TTPMACRO for Tera Term Pro T. Teranishi Copyright (C) 1994-1997 T. Teranishi All Rights Reserved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Usage 2.1 How to run a macro file 2.2 Comand line 2.3 How to associate "TTL" files with TTPMACRO.EXE 3. Macro language "Tera Term Language (TTL)" 3.1 Types 3.2 Formats of constants 3.3 Identifiers and reserved words 3.4 Variables 3.5 Expressions and operators 3.6 Line formats 4. TTL command reference 4.1 Communication commands 4.2 Control commands 4.3 String operation commands 4.4 File operation commands 4.5 Password commands 4.6 Miscellaneous commands 5. Appendixes Appendix A Error messages Appendix B About new-line characters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction TTPMACRO is an interpreter of the macro language "Tera Term Language (TTL)", which controls Tera Term and provides various functions like auto dialing, auto login, and so on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Usage ............................................................................... 2.1 How to run a macro file The executable file TTPMACRO.EXE should be placed in the directory in which TTERMPRO.EXE exists. There are two ways to run a macro file. 1) From Tera Term. To start TTPMACRO, select the [Control] Macro command and then the macro file in the Open Macro dialog box. 2) From TTPMACRO. The macro file can be specified as a parameter of the command line (shortcut link) of TTPMACRO. For example, if you want to run the macro file "DIALUP.TTL", specify the command line (shortcut link) like: TTPMACRO DIALUP.TTL You can omit the file name extension ".TTL". If you omit the file name, the Open Macro dialog box appears. It's convenient to install icons (shortcuts) for the macro files you use frequently. If you choose method 2), you can run Tera Term, after starting the TTPMACRO, by using the "connect" command in the macro file. See "4.1.5 connect". While the macro is running, you can pause it, restart it, and stop it by pressing the appropriate buttons in the TTPMACRO dialog box. ............................................................................... 2.2 Command line TTPMACRO.EXE [/I] [/V] [ [] []] where: /I Start TTPMACRO in iconized state. /V Start TTPMACRO in hidden (invisible) state. Macro filename. Character string stored in the system variable "param2". Character string stored in the system variable "param3". See "3.4 Variables" for the system variables "param2" and "param3". ............................................................................... 2.3 How to associate "TTL" files with TTPMACRO.EXE To associate the file extention ".TTL" with TTPMACRO.EXE, do the following steps. a) In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 a-1) Execute the [View] Options command of Explorer. a-2) Select the "File Types" tab. a-3) Click the "New Type" button and specify items like the following. Description of type: Tera Term macro files Associated extention: TTL a-4) Click the "New" button and specify items like the following. Action: Execute Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\TTERMPRO\ttpmacro.exe" "%1" (If Tera Term Pro is installed in C:\Program Files\TTERMPRO.) a-5) Close all the dialog boxes by clicking "OK" buttons. b) In Windows NT 3.51 b-1) Execute the [File] Associate command of File Manager. b-2) Specify items like the following and click the "OK" button. Files with extention: TTL Associate with: "C:\TTERMPRO\TTPMACRO.EXE" "%1" (If Tera Term Pro is installed in C:\TTERMPRO.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Macro language "Tera Term Language (TTL)" TTL is a simple interpreted language like BASIC. To learn TTL quickly, study the sample macro files in the distribution package and the command reference in section 4. ............................................................................... 3.1 Types TTL have two kinds of data types: Integer Signed 32 bit, from -2147483648 to 2147483647. Character string A sequence containing any character except NUL. The maximum length of a string is 255. ............................................................................... 3.2 Formats of constants 1) Integer-type constants A integer-type constant is expressed as a decimal number. Example: 123 -11 2) String-type constants There are two ways of expressing a string-type constant. a) A character string quoted by ' or " (both sides must be same). Example: 'Hello, world' "I can't do that" b) A single character expressed as a "#" followed by an ASCII code (decimal number). Note: Strings can not contain NUL (ASCII code 0) characters. Example: #65 the character "A" #13 the CR character Format a) and b) can be combined in one expression. Example: 'cat readme.txt'#13#10 'abc'#13#10'def'#13#10'ghi' ............................................................................... 3.3 Identifiers and reserved words 1) Variable identifiers The first character must be an alphabetic (A-Z, a-z) or an underscore character "_". Subsequent characters can be alphabetic, underscore or numeric (0-9). Variable identifiers are not case sensitive. The maximum length is 32. Example: VARIABLE _flag 2) Label identifiers Label identifiers consist of alphabetic, underscore or numeric characters, and are not case sensitive. The maximum length is 32. Example: label1 100 3) Reserved words The following words are reserved: [Command] bplusrecv, bplussend, changedir... (see the list in section 4.) [Operator] and, not, or, xor [System variables] inputstr, param2, param3, result, timeout ............................................................................... 