Bye bye procomm

[tangodelta]

Possibly this should be in the VBScript forum.

Procomm plus has been banished from my workplace. The alternative we have been offered uses VBS for scripting. Guess I will have to learn how to use it.

Most of our scripts consist of one main process using transmit followed by waitfor with an occasional waitquet command thrown in. Very simple and I can write on in my sleep after all these years.

The VB commands are send (maybe sendkey), waitfor string and sleep? You have to define a variable and set the variable to create an object? After defining the job?

I learned aspect when files were .asp/.asx so I guess I can learn a little HTML stuff. Any words of encouragement or suggestions appreciated.

TD

 

[knob]

Out of curiosity, what is the replacement product?

http://www.aspectscripting.com

 

[tangodelta]

SecureCRT is what I have heard from IT. They are still "staffing" the issue and do not want to let us download a trial copy. So far.

 

[jamie2]

tangodelta, If they will allow you too use something else, then I would suggest ZOC from

http://www.emtec.com/zoc/,

if most of your scripts consist of using transmit followed by waitfor with an occasional waitquet command.

ZOC uses REXX language that would look like:

CALL ZocWait "REQ:"
CALL ZocSend "NEW^M

 

[tangodelta]

Thanks jamie2 for the suggestion. I had to prod the head IT person to get any action on this. Now I have to submit an exception request that has to be reviewed by almost everyone to perhaps get permission to download a trial copy of SecureCRT. Bureaucracy works well.

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

Although I'm told that Procomm Plus works on a 64bit Windows 7 PC (Not sure if it will work on Windows 8?), I've also started using ZOC from time to time. For such a small program, it packs loads of protocals and I'm impressed with it.



All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

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