ command≤ arσ supposeΣ t∩ pu⌠ thσ ácorrespondinτ ìèdatß int∩ thσ VALU┼ variable«  Therσ i≤ ß buτ here¼ anΣ thσ timσ valuσ i≤ useΣ ì
  415. b∙ ábotΦ ácommands« á Therσ appear≤ t∩ bσ n∩ wa∙ t∩ determinσ áthσ ádatσ áfroφ ì
  416. withiε áß script«  Thσ PEE╦ anΣ POK┼ command≤ allo≈ onσ t∩ looδ a⌠ anΣ ámodif∙ ì
  417. memor∙ áfo≥ thσ ultimatσ iε hackinτ froφ ß scriptí (Tha⌠ probabl∙ ámean≤ átha⌠ ì
  418. therσ woulΣ bσ ß wa∙ t∩ finΣ thσ datσ iµ onσ reall∙ needeΣ i⌠ badly«  I⌠ áals∩ ì
  419. mean≤ tha⌠ thσ completσ ┌-Systeφ environmen⌠ caε bσ accessed.)
  420.  
  421.  
  422. Flo≈ Contro∞ Commands
  423. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  424.  
  425.    Likσ á┌-System¼ áME╪-Plu≤ ha≤ flo≈ contro∞ command≤ t∩ allo≈ áß áscrip⌠ át∩ ì
  426. perforφ átest≤ anΣ t∩ ac⌠ differentl∙ dependinτ oε thσ results«  Therσ i≤ áthσ ì
  427. standarΣ áse⌠ oµ flo≈ command≤ IF¼ ELSE¼ anΣ ENDIF«  The∙ suppor⌠ ╕ level≤ áoµ ì
  428. nestinτ (jus⌠ likσ ┌-System)«  Herσ i≤ aε example:
  429.  
  430.                 I╞ %B=1200
  431.                   B="1200"
  432.                 ELSE
  433.                   B="2400"
  434.                 ENDIF
  435.  
  436.    Additionally¼ therσ i≤ ß singlσ-linσ I╞ command«  I⌠ i≤ distinguisheΣ áfroφ ì
  437. thσ ámultiplσ-linσ áI╞ b∙ ß commanΣ (ß 'thenº clause⌐ tha⌠ i≤ par⌠ oµ áthσ áI╞ ì
  438. statement«  Herσ i≤ aε example:
  439.  
  440.                 I╞ %B=240░ B="2400";SA┘ "240░ bps";GOT╧ CONTINUE
  441.  
  442. WitΦ áthσ ásinglσ-linσ IF¼ wheε thσ tes⌠ fails¼ thσ entirσ álinσ ái≤ áignored« ì
  443. Pleasσ notσ tha⌠ haΣ therσ beeε ß semicoloε afte≥ thσ "I╞ %B=2400"¼ theε áthi≤ ì
  444. woulΣ havσ beeε ß multiplσ-linσ I╞ (albei⌠ witΦ severa∞ oµ it≤ 'linesº oε áonσ ì
  445. line).
  446.  
  447.    Thσ ásinglσ-linσ áI╞ ácommanΣ ácome≤ iε especiall∙ áhandy¼ ábecausσ ái⌠ ái≤ ì
  448. generall∙ áawkwarΣ át∩ áperforφ ß GOT╧ jum≡ ou⌠ áoµ áaε áIF/ELSE/ENDI╞ áblock« ì
  449. AlthougΦ áthσ manua∞ warn≤ agains⌠ it¼ therσ i≤ (I'φ prett∙ sure⌐ n∩ harφ ápe≥ ì
  450. sσ áiε doinτ it«  I⌠ i≤ jus⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ t∩ makσ surσ tha⌠ thσ ENDI╞ i≤ áno⌠ ì
  451. skippeΣ les⌠ yo⌡ ge⌠ nesteΣ deepe≥ anΣ deeper«  A≤ witΦ ┌-System¼ yo⌡ havσ át∩ ì
  452. makσ surσ thσ IF≤ ge⌠ terminated╗ unfortunately¼ thi≤ i≤ no⌠ s∩ easy¼ because¼ ì
  453. unlikσ á┌-System¼ áME╪-Plu≤ áha≤ án∩ áXI╞ o≥ ZI╞ ácommand« á Herσ ái≤ áß áver∙ ì
  454. convoluteΣ examplσ oµ ß wa∙ iε whicΦ i⌠ coulΣ bσ done:
  455.  
