Here are the syntax rules for creating a Text SEQuential PETASCII Autolog File with any Editor that will write SEQuential PETASCII (CBM ASCII) Files that can be input to the program in this Data Library on CBMART named: VTXED4.IMG which will create a VIDTEX4.2 AUTOLOG file acceptable when using the META-J command in VIDTEX4.2. By creating your VIDTEX4.2 Autolog files with a Text Editor and saving them, you can always recall these Text Autolog files into your Word Processor and edit them, re-save them (even with a different name for different actions you want to take on CompuServe), and simply run the VTXED4.IMG to create a new VIDTEX4.2 Autolog file callable with the META-J Command. Syntax Rules: ::::::::::::: 1) Prompts and Responses MUST be in pairs. 2) First character of a Prompt line MUST be the letter p (lower/case) 3) First character of a Response line MUST be the letter r (lower/case) 4) A dollar sign ($) represents an ESCAPE <ESC> 5) ONE up-arrow (^) represents the CONTROL Key (CTRL Key) 6) ONE left-arrow (_) represents the META Key (COMMODORE Key) 7) A prompt line that is to contain nothing (like the Initial prompt to logon to CompuServe) should be: p<CR> 8) The last Pair of prompts and responses for the Text Autolog file MUST be: p<CR> r<CR> ******************************************************************************* Here is an example of a Text Autolog File for VIDTEX4.2 that I created with the TXEDIT.IMG file here in LIBrary 1 (LIB 1) on CBMART. NOTE: When saving the Text file if you are using the TXEDIT.IMG program, answer "no" to the question -- "do you want an ASCII translation." The Text SEQuential Autolog File for input to the VTXED4.IMG file must in PETASCII (or CBM ASCII). This Text Autolog File will automatically set your 1670 modem to be set to 1200 Baud (after you have corrected the BASIC part of VIDTEX4.2 to be set for an RS232 Type Modem (line 9 with a poke value of 1 for RS232 -- see the file vx1670.hlp and vxalog.hlp in CBMART's Data Library 1), auto- dial your CompuServe number, log you on, open your "capture buffer" and end up with you on the CBMART Forum with a g cbmart. ******************************************************************************* Text Autolog Sample: :::::::::::::::::::: p<CR> (initial prompt) r_q20^m^m<CR> (set 1670 Modem to 1200 Baud) p<CR> r_&ATDT 2417023<CR> (pause and dial up CompuServe number) pconnect<CR> r_%^c$<CR> (pause and send CompuServe a CTRL-C) pid:<CR> r_1$<CR> (assumes your PPN or ID# is defined as Function Key 1) pword:<CR> r_2$<CR> (assumes your Password is defined as Function Key 2) p<CR> r_o$<CR> (activates META-O command to Open your Capture Buffer) p!<CR> (initial CompuServe prompt if you are set up for this) rg cbmart<CR> (go cbmart forum) p<CR> (final prompt) r<CR> (final response) ******************************************************************************* This program was written in BASIC so that Users could modify it to their own specifications. I would appreciate comments and would be interested to incorporate your modifications in this version. I hope to hear from some of you and hope that this will make it easier to create and change your VIDTEX4.2 Autolog Files. After you have created a VIDTEX4.2 Text Autolog file, run VTXED4.IMG and try it with the VIDTEX4.2 META-J command; if there are problems then just edit your Text Autolog file, run VTXED4.IMG again and use META-J again. It will work because I have used this procedure often. Again thanks to my friend for sharing this program and working with me on it. Enjoy your VIDTEX4.2 and the CBMART Forum! Sincerely, Sysop/Betty Knight Date: 12/25/88 Special Note for "EasyScript" editor users: -- #: 17246 S1/Help/Data Lib Tools 19-Dec-88 00:26:08 Sb: #Vixed4.img Fm: John Little 72606,1636 To: SYSOP/Betty Knight (X) Happy Holidays to you and the other SYSOP's. I've been meaning to thank you and your friend for VTXED4.IMG It works perfect. I did make one change to it. I use EasyScript and it won't let you use the left arrow key so I use the english pound key and added a line to VTXED4.IMG that changes that to the left arrow. Happy Holidays John Little #: 18054 S1/Help/Data Lib Tools 07-Feb-89 17:35:02 Sb: Vidtex Autolog Fm: Michael Finckbone 73267,1177 To: Sysop/Betty Knight 76703,4037 (X) Betty: I enjoyed your files for Vidtex Auto Log creation. In regards to message # 17246 that you appended to VTXED4.DOC, pressing CTRL 7 in EasyScript produces the Left Arrow needed for the editor I found this while thumbing through th RUN Magazine Special Edition #2
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