3.4 Variables 1) User variables Defined by user. The type of a variable is determined when a value (integer or string) is assigned to it for the first time. Once the type of the variable is determined, values of a different type can not be assigned to it. 2) System variables Each system variable has a predefined type and value. Used with particular commands. Variables Type Initial value Related commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------ inputstr string "" recvln, waitln, waitrecv, passwordbox, inputbox param2 string *1 *1 param3 string *1 *1 result integer 0 recvln, wait, waitevent, waitln, waitrecv, str2int, strcompare, strlen, strscan, filereadln, filesearch, filestrseek, yesnobox timeout integer 0 recvln, wait, waitevent, waitln, waitrecv *1 The second and third command line parameter of TTPMACRO. The first parameter is the macro file name. See "2.2 Command line". ............................................................................... 3.5 Expressions and operators Expressions consist of constants, variables, operators, and parentheses. Constants and variables must be of the integer type. The value of an expression is also an integer. The value of a relational expression (formed using relational operators) is 0, if it is true, or 1 if false. The following are operators: Category Precedence Operators -------------------------------------------------------------- unary 1, high not multiplicative 2 *, / additive 3 +, -, or, xor relational 4, low =, <>, <, >, <=, >= ............................................................................... 3.6 Line formats There are five kinds of line formats for macro files. 1) Empty lines Lines which have no character or contain only space and tab characters. They have no effect on the execution of the macro. 2) Comment lines Lines beginning with a ';' character. No effect on the execution of the macro. Example: ; Tera Term Language 3) Command lines Lines containing a single command with parameters (the one exception is the "if" command (see 4.2.7)). Format: ... Example: connect'myhost' wait 'OK' 'ERROR' if result=2 goto error sendln 'cat' pause A*10 end 4) Assignment lines Lines which contain an assignment statement. Format: = Example: A = 33 B = C C must already have a value. VAL = I*(I+1) A=B=C the value of B=C (0 for false, 1 for true) is assigned to A. Error=0 Example: :dial :100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. TTL command reference Command index New commands added for the current version are labeled by "** new **". Commands modified for the current version are labeled by "** changed **". 4.1 Communication commands 4.1.1 bplusrecv 4.1.2 bplussend 4.1.3 changedir 4.1.4 closett ** changed ** 4.1.5 connect ** changed ** 4.1.6 disconnect ** new ** 4.1.7 flushrecv ** new ** 4.1.8 gettitle ** new ** 4.1.9 kmtrecv 4.1.10 kmtsend 4.1.11 loadkeymap ** new ** 4.1.12 logclose 4.1.13 logopen 4.1.14 logpause 4.1.15 logstart 4.1.16 logwrite 4.1.17 quickvanrecv 4.1.18 quickvansend 4.1.19 recvln ** new ** 4.1.20 restoresetup ** new ** 4.1.21 send 4.1.22 sendbreak ** new ** 4.1.23 sendfile 4.1.24 sendln 4.1.25 setecho ** new ** 4.1.26 setsync ** new ** 4.1.27 settitle ** new ** 4.1.28 showtt ** changed ** 4.1.29 unlink ** new ** 4.1.30 wait 4.1.31 waitevent ** new ** 4.1.32 waitln ** new ** 4.1.33 waitrecv 4.1.34 xmodemrecv 4.1.35 xmodemsend 4.1.36 zmodemrecv 4.1.37 zmodemsend 4.2 Control commands 4.2.1 call 4.2.2 end 4.2.3 execcmnd 4.2.4 exit 4.2.5 for, next 4.2.6 goto 4.2.7 if, then, elseif, else, endif 4.2.8 include 4.2.9 pause 4.2.10 return 4.2.11 while, endwhile 4.3 String operation commands 4.3.1 str2int 4.3.2 strcompare 4.3.3 strconcat 4.3.4 strcopy 4.3.5 strlen 4.3.6 strscan 4.4 File operation commands 4.4.1 fileclose 4.4.2 fileconcat 4.4.3 filecopy 4.4.4 filecreate 4.4.5 filedelete 4.4.6 fileopen 4.4.7 filereadln 4.4.8 filerename 4.4.9 filesearch 4.4.10 fileseek 4.4.11 filestrseek 4.4.12 filewrite 4.4.13 filewriteln 4.5 Password commands 4.5.1 delpassword ** new ** 4.5.2 getpassword ** new ** 4.5.3 passwordbox 4.6 Miscellaneous commands 4.6.1 beep 4.6.2 closesbox ** new ** 4.6.3 exec 4.6.4 getdate 4.6.5 getenv ** new ** 4.6.6 gettime 4.6.7 inputbox 4.6.8 int2str 4.6.9 messagebox 4.6.10 setdate ** new ** 4.6.11 setdlgpos ** new ** 4.6.12 setenv ** new ** 4.6.13 settime ** new ** 4.6.14 show ** changed ** 4.6.15 statusbox ** new ** 4.6.16 yesnobox ............................................................................... 4.1 Communication commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.1 bplusrecv Format: bplusrecv Causes Tera Term to receive a file from the host with the B-Plus protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.2 bplussend Format: bplussend Causes Tera Term to send the file to the host with the B-Plus protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. Example: bplussend 'readme.txt' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.3 changedir Format: changedir Changes the current directory of Tera Term. Example: changedir 'c:\' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.4 closett ** changed ** Format: closett Closes Tera Term and enters the unlinked state. In the unlinked state, the "connect" command can open a new Tera Term window and link TTPMACRO to it. See also: "4.1.5 connect" "4.1.6 disconnect" "4.1.29 unlink" Example: closett connect 'host' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.5 connect ** changed ** Format: connect If TTPMACRO is not linked to Tera Term, this command runs Tera Term with , and links it to TTPMACRO. If TTPMACRO has already been linked to Tera Term and Tera Term is not connected to the host, this command causes Tera Term to connect to the host specified by . If TTPMACRO has already been linked to Tera Term and Tera Term has