  456.                 iµ %b
  457.                   sa∙ "TRUE/n"
  458.                   got∩ cont
  459.                 endif
  460.                 .
  461.                 sa∙ "FALSE/n"
  462.                 got∩ done
  463.                 .
  464.                 labe∞ cont
  465.                 endif
  466. è                .
  467.                 labe∞ done
  468.                 sa∙ "No≈ wσ arσ done/n"
  469.  
  470.    Therσ i≤ als∩ ß SKIPI╞ command«  Iµ it≤ tes⌠ i≤ true¼ theε thσ nex⌠ commanΣ ì
  471. i≤ áskipped«  Notσ wel∞ tha⌠ whilσ thσ I╞ commanΣ ma∙ ski≡ aε entirσ álinσ áoµ ì
  472. commands¼ áSKIPI╞ áskip≤ áonl∙ onσ command¼ n∩ matte≥ ho≈ áman∙ ácommand≤ áma∙ ì
  473. appea≥ oε thσ samσ line.
  474.  
  475.  
  476. Numerica∞ Tests
  477. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  478.  
  479.    Flo≈ ácontro∞ woulΣ no⌠ bσ ver∙ usefu∞ withou⌠ way≤ t∩ tes⌠ things« á Firs⌠ ì
  480. wσ wil∞ conside≥ test≤ oε numbers.
  481.  
  482.    Tes⌠ result≤ arσ expresseΣ numerically¼ witΦ ░ representinτ falsσ anΣ ánoε-ì
  483. zer∩ (usuall∙ 1⌐ representinτ true«  Yo⌡ caε seσ thi≤ fo≥ yourselµ b∙ enterinτ ì
  484. thσ ácommanΣ "SA┘ 1<2ó o≥ "SA┘ 1>2"«  Thσ followinτ logica∞ operator≤ ácaε ábσ ì
  485. useΣ fo≥ comparisons║ equal≤ (=)¼ no⌠ equal≤ (<>)¼ les≤ thaε (<)¼ les≤ thaε o≥ ì
  486. equa∞ t∩ (<╜ o≥ =<)¼ greate≥ thaε (>)¼ o≥ greate≥ thaε o≥ equa∞ t∩ (>╜ o≥ =>)«  ì
  487. Notσ tha⌠ thσ ME╪ manua∞ ha≤ ß misprin⌠ iε onσ placσ anΣ give≤ thσ áno⌠-equa∞-ì
  488. t∩ operato≥ a≤ '!'«  Tha⌠ i≤ incorrec⌠ anΣ wil∞ no⌠ work.
  489.  
  490.    AlthougΦ ácomparisoε test≤ returε ß numerica∞ value¼ thosσ value≤ fo≥ ásomσ ì
  491. reasoε ácanno⌠ bσ useΣ iε arithmetiπ expressions«  Iε othe≥ words¼ áyo⌡ ácan'⌠ ì
  492. havσ á(%A>%B)*(%A<%C)« á A≤ áfa≥ a≤ ╔ caε tell¼ thi≤ ámean≤ átha⌠ áyo⌡ ácanno⌠ ì
  493. perforφ ácompounΣ átests¼ ásucΦ áa≤ "I╞ %A>%┬ áAN─ á%A<%C"« á Performinτ ásucΦ ì
  494. compounΣ test≤ i≤ madσ morσ difficul⌠ b∙ thσ fac⌠ tha⌠ thσ 'thenº clausσ oµ áß ì
  495. singlσ-linσ áI╞ ácanno⌠ ábσ anothe≥ IF«  Iµ yo⌡ won'⌠ bσ áusinτ áGOTO¼ ánesteΣ ì
  496. multΘ-linσ I╞ command≤ wil∞ d∩ thσ trick«  Otherwise¼ yo⌡ migh⌠ havσ t∩ resor⌠ ì
  497. t∩ somσ explici⌠ arithmetiπ a≤ iε thσ following:
  498.  
  499.                 %z=1
  500.                 if %a<=%b then %z=0
  501.                 if %a>=%c then %z=0  
  502.                 if %z then ....
  503.  
  504. Wσ ástarteΣ ou⌠ assuminτ TRU┼ (%z=1)«  Theε iµ eithe≥ conditioε wa≤ false¼ áwσ ì
  505. se⌠ %· t∩ false.
