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!SLIPdial/Resources/UK/Help/wait
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| Filename: | !SLIPdial/Resources/UK/Help/wait |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 03F9 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
wait [/delay=<n>] [/id=<id>] <string1> [<string2>...]
waits for a string to be received. You can specify up
to 4 strings to wait for. For example:
wait login password
returns 1 if "login" is detected, 2 if "password" is detected, or 0 if the
command times out.
The default timeout is 600 seconds (10 minutes); you can alter this with
the /delay=<n> qualifier. For example:
wait /delay=20 login
waits for 20 seconds for the string "login".
To include spaces in a wait string, quote the string - eg:
wait /delay=20 login "contrived example" HELLO
The default input stream examined is the serial (or other) port, as defined
by the "port" command. If the qualifier "/id=<id>" is specified, the
output stream from the specified taskwindow is examined instead. Note that
you can at present only specify a taskwindow which is being buffered to a
window; not one with output to a file.
wait /event
waits for an event such as an alarm or a user menu selection.
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