Procomm script help

[ChrisJGB]

i am trying to change a lot of names with a script but the script canges only the first name in the file and then stops at the parameter DN, What is wrong

This is the script:
proc main

string sline, dn,name

fopen 0 "names.txt" READ
while not feof 0
fgets 0 sline
strtok dn sline "," 1
strtok name sline "," 1


waitfor "DN "
transmit dn
transmit "^M"
waitfor " NAME "
transmit name
waitfor " XPLN "
transmit "^M"
waitfor " DISPLAY_FMT "
transmit "^M"

endwhile

fclose 0

endproc


en this is the .TXT file
301,Remco
302,Marinus
304,Sander Rambags
305,Raymond

 

[GHTROUT]

Just a guess, but get rid of the spaces inside the quotes in your waitfor words... like: " WORD " to "WORD"

[tt]
waitfor "DN " <- change from "DN " to "DN"
transmit dn
transmit "^M"
waitfor " NAME " <- change from " NAME " to "NAME"
transmit name
waitfor " XPLN " <- change from " XPLN " to "XPLN"
transmit "^M"
waitfor " DISPLAY_FMT " <- change from " DISPLAY_FMT "to "DISPLAY_FMT"
transmit "^M"

[/tt]

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[ChrisJGB]

No, thats not the solution, ive changes the words but no result.
REQ chg
TYPE name
CUST 0
CPND_LANG
DIG
DN 301
NAME Remco
DISPLAY_FMT

DN

The script waits/stops after the first name.

 

[ChrisJGB]

I found the solution.

Idid a Change Name instead of New Name. In the Change Name situation the is no XPLN parameter, in the New Name situation there is...


Thanx

 

[johnpoole]

yes, i'm long winded, feel free to stop reading at any time.. jp

looks like your " DISPLAY_FMT " only has one space between " D, it needs two.. other then that your script runs in my box if i change do a save as on the text, and save it as a wud in aspect editor.. i also had to add a , after the name

2222,jerk,
2223,another jerk,

two things that might help.. one is under complie options, complie for debug.. now when the script hangs, stop it and you will see what the script is waiting on... it stops when the screen is at DN, but what is the script looking for? complie for debug will answer that..

another tip i use, i had to carriage return after display format between each name... if you have that type of a problem, i would take that waitfor out and replace it with a mspause 6... or mspause 2... leave the transmit "^M", carriage return as the next line



john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[johnpoole]

another thing that speeds things up for me.. excel, when you copy the data from excel and paste it into your aspect editor, you get a free tab from a blank column.. so i use tab delimited instead of doing the save as csv..

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

My script should be OK for you at..

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=7243

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian Programmer in the UK

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbromley

If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[johnpoole]

note to op: dave's got some of the cleanest scripts written for the 1000.. mine are tech grade, i build them for myself, they work.. dave could package his and give gates a run for his money.. just an fyi

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

Lol!. Thanks John.

I'm always around to help out where I can, whilst we still have these systems and serial ports to access the systems with!.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian Programmer in the UK

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbromley

If it's working, then leave it alone!.