  506.  
  507.    Beforσ wσ leavσ thi≤ topiπ (╔ kno≈ we'vσ beeε herσ ß lonτ time)¼ ╔ havσ át∩ ì
  508. mentioε átha⌠ áME╪ áha≤ áß buτ tha⌠ cause≤ i⌠ t∩ áissuσ áfallaciou≤ ábu⌠ áver∙ ì
  509. annoyinτ erro≥ report≤ wheε comparisoε operation≤ arσ performeΣ witΦ numerica∞ ì
  510. variable≤ áhavinτ áparticula≥ ávalues« á ╔ áhavσ ácarrieΣ áou⌠ áß ánumbe≥ ááoµ ì
  511. experiment≤ át∩ átr∙ át∩ determinσ thσ exac⌠ circumstance≤ áunde≥ áwhicΦ áthi≤ ì
  512. probleφ áoccurs¼ ábu⌠ ás∩ fa≥ ╔ canno⌠ fathoφ ß pattern« á Thσ átroublσ áofteε ì
  513. appears¼ however¼ witΦ comparison≤ t∩ standarΣ datß ratσ values¼ sucΦ a≤ á300«  ì
  514. T∩ ge⌠ arounΣ thσ problem¼ ╔ sometime≤ dividσ thσ variablσ b∙ 100¼ comparσ ái⌠ ì
  515. t∩ á3¼ 12¼ o≥ 24¼ anΣ theε multipl∙ i⌠ b∙ 10░ t∩ restorσ it≤ áorigina∞ ávalue«  ì
  516. Wha⌠ ß pain!
  517.  
  518. è
  519. Strinτ Tests
  520. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  521.  
  522.    String≤ arσ compareΣ usinτ thσ COM╨ command«  I⌠ accept≤ tw∩ strings¼ áeacΦ ì
  523. oµ áwhicΦ caε bσ eithe≥ ß litera∞ strinτ o≥ ß strinτ variable«  Thσ resul⌠ áoµ ì
  524. thσ comparisoε i≤ returneΣ iε thσ VALU┼ variable¼ whicΦ caε theε bσ testeΣ fo≥ ì
  525. ß ávaluσ oµ ░ o≥ 1«  Thσ STA╘ CAS┼ settinτ determine≤ whethe≥ áthσ ácomparisoε ì
  526. wil∞ bσ casσ sensitivσ o≥ not«  Therσ i≤ ß buτ witΦ thσ COM╨ command╗ i⌠ áwil∞ ì
  527. no⌠ ágivσ thσ answe≥ ▒ (true⌐ wheε botΦ string≤ arσ nul∞ ("")¼ thougΦ i⌠ áwil∞ ì
  528. worδ áiµ onl∙ onσ strinτ i≤ null«  Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ seσ iµ ß commanΣ linσ átokeε ì
  529. wa≤ given¼ yo⌡ caε usσ thσ followinτ tests:
  530.  
  531.                 COM╨ "{1:² ó ó "
  532.                 COM╨ "{1:}Xó "X"
  533.  
  534. Aε extrß characte≥ (spacσ o≥ 'X'⌐ i≤ concatenateΣ t∩ thσ strinτ representeΣ b∙ ì
  535. {1:}«  Yo⌡ migh⌠ als∩ use
  536.  
  537.                 COM╨ "{1:null}ó "null"
  538.  
  539. Here¼ áthσ áfirs⌠ áparamete≥ canno⌠ bσ null«  Iµ tokeε ▒ ái≤ áno⌠ ágiven¼ áthσ ì
  540. defaul⌠ ávaluσ á"nulló wil∞ bσ useΣ instead«  Oµ course¼ iµ áthσ áuse≥ áenter≤ ì
  541. "null"¼ thσ samσ resul⌠ wil∞ bσ obtained«  Thσ tw∩ earlie≥ example≤ are¼ thus¼ ì
  542. morσ robust.
  543.  
  544.    Therσ i≤ onσ oddbal∞ commanΣ tha⌠ ╔ don'⌠ kno≈ wherσ t∩ put║ SLEEP«  I⌠ ái≤ ì
  545. sor⌠ áoµ áß flo≈ contro∞ command¼ s∩ I'l∞ sticδ i⌠ here«  I⌠ ájus⌠ átell≤ áthσ ì
  546. systeφ t∩ g∩ t∩ slee≡ (pause⌐ fo≥ ß designateΣ timσ interval.
  547.  
  548.  
  549. Prograφ Contro∞ Commands
  550. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡-
  551.  
  552.    ME╪-Plu≤ ásupport≤ severa∞ scrip⌠ prograφ structures«  Thσ maiε uni⌠ áoµ áß ì
  553. scrip⌠ prograφ i≤ ß scrip⌠ file¼ whicΦ ha≤ ß filσ extensioε oµ MEX«  I⌠ caε bσ ì
  554. invokeΣ áa≤ ß maiε prograφ b∙ thσ REA─ command«  I⌠ caε als∩ bσ invokeΣ áa≤ áß ì
  555. subprograφ áb∙ áthσ D╧ command¼ whicΦ allow≤ script≤ t∩ bσ nested«  ╔ ád∩ áno⌠ ì
  556. kno≈ áho≈ dee≡ thi≤ nestinτ caε be¼ bu⌠ ╔ jus⌠ testeΣ i⌠ t∩ fivσ levels« á Thσ ì
  557. STO╨ ácommanΣ i≤ useΣ t∩ exi⌠ froφ ß REA─ o≥ D╧ command«  Iε thσ forme≥ ácase¼ ì
  558. contro∞ return≤ t∩ thσ ME╪ prograφ (possibl∙ iε termina∞ mode)╗ iε thσ latter¼ ì
  559. contro∞ áreturn≤ t∩ thσ scrip⌠ tha⌠ calleΣ thσ curren⌠ script«  ┴ scrip⌠ áals∩ ì
  560. terminate≤ áautomaticall∙ a⌠ thσ enΣ-oµ-file«  Thσ STO╨ commanΣ áunfortunatel∙ ì
  561. display≤ áaε áannoyinτ ámessagσ áabou⌠ áthσ áscrip⌠ ábeinτ áaborted« áT∩ áexi⌠ ì
  562. gracefully¼ ái⌠ i≤ bette≥ t∩ pu⌠ ß labe∞ a⌠ thσ enΣ (e.g.¼ LABE╠ END⌐ áanΣ át∩ ì
  563. exi⌠ usinτ GOT╧ END.
  564.  
  565.    ┴ áREA─ ácommanΣ ma∙ bσ giveε insidσ ß script«  Iε thi≤ ácase¼ ácontro∞ ái≤ ì
  566. transferreΣ t∩ thσ ne≈ script¼ whicΦ overwrite≤ thσ olΣ scrip⌠ iε memory« WitΦ ì
  567. thσ áD╧ ácommand¼ áthσ ne≈ scrip⌠ line≤ arσ reaΣ int∩ memor∙ áalonτ áwitΦ áthσ ì
  568. currentl∙ runninτ script.
  569.  
  570. è   ╔ áalway≤ áenjo∙ áwritinτ thesσ column≤ becausσ ╔ enΣ u≡ áaskinτ ásomσ áne≈ ì
  571. question≤ áanΣ learninτ somσ ne≈ answers«  Jus⌠ now¼ t∩ seσ ho≈ ME╪ áworks¼ á╔ ì
  572. wa≤ examininτ thσ memor∙ imagσ afte≥ ß ME╪ scrip⌠ filσ ran«  First¼ ╔ álearneΣ ì
  573. tha⌠ thσ scrip⌠ tex⌠ i≤ storeΣ backward≤ iε memor∙ startinτ froφ nea≥ thσ top«  ì
  574. ╔ áverifieΣ átha⌠ afte≥ eacΦ D╧ i≤ finished¼ thσ memor∙ i≤ áreclaimeΣ áanΣ ái≤ ì
  575. availablσ áfo≥ usσ b∙ anothe≥ subroutinσ script«  ╔ als∩ discovereΣ átha⌠ áthσ ì
  576. entirσ scrip⌠ file¼ includinτ al∞ comments¼ i≤ reaΣ int∩ memory.
  577.  