already been connected to the host, this command is ignored. No other communication commands should be executed before the link is established. See Tera Term help for the format of . See also: "4.1.4 closett" "4.1.6 disconnect" "4.1.29 unlink" Example: connect '' No command line parameter connect '/C=2' Run Tera Term with parameter '/C=2'. connect 'foohost.foo.foo.jp' CommandLine = '111.111.11.11' connect CommandLine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.6 disconnect ** new ** Format: disconnect Closes the communication between Tera Term and the host. If Tera Term is not terminated by this command, the link between Tera Term and TTPMACRO is kept. See also: "4.1.4 closett" "4.1.5 connect" "4.1.29 unlink" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.7 flushrecv ** new ** Format: flushrecv Clears received characters in the buffer of TTPMACRO. Characters received from the host are transfered to TTPMACRO. TTPMACRO stores the characters in the buffer and character-reading commands, such as the "wait" command, read out them from the buffer. Characters in the buffer are kept until character-reading commands process them or the buffer overflows. The "flushrecv" command can be used to avoid unexpected results of character-reading commands caused by old characters in the buffer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.8 gettitle ** new ** Format: gettitle Retrieves the title text of Tera Term and stores it in the string variable . Example: gettitle titletext - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.9 kmtrecv Format: kmtrecv Causes Tera Term to receive a file from the host with the Kermit protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.10 kmtsend Format: kmtsend Causes Tera Term to send the file to the host with the Kermit protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. Example: kmtsend 'readme.txt' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.11 loadkeymap ** new ** Format: loadkeymap Causes Tera Term to load a keyboard setup file specified by . Example: loadkeymap 'keyboard.cnf' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.12 logclose Format: logclose Causes Tera Term to close the log file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.13 logopen Format: logopen Causes Tera Term to start logging. Received characters are written to the file . If is zero, received new-line characters are converted (CR -> CR/CRLF) and escape sequences are stripped out. If is non-zero, received characters are written without any modifications. If is non-zero and the file already exists, received characters are appended to it. If is zero and the file already exists, the file is overwritten. Example: logopen 'myhost.log' 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.14 logpause Format: logpause Causes Tera Term to pause logging. Received characters are discarded while logging is paused. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.15 logstart Format: logstart Causes Tera Term to restart the logging, if paused. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.16 logwrite Format: logwrite Appends a to the log file of the Tera Term. This command is valid only while Tera Term is logging. The can be written even while logging is paused. Example: logwrite 'LOG FILE'#13#10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.17 quickvanrecv Format: quickvanrecv Causes Tera Term to receive a file from the host with the Quick-VAN protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.18 quickvansend Format: quickvansend Causes Tera Term to send the file to the host with the Quick-VAN protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. Example: quickvansend 'readme.txt' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.19 recvln ** new ** Format: recvln Retrieves a line of received characters from the host and stores it in the system variable "inputstr". This command waits until a line is received or the communication between Tera Term and the host is terminated or the timeout occurs. If the system variable "timeout" is greater than zero, the timeout occurs when seconds have passed. If the "timeout" is less than or equal to zero, the timeout never occurs. If the line is received successfully, the system variable "result" is set to 1. Otherwise, "result" is set to zero. Example: fileopen file 'log.txt' 0 open the log file setsync 1 enter synchronous mode result=1 while result=1 recvln receive one line filewriteln file inputstr write it to the log file endwhile setsync 0 enter asynchronous mode See also "4.1.26 setsync" for the synchronous mode. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.20 restoresetup ** new ** Format: restoresetup Causes Tera Term to load a Tera Term setup file specified by . Example: restoresetup 'teraterm.ini' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.21 send Format: send .... Causes Tera Term to send characters to the host. If is a string, the string is sent to the host. If is an integer, its lowest-order byte (0-255) is regarded as an ASCII code of the character, and the character is sent to the host. Example: send 'ABC' send 65 66 67 Send 'ABC'. (ASCII code of the character "A" is 65.) myname='Tera Term' send 'My name is ' myname '.' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.22 sendbreak ** new ** Format: sendbreak Causes Tera Term to send a break signal to the host. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.23 sendfile Format: sendfile Causes Tera Term to send the file to the host. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. If is non-zero, the file is sent without any modifications. If is zero, new-line characters are converted (CR -> CR/CRLF) and control characters except TAB, LF and CR are stripped out. Example: sendfile 'data.dat' 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.24 sendln Format: sendln .... Causes Tera Term to send characters followed by a new-line character to the host. Format of is the same as the "send" command (4.1.21). Example: sendln Only a new-line character is sent. sendln 'abc' Password='mypassword' sendln Password - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.25 setecho ** new ** Format: setecho Changes the local echo status of Tera Term. If is non-zero, the local echo is turned on. If is zero, the local echo is turned off. Example: setecho 1 local echo on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.26 setsync ** new ** Format: setsync Enters the synchronous communication mode if is non-zero, or enters the asynchronous communication mode if is zero. Tera Term transfers received characters from the host to TTPMACRO. TTPMACRO stores the characters in the buffer. The character-reading commands, such as the "wait" command, read out the characters from the buffer. Initially, TTPMACRO is in the asynchronous mode. In this mode, the buffer may overflow if no character-reading command is executed for a long time, or the receiving speed is too fast. In the synchronous mode, the buffer never overflows. If the buffer becomes full, Tera Term stops receiving characters from the host and stops transfering them to TTPMACRO. When the buffer regains enough space, Tera Term restarts receiving and transfering. Enter the synchronous mode only when it is necessary and re-enter the asynchronous mode when the synchronous operation is no longer needed. For a macro operation which requires reliability, something like processing lines of received characters without loss of data, you need to enter the synchronous mode. However, the synchronous mode makes Tera Term slow in speed of receiving characters and causes Tera Term freeze if no character-reading command is executed for a long time. On the other hand, a simple macro operation, such as auto login, works with almost no problem in the asynchronous mode, because the buffer size is large engough (4096 bytes) and all received characters are processed by character-reading commands before the buffer overflows. See also "4.1.7 flushrecv" for clearing the buffer. Example: setsync 1 enter the synchronous mode setsync 0 enter the asynchromous mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.27 settitle ** new ** Format: settitle Changes the title text of Tera Term to <title>. Example: settitle 'Tera Term' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.28 showtt ** changed ** Format: showtt <show flag> Minimizes Tera Term if <show flag> is zero. Restores Tera Term if <show flag> is greater than zero. Hides Tera Term if <show flag> is less than zero. Example: showtt 0 Minimize Tera Term. showtt 1 Restore Tera Term. showtt -1 Hide Tera Term. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.29 unlink ** new ** Format: unlink Terminates the link between the current Tera Term window and TTPMACRO. TTPMACRO enters the unlinked state and can not controll the Tera Term window any more. In the unlinked state, the "connect" command can open a new Tera Term window and link TTPMACRO to it. See also: "4.1.4 closett" "4.1.5 connect" "4.1.6 disconnect" Example: connect 'host1' open a Tera Term window and link TTPMACRO to it unlink terminate the link connect 'host2' open another Tera Term window and link TTPMACRO to it - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.30 wait Format: wait <string1> <string2> ... Pauses until one of the character strings is received from the host, or until the timeout occurs. Maximum number of the strings is 10. If the system variable "timeout" is greater than zero, the timeout occurs when <timeout> seconds have passed. If the "timeout" is less than or equal to zero, the timeout never occurs. The "wait" command returns one of the following values in the system variable "result": Value Meaning ------------------------------------------------------- 0 Timeout. No string has received. 1 <string1> has received. 2 <string2> has received. . . . . . . Example: timeout = 30 The timeout limit is 30 sec. wait 'OK' 'ERROR' Wait until 'OK' or 'ERROR' has received. if result=0 goto timeout If timeout occurs, go to ':timeout'. if result=1 goto ok If 'OK' has received, go to ':ok'. if result=2 goto error wait #10'>' 'complete.'#13 Wait a line beginning with the ">" or a line ending with the "complete.". (ASCII code of LF is 10, and CR is 13.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.31 waitevent ** new ** Format: waitevent <events> Pauses until one of the events specified by <events> occurs. <events> can be combination of the following event identifiers. Event Event identifier --------------------------------- timeout 1 unlink 2 disconnection 4 connection 8 The timeout event occurs when <timeout> seconds have passed. <timeout> is the value of the system variable "timeout". If <timeout> is less than or equal to zero, this event never occurs. The unlink event occurs when Tera Term is closed. The disconnection (connection) event occurs when the communication between Tera Term and the host is closed (opend). The "waitevent" command returns the identifier of the actual event in the system variable "result". Example: waitevent 4 Wait the disconnection event waitevent 2 or 8 Wait the unlink or connection events if result=2 goto label1 The unlink event occured if result=8 goto label2 The connection event occured - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.32 waitln ** new ** Format: waitln <string1> <string2> ... Pauses until a line which contains one of the character strings is received from the host, or until the timeout occurs. Maximum number of the strings is 10. If the system variable "timeout" is greater than zero, the timeout occurs when <timeout> seconds have passed. If the "timeout" is less than or equal to zero, the timeout never occurs. The "waitln" command returns the received line in the system variable "inputstr" and one of the following values in the system variable "result": Value Meaning ------------------------------------------------------- 0 Timeout. 1 A line which contains <string1> has received. 2 A line which contains <string2> has received. . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.33 waitrecv Format: waitrecv <sub-string> <len> <pos> Pauses until a string, which satisfies a condition, is received from the host, or until the timeout occurs. The condition is: The length of the string is <len>, and the string contains the <sub-string> beginning at the <pos>th character. For example, if <sub-string> is "def" and <len> is 9 and <pos> is 4, the string "abcdefghi" satisfies the condition. If such a string is received, it is saved in the system variable "inputstr". If the system variable "timeout" is greater than zero, the timeout occurs when <timeout> seconds have passed. If the "timeout" is less than or equal to zero, the timeout never occurs. The "waitrecv" command returns one of the following values in the system variable "result": Value Meaning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1 A string, which contains the <sub-string> beginning at the <pos>th character, has been received, and saved in the "inputstr", but its length is less than <len> because of the timeout. 0 Timeout. No string, which satisfies the condition, has been received. 1 A string, which satisfies the condition, has been received, and saved in the "inputstr". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.34 xmodemrecv Format: xmodemrecv <filename> <binary flag> <option> Causes Tera Term to receive the file <filename> from the host with the XMODEM protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. If the file is a binary file, <binary flag> must be non-zero. If the file is a text file, <binary flag> must be zero. <option> specifies the XMODEM option, and can be one of the following: <option> XMODEM option -------------------------- 1 Checksum 2 CRC 3 1K others Checksum Example: xmodemrecv 'readme.txt' 0 2 XMODEM receive, text file, CRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.35 xmodemsend Format: xmodemsend <filename> <option> Causes Tera Term to send the file <filename> to the host with the XMODEM protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. <option> specifies the XMODEM option, and can be one of the following: <option> XMODEM option -------------------------- 1 Checksum 2 CRC 3 1K others Checksum Example: xmodemsend 'readme.txt' 1 XMODEM send, checksum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.36 zmodemrecv Format: zmodemrecv Causes Tera Term to receive files from the host with the ZMODEM protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.1.37 zmodemsend Format: zmodemsend <filename> <binary flag> Causes Tera Term to send the file <filename> to the host with the ZMODEM protocol. Pauses until the end of the file transfer. If the file is a binary file, <binary flag> must be non-zero. If the file is a text file, <binary flag> must be zero. Example: zmodem 'readme.txt' 0 ............................................................................... 4.2 Control commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.1 call Format: call <label> Calls a subroutine beginning with the <label> line. Example: messagebox "I'm in main." "test" call sub Jump to ":sub". messagebox "Now I'm in main" "test" end :sub Start of the subroutine. messagebox "Now I'm in sub" "test" return Go back to the main routine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.2 end Format: end Quits the execution of the macro. TTPMACRO is also closed. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.3 execcmnd Format: execcmnd <statement> Executes a TTL statement expressed by the string <statement>. Example: execcmnd "send 'abc'" Execute the statement "send 'abc'". execcmnd "a=1" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.4 exit Format: exit Exits the include file and returns to the main file. Example: See "4.2.8 include". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.5 for, next Format: for <intvar> <first> <last> ... ... next Repeats the statements between "for" and "next" until the integer variable <intvar> has the value <last> at the 'next' statement. The initial value of the <intvar> is <first>. If <last> is greater than <first>, <intvar> is incremented by 1 at the 'next' line. If <last> is less than <first>, <intvar> is decremented by 1 at the 'next' line. Example: for i 1 10 Repeat ten times. sendln 'abc' next for i 5 1 Repeat five times. sendln 'abc' next - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.6 goto Format: goto <label> Moves control to the next line of the <label>. Example: goto label Jump to the next line of the ':label'. ... ... ... :label send 'abc' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.7 if, then, elseif, else, endif 1) Format: if <int> <statement> Executes a <statement>, if <int> is non-zero. Example: if A>1 goto label If A>1, jump to ':label'. if result A=0 If result<>0, assign 0 to A. 2) Format: if <int 1> then ... (Statements for the case: <int 1> is true (non-zero).) ... [elseif <int 2> then] ... (Statements for the case: <int 1> is false (zero) and <int 2> is true.) ... ... [elseif <int N> then] ... (Statements for the case: <int 1>, <int 2>,... and <int N-1> are all false, and <int N> is true.) ... [else] ... (Statements for the case: all the conditions above are false (zero).) ... endif 'if' and 'elseif' statements must end with 'then'. 