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bw> @MSGID: 1:290/627 2a43e674 I've got a text-only account with my
bw> ISP, which has now changed its setup; and there appears to be an
bw> inconsistency in its log-on prompt for the user name, in that
bw> it's sometimes "username" and sometimes "userid." I've never
bw> been a student of "tracking" in Telix scripts and have, thus
bw> far, been able to get away with simple "waitfor" and "cputs"
bw> scripts, but it seems there's no alternative to watching for the
bw> two prompts simultaneously and responding to whichever apppears.
bw> Suggestions?
A classic example of the value of the TRACK command. :-)
But: could you not use WAITFOR and specify "user" as the string?
Either "userid" or "username" would cause a hit. :-)
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 7 Jun 19:16
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