Script Statements : Summary of Script Statements

SAS/CONNECT User's Guide

Summary of Script Statements
Statement Purpose Connection
Type Frequent (F)
or
Infrequent (I)

ABORT stops execution of a script; signals an error condition all F

CALL invokes a routine all F

DELAY specifies the time to pause between characters being sent to the remote host 3270 I

ECHO controls display of characters sent from the remote host while a WAITFOR statement executes TELNET, TCP/IP I

EOPCHAR specifies an end-of-packet character TELNET I

GOTO jumps execution to the specified script statement all F

IF checks conditions before execution of labeled script statements all F

INPUT displays a prompt to the user that requests a response for the remote system all F

LINEWAIT specifies the time to wait after a prompt or after the last character in a packet from the remote host TELNET, 3270 I

LOG sends a message to the local host SAS LOG window all F

MAXI specifies the maximum packet length that can be sent from the local host to the remote host (inbound packet) TELNET I

MAXO specifies the maximum packet length that can be sent from the remote host to the local host (outbound packet) TELNET I

MODEL specifies the IBM 3270 model being emulated 3270 I

MSG controls remote host messages while the link is active all I

NOTIFY sends a message in a window to the local SAS session all F

RETRY specifies the number of attempts to re-send a packet when an error occurs all I

RETURN signals the end of a routine all F

SCANFOR is an alias for WAITFOR all I

SNAPSHOT copies the contents of the remote host session screen to the local SAS Log window 3270 F

SOPCHAR changes the start-of-packet character TELNET, 3270 I

STOP stops script execution normally all F

TIMEOUT sets the time the local host waits for a packet from the remote host before re-sending the last local host packet TELNET F

TRACE displays script statements as they execute all F

TYPE sends characters to the remote host as if they were typed at a terminal
all F

WAITFOR specifies a pause until conditions are met all F

XCLOCK specifies time to wait for the status line X-clock after typing an AID key 3270 I

XTIME specifies time to wait after the status line X-clock disappears 3270 I

***Summary of Script Statements***
Statement	Purpose	Connection Type	Frequent (F) or Infrequent (I)
ABORT	stops execution of a script; signals an error condition	all	F
CALL	invokes a routine	all	F
DELAY	specifies the time to pause between characters being sent to the remote host	3270	I
ECHO	controls display of characters sent from the remote host while a WAITFOR statement executes	TELNET, TCP/IP	I
EOPCHAR	specifies an end-of-packet character	TELNET	I
GOTO	jumps execution to the specified script statement	all	F
IF	checks conditions before execution of labeled script statements	all	F
INPUT	displays a prompt to the user that requests a response for the remote system	all	F
LINEWAIT	specifies the time to wait after a prompt or after the last character in a packet from the remote host	TELNET, 3270	I
LOG	sends a message to the local host SAS LOG window	all	F
MAXI	specifies the maximum packet length that can be sent from the local host to the remote host (inbound packet)	TELNET	I
MAXO	specifies the maximum packet length that can be sent from the remote host to the local host (outbound packet)	TELNET	I
MODEL	specifies the IBM 3270 model being emulated	3270	I
MSG	controls remote host messages while the link is active	all	I
NOTIFY	sends a message in a window to the local SAS session	all	F
RETRY	specifies the number of attempts to re-send a packet when an error occurs	all	I
RETURN	signals the end of a routine	all	F
SCANFOR	is an alias for WAITFOR	all	I
SNAPSHOT	copies the contents of the remote host session screen to the local SAS Log window	3270	F
SOPCHAR	changes the start-of-packet character	TELNET, 3270	I
STOP	stops script execution normally	all	F
TIMEOUT	sets the time the local host waits for a packet from the remote host before re-sending the last local host packet	TELNET	F
TRACE	displays script statements as they execute	all	F
TYPE	sends characters to the remote host as if they were typed at a terminal	all	F
WAITFOR	specifies a pause until conditions are met	all	F
XCLOCK	specifies time to wait for the status line X-clock after typing an AID key	3270	I
XTIME	specifies time to wait after the status line X-clock disappears	3270	I

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