'elseif' and 'else' can be omitted. 'endif' can not be omitted. Examples: if a=1 then b = 1 c = 2 d = 3 endif if i<0 then i=0 else i=i+1 endif if i=1 then c = '1' elseif i=2 then c = '2' elseif i=3 then c = '3' else c = '?' endif - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.8 include Format: include <include file name> Moves control to the include file. Example: ----- main file 'main.ttl' ------ i=10 :loop include 'sub.ttl' Move to the include file. if i>=0 goto loop end ----- End of 'main.ttl' --------- ----- include file 'sub.ttl' ---- if i<0 then messagebox 'error!' 'sub' exit Go back to the main file. endif i = i - 1 ----- End of 'sub.ttl' ---------- Go back to the main file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.9 pause Format: pause <time> Pauses for <time> seconds. Example: pause 10 Pause for 10 seconds. pause Time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.10 return Format: return Exits the subroutine and returns to the main routine. Example: See "4.2.1 call". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2.11 while, endwhile Format: while <int> ... ... ... endwhile Repeats the statements between 'while' and 'endwhile' while <int> is non-zero. Examples: i = 10 while i>0 i = i - 1 Repeat ten times. endwhile ............................................................................... 4.3 String operation commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3.1 str2int Format: str2int <intvar> <string> Converts the <string> which represents a decimal number to its numeric value. The value is returned in the integer variable <intvar>. If the string is converted successfully, the system variable "result" is set to 1. Otherwise, "result" is set to zero. Example: str2int val '123' val=123, result=1 str2int val '123abc' result=0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3.2 strcompare Format: strcompare <string1> <string2> Compares two strings. Depending on the relation between them, one of the following result code is returned in the system variable "result": Relation result --------------------------------------- <string1> < <string2> -1 <string1> = <string2> 0 <string1> > <string2> 1 Example: strcompare 'abc' 'def' result = -1 strcompare command 'next' if result=0 goto label strcompare command 'end' if result=0 end - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3.3 strconcat Format: strconcat <strvar> <string> Appends a copy of <string> to the end of the string variable <strvar>. Example: filename = 'c:\teraterm\' strconcat filename 'test.txt' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3.4 strcopy Format: strcopy <string> <pos> <len> <strvar> Copies a substring of <string> to the string variable <strvar>. The substring begings at the <pos>th character in <string>, and its length is <len>. Example: strcopy 'tera term' 6 4 substr substr='term' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3.5 strlen Format: strlen <string> Returns the length of <string> in the system variable "result". Example: strlen 'abc' result = 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3.6 strscan Format: strscan <string> <substring> Searches for <substring> in <string>. If <substring> is found, its position is returned in the system variable "result". If <string> contains more than one occurrence of <substring>, the position of the first one is returned. If <substring> is not found, "result" is set to zero. Example: strscan 'tera term' 'term' result = 6 ............................................................................... 4.4 File operation commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.1 fileclose Format: fileclose <file handle> Closes the file specified by <file handle>. <file handle> is no longer valid after this command. Example: fileclose fhandle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.2 fileconcat Format: fileconcat <file1> <file2> Appends a copy of file <file2> to the end of file <file1>. <file1> and <file2> must not be same. Example: fileconcat 'test.dat' test2.dat' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.3 filecopy Format: filecopy <file1> <file2> Copies file <file1> to file <file2>. If <file2> already exists, it is overwritten. <file1> and <file2> must not be same. Example: filecopy 'test.dat' test2.dat' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.4 filecreate Format: filecreate <file handle> <filename> Creates and opens a new file specified by <filename>. The file pointer is set to the beginning of the file. If file <filename> already exists, its size is truncated to zero. If the file is successfully created and opened, the file handle is returned in the integer variable <file handle>. Otherwise, <file handle> is set to -1. Example: filecreate fhandle 'data.dat' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.5 filedelete Format: filedelete <filename> Deletes the file specified by <filename>. Example: filedelete 'temp.log' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.6 fileopen Format: fileopen <file handle> <file name> <append flag> Opens a file specified by <file name>. If the file does not exist, it is created and then opened. If the file is successfully opened, the file handle is returned in the integer variable <file handle>. Otherwise, <file handle> is set to -1. If <append flag> is zero, the file pointer is set to the beginning of the file. If <append flag> is non-zero, the file pointer is set to the end of the file. Example: fileopen fhandle 'data.dat' 0 fileopen fhandle 'data.dat' 