  578.    Wσ ácaε dra≈ somσ importan⌠ conclusion≤ froφ thesσ observation≤ áabou⌠ áho≈ ì
  579. comple° script≤ shoulΣ bσ implemented«  First¼ therσ arσ severa∞ advantage≤ t∩ ì
  580. usinτ áversion≤ áoµ scrip⌠ file≤ froφ whicΦ comment≤ havσ beeε ástripped« áThσ ì
  581. file≤ will¼ oµ course¼ loaΣ faster¼ anΣ therσ wil∞ als∩ bσ morσ rooφ iε memor∙ ì
  582. fo≥ ásucΦ áthing≤ áa≤ filσ transfe≥ buffers«  Man∙ ME╪ áuser≤ áhavσ áruε áint∩ ì
  583. problem≤ oµ insufficien⌠ memor∙ whilσ runninτ comple° scripts«  Second¼ i⌠ ái≤ ì
  584. ß ágooΣ áideß át∩ áchaiε áfroφ onσ scrip⌠ át∩ áanothe≥ árathe≥ áthaε ábuildinτ ì
  585. everythinτ áint∩ ß singlσ script«  Iε m∙ P├-Pursui⌠ script¼ ╔ chaiε t∩ ß áver∙ ì
  586. smal∞ áscrip⌠ jus⌠ afte≥ thσ remotσ systeφ ha≤ beeε reacheΣ anΣ thσ scrip⌠ ái≤ ì
  587. abou⌠ t∩ pu⌠ mσ int∩ termina∞ mode.
  588.  
  589.    Structurσ i≤ permitteΣ withiε aε individua∞ scrip⌠ filσ a≤ wel∞ iε thσ forφ ì
  590. oµ áinterna∞ subroutines«  Subroutine≤ begiε witΦ ß PRO├ á(procedure⌐ ácommanΣ ì
  591. anΣ áenΣ witΦ aε END╨ (enΣ-procedure⌐ command«  The∙ arσ invokeΣ b∙ thσ áGOSU┬ ì
  592. command« á Again¼ á╔ ád∩ no⌠ kno≈ ho≈ deepl∙ the∙ ma∙ bσ nested¼ ábu⌠ á╔ ájus⌠ ì
  593. testeΣ theφ t∩ ╣ levels.
  594.  
  595.    Scrip⌠ file≤ ma∙ als∩ contaiε unstructureΣ prograφ grouping≤ (tha⌠ anathemß ì
  596. t∩ moderε structureΣ programming)«  Thσ LABE╠ commanΣ allow≤ an∙ poin⌠ iε áthσ ì
  597. scrip⌠ t∩ bσ giveε ß name¼ anΣ thσ GOT╧ commanΣ allow≤ ß brancΦ t∩ tha⌠ point«  ì
  598. Thσ manua∞ indicate≤ tha⌠ thσ namσ ma∙ havσ u≡ t∩ 1╢ alphabetiπ character≤ anΣ ì
  599. warn≤ tha⌠ thσ linσ witΦ thσ LABE╠ commanΣ ma∙ no⌠ havσ an∙ othe≥ command≤ áoε ì
  600. thσ line«  ╔ kno≈ tha⌠ ╔ havσ ruε afou∞ oµ tha⌠ restrictioε iε thσ past¼ ábut¼ ì
  601. oddl∙ enough¼ iε m∙ testinτ no≈ ╔ wa≤ totall∙ unablσ t∩ generatσ ß problem«  ╔ ì
  602. trieΣ everythinτ ╔ coulΣ thinδ of║ aε immediatσ semicolon¼ ß semicoloε afte≥ ß ì
  603. spacσ áo≥ áß tab¼ tab≤ afte≥ thσ semicolon«  The∙ al∞ workeΣ ájus⌠ áfinσ á(ho≈ ì
  604. coulΣ ME╪ tel∞ tha⌠ thi≤ wa≤ jus⌠ ß test?).
  605.  
