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Unfortunately, there isn't much in the way of ASPECT resources. There were several Procomm books written over the years, but I don't believe any were written for recent versions of Procomm, and I don't think ASPECT was covered in much details in any of those books. Quarterdeck released an ASPECT manual, which was basically a printout of the ASPECT help file. However, Symantec does not sell this book and I have not seen any copies for sale (I find mine very handy to read instead of flipping through the help file).
As for Internet resources, I think this forum is just about it for ASPECT. My recommendation would be to use Procomm's script recorder (Tools | Scripts | Start Recorder menu item) to record the steps you need to perform. You will have a script that consists of waitfor and transmit statements. What you will want to do is modify the recorded script such that a text of string (a username, for example) is replaced by a string variable. You can then modify your script so that it either asks for a username when it is run or lets you pick from a list of username, and then performs the recorded actins on the specified username. Hopefully that gives you some ideas.
As for Internet resources, I think this forum is just about it for ASPECT. My recommendation would be to use Procomm's script recorder (Tools | Scripts | Start Recorder menu item) to record the steps you need to perform. You will have a script that consists of waitfor and transmit statements. What you will want to do is modify the recorded script such that a text of string (a username, for example) is replaced by a string variable. You can then modify your script so that it either asks for a username when it is run or lets you pick from a list of username, and then performs the recorded actins on the specified username. Hopefully that gives you some ideas.
I would suggest going through the section of the Aspect program help titled "Aspect Scripts: A Brief Tutorial".
It is a very fast way to use some examples and understand the basic concepts. Robert Harris
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It is a very fast way to use some examples and understand the basic concepts. Robert Harris
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I agree with RL. Also look in Help/Scipt reference/Aspect command reference/Commands listed alphabetically, and go through each script from # to Z. There is an explanation of each and a sample. The sample can be blocked (from proc main to endproc), copied , and pasted to an aspect editor window. Select compile and save. Run the script to see what it does. I also recommend taking a basic programming course. If you understand the flow of a program, any program is easy. The only major difference is the syntax or commands proprietary to the language.
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