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.7 filereadln Format: filereadln <file handle> <strvar> Reads a line from the file specified by <file handle>. The line is written into the string variable <strvar>. The file pointer is moved to the beginning of the next line. If the file pointer reaches the end of the file while reading the line, the system variable "result" is set to 1. Otherwise, "result" is set to zero. Example: fileopen fhandle 'test.txt' 0 Open a file. :loop filereadln fhandle line Read a line from the file. if result goto fclose messagebox line 'test.txt' Display the line. goto loop Repeat until the end of the file. :fclose fileclose fhandle Close the file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.8 filerename Format: filerename <file1> <file2> Renames <file1> to <file2>. <file1> and <file2> must not be same. Example: filerename 'test.dat' test2.dat' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.9 filesearch Format: filesearch <filename> Searches for the file specified by <filename>. If it is found, the system variable "result" is set to 1. Otherwise, "result" is set to zero. Example: filesearch 'readme.txt' if result=0 messagebox 'File not found.' 'error' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.10 fileseek Format: fileseek <file handle> <offset> <origin> Moves the pointer for the file specified by <file handle>. With this command, the file pointer is moved <offset> bytes from: the beginning of the file, if <origin> is 0. the current position, if <origin> is 1. the end of the file, if <offset> is 2. Example: fileseek fhandle 0 0 Move to the beginning of the file. fileseek fhandle 10 1 Move 10 bytes from the current position. fileseek fhandle 0 2 Move to the end of the file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.11 filestrseek Format: filestrseek <file handle> <string> Searches for <string> in the file specified by <file handle>. The search is started from the current position of the file pointer. If <string> is found, the file pointer is moved to the next character of the string, and the system variable "result" is set to 1. If <string> is not found, the file pointer is not moved, and "result" is set to zero. Example: fileopen fhandle 'teraterm.log' 0 Search for the string 'abc' filestrseek fhandle 'abc' in the file 'teraterm.log'. if result=0 goto not_found filereadln fhandle str Read characters from the next of the 'abc' to the end of the line. :not_found fileclose fhandle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.12 filewrite Format: filewrite <file handle> <string> Writes <string> to the file specified by <file handle>. Example: filewrite fhandle '---------cut here---------'#13#10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4.13 filewriteln Format: filewriteln <file handle> <string> Writes <string> and the new-line characters (CR+LF) to the file specified by <file handle>. Example: filewriteln fhandle '---------cut here---------' ............................................................................... 4.5 Password commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5.1 delpassword ** new ** Format: delpassword <filename> <password name> Deletes a password specified by <password name> in the password file <filename>. If <password name> is a blank string, all passwords in the file are deleted. See "4.5.2 getpassword" for the password file. Example: delpassword 'password.dat' 'mypassword' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5.2 getpassword ** new ** Format: getpassword <filename> <password name> <strvar> Retrieves an encrypted password identified by <password name> from the password file <filename>. Decrypts the password and stores it into the string variable <strvar>. If the specified file does not exist, it is newly created. If the specified password is not stored in the file, the password dialog box appears and the entered password is sotred in <strvar>. At the same time, the new password is encrypted and written in the file with the identifier <password name>. A password file can contain multiple passwords. Each of them is identified by the password identifier. Example: getpassword 'password.dat' 'mypassword' password connect 'myhost' wait 'login:' sendln 'myname' wait 'password:' sendln password - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5.3 passwordbox Format: passwordbox <message> <title> Displays a dialog box prompting the user to input a password. The <message> is displayed in the dialog box. The <title> is displayed as the dialog box title. The password typed by the user is not displayed as is. Instead, asterisks are displayed. The password is returned in the system variable "inputstr". Example: passwordbox 'Enter password' 'Login' ............................................................................... 4.6 Miscellaneous commands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.1 beep Format: beep Makes a beep sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.2 closesbox ** new ** Format: closesbox Closes the status dialog box opend by the "statusbox" command. Example: See "4.6.15 statusbox". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.3 exec Format: exec <command line> Runs an application specified by <command line>. Format: exec 'notepad readme.txt' Run "Notepad". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.4 getdate Format: getdate <strvar> Returns the current date in the string variable <strvar>, with the format "YYYY-MM-DD". Example: getdate datestr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.5 getenv ** new ** Format: getenv <envname> <strvar> Retrieves the value of an environment variable specified@by <envname> and stores it in the string variable <strvar>. Example: getenv 'TEMP' env - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.6 gettime Format: gettime <strvar> Returns the current time in the string variable <strvar>, with the format "HH:MM:SS". Example: gettime timestr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.7 inputbox Format: inputbox <message> <title> Displays a dialog box prompting user to input a string. The <message> is displayed in the dialog box. The <title> is displayed as the dialog box title. The string entered by the user is returned in the system variable "inputstr". Example: inputbox 'Password:' 'Login' sendln inputstr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.8 int2str Format: int2str <strvar> <integer value> Converts <integer value> to its string expression, and returns it in the string variable <strvar>. Example: int2str valstr 123 The string "123" is assigned to the variable "valstr". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.9 messagebox Format: messagebox <message> <title> Displays a dialog box with <message> and <title>. Example: messagebox ErrorMessage 'Error' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.10 setdate ** new ** Format: setdate <date> Sets the system date to <date>. The format of <date> should be "YYYY-MM-DD". Example: setdate '1997-06-30' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.11 setdlgpos ** new ** Format: setdlgpos <x> <y> Changes the initial position for dialog boxes opend by the "inputbox", "messagebox", "passwordbox" and "statusbox" commands. If the status dialog box is displayed, the "setdlgpos" command also moves the dialog box. <x> and <y> specify the position (x,y) in the screen coordinate. The origin (0,0) is upper left corner of the screen. Example: setdlgpos 0 0 messagebox 'Message' 'Title' message box at the upper left corner setdlgpos 0 200 open the status box statusbox 'Message' 'Title' for i 0 200 setdlgpos i 200 moves the status box next - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.12 setenv ** new ** Format: setenv <env name> <env value> Sets the environment variable specified by <env name> to the character string <env value>. Example: setenv 'WORK' 'c:\work' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.13 settime ** new ** Format: settime <time> Sets the system time to <time>. The format of <time> should be "HH:MM:SS". Example: settime '01:05:00' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.14 show ** changed ** Format: show <show flag> Minimizes TTPMACRO, if <show flag> is zero. Restores TTPMACRO, if <show flag> is greater than zero. Hides TTPMACRO, if <show flag> is less than zero. Example: show 0 Minimize TTPMACRO. show 1 Restore TTPMACRO. show -1 Hide TTPMACRO. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.15 statusbox ** new ** Format: statusbox <message> <title> Displays the status dialog box if it has not been displayed yet. Changes the message to <message> and title to <title>. The "setdlgpos" command (see 4.6.11) changes the position of status dialog box. The "closesbox" (see 4.6.2) command closes the status dialog box. Example: setdlgpos 200 200 set the initial position statusbox 'Message' 'Title' display the status dialog box pause 3 setdlgpos 0 0 move the dialog box pause 3 closesbox close the dialog box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6.16 yesnobox Format: yesnobox <message> <title> Displays a dialog box with the <message>, <title>, "Yes" button and "No" button. If the user clicks on the "Yes" button, the system variable "result" is set to 1. If the user clicks on the "No" button, "result" is set to zero. Example: yesnobox 'Try agian?' 'Tera Term' if result goto retry end ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Appendixes ............................................................................... Appendix A Error messages Error message Meaning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can't call sub. Cannot call the subroutine, the subroutine is located in a different file. Can't link macro. Failure to establish the link between TTPMACRO and Tera Term. Can't open file. The include file does not exist, or there are too many nested include files. ")" expected. A closing parenthesis does not exist where it should. Link macro first. The command cannot be executed before the link between TTPMACRO and Tera Term is established. Divide by zero. The expression attempts to divide by zero. Invalid control. Invalid use of "else", "elseif" or "endif". Label already defined. Duplicate use of the label. Label required. The label is not defined. Stack overflow. There are too many nested subroutines, "for-next" loops or "while-endwhile" loops. Syntax error. The format of the statement is invalid. Too many labels. TTPMACRO can not handle more than 256 labels. Too many variables. TTPMACRO cannot handle more than 128 integer variables and 128 string variables. Type mismatch. The type of the constant or variable is invalid. Variable not initialized. The variable must be initialized before it is referenced. ............................................................................... Appendix B About new-line characters New-line characters (CR or CR+LF) received from the host are converted to CR+LF pairs by Tera Term, and then Tera Term sends them to TTPMACRO. You should use the pair (CR+LF) as a new-line character to send to Tera Term. ASCII code 13 (decimal) is for CR, and 10 is for LF. Example: send 'abc'#13#10 Same as the statement "sendln 'abc'". The actual new-line character to be sent to the host is determined by Tera Term. wait #10'abc' 'def'#13 Waits for a line beginning with "abc", or a line ending with 'def'. logwrite 'abc'#13#10 Writes line "abc" to the log file.