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The Macro Library File
======================
I'm sure most of you have done some screwing around with the MACRO.LIB file,
and know most of the details about it, so I will just skim, over that here:
The macro library (MACRO.LIB) contains the folowwing data:
line#0 <blank>
line#1+ macro character/displayed name/filename of macro.
Note that the first line of the MACRO.LIB file is kept blank, this is
necessary for use. The "macro character" is the character you will type to
get the given macro, the "displayed name" is the name by which AE calls the
macro, "filename of macro" is simply the filename of the macro (minus the
.MAC suffix). Therefore if line #1 of your macro library looked like this:
a/The Snake's Den/SNAKE
then from the -> or +> prompt, you can press return and AE will say:
Select? (A-Z,/,?)
if you press A (capitol or lowercase) AE will look for the macro beginning
with "a/". Finding the Snake's Den macro, it will spin the drive, loading
the file called "SNAKE" and say:
The Snake's Den <macro loaded>
If you have the "dial after loading macro" option set in the install program
(on system menu #5 I think) it will then dial the macro for you. Note: The
[Y]editor from the AE main menu is an easy way to modify the MACRO.LIB file.
From the "Select? (A-Z,/,?)" prompt, pressing "/" will load the MACRO.LIB file
and present you with a list of the current library. Pressing "?" will give
you a list of macros (#0 to #;) currently loaded.
When a macro is loaded, you can dial it by pressing "Dial: m". M for macro.
The Macro Editor
================
Now comes the real kick-ass stuff: Pressing [U] from the main menu loads
the macro editor from disk, and allows you to load/save/edit macros. The
first page of options you are presented with is fairly self-explanitory. It
is simply a list of default options for the macro when it is loaded. When
changing the phone number, several extra characters can be added:
Phone#: xxx-xxxx
If you place a / before the phone number, it will autodial the macro instead
of just dialing it once. Example:
Phone#: /xxx-xxxx
If you place a !n before the phone number, it will (upon connect) execute
macro #n. Example
Phone#: xxx-xxxx !0
This would, upon connect, execute macro #0. Note that both the autodial and
the execute upon connect can be used at the same time:
Phone#: /xxx-xxxx !0
Pressing [D] from the macro menu will take you to the display-edit macros
screen
Display-edit Macros
===================
Here you are allowed to change 12 different macros (#0 to #;) to whatever you
want. Again, there are special characters:
Delay ............................. *
AE command character .............. \
Slow .............................. ?
String handshaking ............ <xxx>
Handshake ......................... %
Wildcard handshake ................ =
Literal ........................... @
Conditional handshake ............. ~
Carrige return .................... '
Jump to new macro line ........... \L
Note: these are the default values, and can be changed from the "C" option
from the install program.
Delay
=====
When excuting a macro, if AE encounters a delay character, it will pause for
1/2 second (ie. "****" would produce a two second delay).
AE Command Character
====================
When AE encounters this character in a macro, it interprets it as if you had
hit your terminal escape key, then the character following the command
character.
Slow
====
When placed at the beginning of a macro, AE will excute the macro line at
1/3 normal speed (usefull for systems with spinning cursors and no input
buffer.. yeech).
String handshake
================
There are actually two separate characters for the conditional handshake,
a begining character, and an ending character (usually a set of one of the
three brackets). If AE finds the beginning character for the conditional
handshake, it reads all the text until it encounters the ending character,
the AE waits for the other computer to send the EXACT string contained in the
brackets until proceeding. Example:
<pukenuke>..rest of macro string..
This would pause until the string "pukenuke" was recieved over the line, then
it would continue with the rest of the macro.
Handshake
=========
This is quicker and easier than the conditional handshake, but at some times
it will not quite work right for a certian purpose. When AE finds the
handshake character, it waits for the remote computer to send the
character immediatly following the handshake character, for example:
%:nuke'em
Would wait for a ":" to be sent over the modem, then print "nuke'em".
Wildcard handshake
==================
When encountering this character, AE will wait until a character comes over
the modem, it does not matter what character it is, AE will just wait until
one does. For example:
=ugamugawuga.
Would wait for ANY character to be recieved, then print "ugumugawuga"
Literal
=======
If you wish to send a macro command character (the * for instance, which
usually produces a delay) insert this character before it. Example:
@* yer screwed @*
would print: