Script Command Summary (Release 3.5 and below)

The following is a list of script commands. For an introduction to writing a script and the script command syntax see Using the Scripting Language.

Command

Description

AskFor

display a dialog box requesting user input.

CalcVar

do simple arithmetic on a variable.

command

issue a command in the Windows command environment.

Connect

connect to a host using a named session.

CursorTo

move the cursor.

DDE	perform a complete DDE conversation in a single command.

DDEExecute

send a command to a DDE server application.

DDEInitiate

begin a DDE conversation with a DDE server application.

DDEPoke

send text to a DDE server application.

DDERequest

request text from a DDE server application.

DDETerminate

close a DDE channel.

EditSelect

select data for cut and copy.

Exit	exit the script.

FileSpec

specify the file to be used in a HostSave, HostPrintScreen, HostEnableLogging or EditSaveClipboard command.

FileTransfer

initiate a file transfer.

Find	find a substring inside a string.

GetField

extract a field from a field-separated string.

GetString

read a string from a file into a variable.

global

define a global variable.

goto	branch to a label in the script file.

if	branch to a label in the script file based in the results of a comparison.

include

call another script file.

key	simulate a function key.

MsgBox

display a dialog box.

option

set script options.

PutString

write a string to a file.

replace

replace a character or substring in a string.

run	run an application.

RunDirectory

specify the working directory for a program started by the "run" command.

session

switch to another active session.

SetPrt

change the session printer.

SetVar

initialize a variable.

SSLConnect

begin an SSL connection.

trim	trim leading and/or trailing characters from a variable.

type	"type" characters into the session terminal.

wait	wait for the specified number of milliseconds.

WaitFor

wait until the specified text string appears in the host session ( WaitFor USERID). Or, wait until one of several specified text strings appears in the host session. When one of the text strings is found, branch to the specified label.