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Send strings
The characters in the send string must exactly match what the host requires.
The first send string normally contains a carriage return or new line character.
This is sent to let the host computer know the SelfCheck system is trying to
connect to it.
You must manually enter this carriage return or new line that tells the host
you are trying to log on. In addition, each send line needs either a carriage
return or a new line at the end of it to tell the host that the line is complete.
The following characters represent carriage returns and new lines in scripts:
\r carriage return
\n new line (typically used when communicating with a Unix system)
\t tab
Timeouts
A timeout in seconds should be added for each line. Timeouts define how
long the SelfCheck system computer waits for a reply from the host computer
before it returns an error message.
Retries
Retries are used only for the first exchange to establish the initial connection
to the host computer. Enter the number of times you want the SelfCheck sys-
tem to attempt to connect to the host if it does not succeed on the first attempt.
NCIP Communications Section
Ncip Communications
Communications protocol
Either TCP or HTTP. Use the protocol used by the circulation
system.
Post address
The circulation system URL. This field is used for HTTP
communication only.
TCP Server
The machine name or IP address of the circulation system. This
field is used for TCP communication only.
Port number
The TCP port to use in communication with the circulation
system. Specify the port used by the circulation system. This field
is used for TCP communication only.
Synch request timeout
The time in seconds to wait to send a request. Normally, you
should not change this setting.
Reply timeout
The time in seconds to wait for a response after an NCIP request.
Data packet timeout
The time in seconds to wait for all data packets to arrive in a
response message.