3.3

Dialog Commands
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To use timer , follow it with the number of seconds you want it to count and the string you
want it to display if that period of time elapses. For instance, you may want to use the
timer
command so it terminates the session if the dialog is unable to log in within 60 seconds.
When a
pass command is active, an active timer command suspends counting. When pass
command finishes,
timer command resumes counting.
Also, the same
timer command applies to any subsequent wait commands if no other
timer commands appear before them. If you do not want to use the same timer value for
another
wait command later in the dialog, insert timer 0 after the first wait command.
This cancels the first
timer command and causes subsequent wait commands to wait for
their string forever if no other timer commands follow
timer 0 .
type
type <string to send>
Sends a string to the device to which the service has connected.
For instance, if you were creating a dialog that types the user’s name in response to a login
prompt, you may use:
type joel smith
Most devices to which you connect expect a carriage return (represented by a <cr> ) after
each string you send. When this is the case, you must include a
<cr> at the end of the string.
wait
wait <string to wait for>
Pauses the dialog until a specified string is received from a device to which the service has
connected, or until a certain amount of time (specified by a
timer command) has elapsed
with no response.
To use this command, follow it with the string for which the dialog should wait. If you use
wait without a parameter, the dialog waits until any character is received.
Unless a
timer command has been executed first, the wait command waits forever until the
specified string is received, so type exactly the string you want it to wait for, and keep in
mind that
wait is case-sensitive. If the dialog never receives the string wait is looking for,
the dialog hangs, and you need to use the
quit connect command to exit the dialog and
return to your iNEWS Workstation.