how to get procomm to execute a command when data comes across screen

[WYREDAWG]

i am fairly new to scripting and i am not sure on how to go about doing what i want to do. Basically i want procomm to execute a command whenever a certain data is output on my terminal session. What would be the best way to do this.

 

[WYREDAWG]

or is there a way for me to write a script that executes a simple command every 10 minutes. I want to do this because if my terminal stays idle for 15 minutes i get logged out. as long as i hit enter or anything really it will stay alive. I thought about scheduling but the lowest amount of time was an hour.

 

[knob]

For your first question, the best way would be to use the when target command to look for a certain string and then call a procedure that uses the transmit command to send the proper command.

As for the second question, here is a script that sends a carriage return every five minutes when nothing has been received from the remote system:

proc main
when quiet 300 call sendit

while 1
yield
endwhile
endproc

proc sendit
transmit "^M"
endproc

http://www.aspectscripting.com

 

[Cuberat]

Neat one, knob.

I've used the rget technique, with a while, in a loop. It may be what he's looking for.

WYREDAWG - what's the syntax of what you're looking for? Is it the same all the time? Is it prefixed with something specific?