Id like to write a script to automate a communications task. How do I start?
Begin by practicing the steps manually a few times to familiarize yourself thoroughly with the task. Then place BLAST in Learn mode and repeat the task again. While in Learn mode, BLAST will create a script from the actions you take. Think of this as a rough draft; you will need to add your own comments and scripting code to handle communications errors and other exceptions. • What are modems.scr and systems.scr? Modems.scr and systems.scr are special scripts that automate the logon and dial-out processes in BLAST. For example, if you enter Unix as the system type and HAYES as the modem type in a BLAST setup, BLAST will automatically know how to dial out on your HAYES modem and logon to the remote Unix system. These scripts are automatically installed by BLAST. They are updated periodically and the latest version is always available on Blaster and the BLAST anonymous FTP site. There are specific modems.scr scripts for Unix, DOS, and BHOST, named, modems.scr.uni, modems.scr.dos, and mod