  606.    Thσ ámanua∞ i≤ clearl∙ wronτ wheε i⌠ say≤ tha⌠ onl∙ áalphabetiπ ácharacter≤ ì
  607. caε ábσ áused« á ╔ áassumeΣ átha⌠ i⌠ reall∙ ámean⌠ áalphanumeric¼ ábu⌠ áiε ám∙ ì
  608. experiment≤ á╔ learneΣ tha⌠ absolutel∙ an∙ character≤ caε bσ áused¼ áincludinτ ì
  609. spacesí á Herσ arσ thσ rule≤ tha⌠ emergeΣ froφ m∙ testing«  First¼ al∞ áspace≤ ì
  610. anΣ tab≤ afte≥ thσ LABE╠ commanΣ arσ ignored«  Tha⌠ poin⌠ mark≤ thσ ábeginninτ ì
  611. oµ áthσ áname« á Nex⌠ áonσ start≤ froφ thσ enΣ oµ áthσ álinσ áo≥ áthσ ácommanΣ ì
  612. separato≥ characte≥ anΣ strip≤ al∞ tab≤ anΣ space≤ backward«  Tha⌠ poin⌠ mark≤ ì
  613. thσ enΣ oµ thσ name«  Wha⌠ i≤ betweeε thosσ mark≤ i≤ takeε a≤ thσ label« á Fo≥ ì
  614. example¼ áonσ caε havσ ß labe∞ oµ "ENTR┘ 1ó (witΦ thσ embeddeΣ spacσ anΣ áwitΦ ì
  615. o≥ áwithou⌠ thσ quotσ characters¼ iε fact)«  MinΣ you¼ ╔ aφ no⌠ b∙ áan∙ ámean≤ ì
  616. suggestinτ tha⌠ yo⌡ usσ sucΦ labels«  A≤ ╔ mentioneΣ before¼ ╔ havσ no⌠ alway≤ ì
  617. founΣ áME╪ t∩ behavσ exactl∙ thσ wa∙ i⌠ diΣ iε thesσ experiments« á Iµ áanyonσ ì
  618. caε figurσ thi≤ ou⌠ morσ precisely¼ ╔ woulΣ reall∙ likσ t∩ hea≥ abou⌠ it.
  619.  
  620.    Thσ áothe≥ thinτ ╔ learneΣ froφ thesσ experiment≤ i≤ tha⌠ ME╪ alway≤ áscan≤ ì
  621. fo≥ ß labe∞ froφ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ script«  Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ usσ áthσ ìèsamσ labe∞ ß seconΣ time¼ thσ seconΣ occurrencσ wil∞ neve≥ bσ found.
  622.  
  623.  
  624.                             Onσ Scrip⌠ Example
  625.  
  626.    ╔ ájus⌠ don'⌠ fee∞ righ⌠ abou⌠ presentinτ al∞ thi≤ informatioε áabou⌠ áME╪-ì
  627. Plu≤ command≤ withou⌠ showinτ a⌠ leas⌠ onσ rea∞-lifσ example«  Figurσ ▓ áshow≤ ì
  628. thσ áfina∞ áscrip⌠ iε m∙ P├-Pursui⌠ scrip⌠ suite«  Oncσ á╔ áhavσ ásuccessfull∙ ì
  629. connecteΣ t∩ thσ outdia∞ cit∙ anΣ reacheΣ thσ remotσ systeφ there¼ ╔ chaiε át∩ ì
  630. thi≤ script«  Let'≤ looδ a⌠ i⌠ linσ b∙ line.
  631.  
  632.    Thσ firs⌠ linσ begin≤ witΦ ß period¼ s∩ i⌠ i≤ ß comment«  ╔ alway≤ áincludσ ì
  633. ß titlσ linσ anΣ ofteε adΣ somσ descriptioε oµ thσ functioε oµ thσ scrip⌠ áanΣ ì
  634. thσ parameter≤ i⌠ takes.
  635.  
  636.    Thσ rea∞ worδ oµ thσ scrip⌠ begin≤ a⌠ linσ 3«  Iε man∙ part≤ oµ thσ script¼ ì
  637. ╔ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ thσ outpu⌠ froφ command≤ t∩ sho≈ oε thσ screen«  No≈ ╔ do¼ s∩ á╔ ì
  638. issuσ thσ "SCREE╬ ONó command«  I'Σ als∩ likσ t∩ star⌠ witΦ ß cleaε screen¼ s∩ ì
  639. ╔ issuσ CLS¼ too.
  640.  
  641.    Iε álinσ 5¼ thσ scrip⌠ tell≤ thσ use≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ systeφ tha⌠ ha≤ ábeeε ì
  642. reacheΣ á(tha⌠ áwa≤ previousl∙ storeΣ iε strinτ variablσ F⌐ anΣ a⌠ áwha⌠ ábauΣ ì
  643. ratσ (previousl∙ storeΣ iε strinτ variablσ B)«  Theε thσ scrip⌠ drop≤ onσ int∩ ì
  644. termina∞ mode¼ wherσ onσ caε worδ interactivel∙ a≤ lonτ a≤ onσ likes.
  645.  
