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Appendix c: non-ascii characters for login scripts, Use of ^char, Carriage return and line feed – Palm PalmTM m100 User Manual

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Appendix C

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Appendix C

Non-ASCII Characters
for Login Scripts

The following information enables you to create custom login scripts
that require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced users
who understand the use and requirements of such characters in a
custom login script.

Use of ^char

You may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmit ASCII command characters. If
you send ^char, and the ASCII value of char is between @ and _, then
the character is automatically translated to a single-byte value
between 0 and 31.

For example, ^M is converted to a carriage return. If char is a value
between a and z, then the character sequence is translated to a single-
byte value between 1 and 26. If char is any other value, then the
character sequence is not subject to any special processing.

For example, the string “Joe^M” transmits Joe, followed by a carriage
return.

Carriage return and line feed

You may include carriage return and line feed commands as part of
the login script, when entered in the following format:

Sends or receives a carriage return

Sends or receives a line feed

For example, the string “waitfor Joe” waits to receive Joe
followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote computer
before executing the next command in the script.

Literal characters

The backslash ( \ ) character defines that the next character is
transmitted as a literal character, and is not subject to any special
processing ordinarily associated with that character.