Scripting

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operators and arguments that create a result. Expressions can be used as values in any command. Examples of expressions include arithmetic, relational comparisons, and string concatenations.

The basic form of a script for Dial-Up Networking follows:

;
; A comment begins with a semi-colon and extends to
; the end of the line.
;

proc main
; A script can have any number of variables
; and commands

variable declarations

command block

endproc

A script must have a main procedure, specified by the proc keyword, and a matching endproc keyword, indicating the end of the procedure.

You must declare variables before you add commands. The first command in the main procedure is executed, and then any subsequent commands are executed in the order they appear in the script. The script ends when the end of the main procedure is reached.


3.0 Variables

Scripts may contain variables. Variable names must begin with a letter or an underscore ('_'), and may contain any sequence of ...

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connection. This variable is
the value of the user name specified in the Dial-Up Networking
Connect To dialog box.

$PASSWORD String The password for the current connection. This variable is the
value of the user name specified in the Dial-Up Networking
Connect To dialog box.

$SUCCESS Boolean This variable is set by certain commands to indicate whether or not the command succeeded. A script can make
decisions based upon the value of this variable.

$FAILURE Boolean This variable is set by certain commands to indicate
whether or not the command failed. A script can make decisions
based upon the value of this variable.


These ...

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