  646.    Wheε átermina∞ modσ i≤ exiteΣ (b∙ pressinτ <ESC╛ E)¼ thσ scrip⌠ resume≤ áa⌠ ì
  647. thσ álabe∞ áLOOP«  Linσ ╣ prompt≤ thσ use≥ t∩ ente≥ ß command« á Iµ áthσ áuse≥ ì
  648. enter≤ á"M"¼ átheε thσ maiε men⌡ scrip⌠ i≤ run¼ allowinτ onσ t∩ ácal∞ áanothe≥ ì
  649. systeφ iε anothe≥ o≥ thσ samσ city«  Linσ 1░ accept≤ thσ answe≥ froφ thσ áuse≥ ì
  650. anΣ place≤ i⌠ int∩ strinτ variablσ A.
  651.  
  652.    Iε álinσ á11¼ thσ user'≤ answe≥ i≤ compareΣ t∩ thσ strinτ "M"«  Iµ ái⌠ áwa≤ ì
  653. "M"¼ átheε thσ variablσ VALU┼ wil∞ havσ thσ valuσ ▒ (true)¼ anΣ linσ á1▓ áwil∞ ì
  654. causσ thσ scrip⌠ t∩ chaiε t∩ thσ scrip⌠ filσ PCPMENU.MEX«  Iµ thσ use≥ entereΣ ì
  655. anythinτ áothe≥ thaε "M"¼ theε executioε wil∞ continuσ a⌠ linσ 13¼ áwherσ áthσ ì
  656. user'≤ ácommanΣ ái≤ executed«  Wheε tha⌠ commanΣ ha≤ completed¼ ácontro∞ áwil∞ ì
  657. returε t∩ linσ 14¼ whicΦ branche≤ bacδ t∩ labe∞ LOO╨ anΣ ß promp⌠ fo≥ áanothe≥ ì
  658. command.
  659.  
  660.    Thσ user'≤ commanΣ caε bσ jus⌠ abou⌠ anything«  Fo≥ example¼ iµ i⌠ i≤ á"T"¼ ì
  661. theε áME╪ áwil∞ áente≥ átermina∞ modσ fo≥ ámorσ áinteractivσ áwork« á Thσ áonσ ì
  662. restrictioε á╔ áhavσ found¼ i≤ tha⌠ onl∙ ß singlσ commanΣ caε bσ áentered« á ┴ ì
  663. multiplσ commanΣ line¼ witΦ command≤ separateΣ b∙ semicolon≤ (o≥ whateve≥ áthσ ì
  664. designateΣ áSE╨ ácharacte≥ áis)¼ ádoe≤ áno⌠ worδ fo≥ áreason≤ á╔ ád∩ áno⌠ áye⌠ ì
  665. understand« á Maybσ á╔ wil∞ havσ figureΣ i⌠ ou⌠ (o≥ onσ oµ yo⌡ wil∞ áhave⌐ áb∙ ì
  666. nex⌠ time¼ wheε ╔ wil∞ cove≥ thσ rea∞ gut≤ oµ thσ P├-Pursui⌠ script.
  667.  
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  669.  
  670. 01  .. PCPCONN SCRIPT -- Connected to Destination System
  671. 02  
  672. 03  screen on
  673. è04  cls
  674. 05  say "Connected to ",F," at ",B,"00 bps/n/n"
  675. 06  t
  676. 07  
  677. 08  LABEL LOOP
  678. 09  say "/nEnter single MEX command (or M for menu): "
  679. 10  accept A
  680. 11  comp A "M"
  681. 12  if value=1 READ PCPMENU
  682. 13  {A}
  683. 14  GOTO LOOP
  684.  
  685. Figurσ á2« á Thi≤ ái≤ thσ fina∞ scrip⌠ iε m∙ áP├-Pursui⌠ ásuite« á Jus⌠ áafte≥ ì
  686. connectinτ át∩ áß áremotσ system¼ ╔ chaiε t∩ thi≤ scrip⌠ t∩ freσ áu≡ áa≤ ámucΦ ì
  687. memor∙ áa≤ ápossiblσ áfo≥ áothe≥ uses¼ sucΦ a≤ ácapturσ ábuffer≤ áand/o≥ áfilσ ì
  688. transfe≥ buffers«  Linσ number≤ havσ beeε addeΣ fo≥ referencσ purpose≤ iε áthσ ì
  689. text.
  690.  
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  695. (c) Copyright 1990, 1991 Socrates Press and respective authors]
  696.