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Communication Functions

ALL Used with @ORDERED(ALL) for an ORDERED response anywhere in an AXE response.
AOMPWORD Ozterm keyword used to set or clear the AOM Password.
BAUD Sets baud rate, bits and parity for the active COM port connection.
BREAK Sends a break to the currently connected host or network element.
CNTRLD Sends a CONTROL-D to host / network element
CONNECT Establish a connection to a host, network element or Serial COM port.
DISCONNECT Does a full, or partial disconnect if a host name is given, from a network element.
DTRBREAK (NOT YET SUPPORTED) Open the serial port's DTR lead for 1 second.
FUNBUSY Sets the number of attempts to retry an AXE command returning FUNCTION BUSY.
GETDEST Returns network element name for the connected host
GETHEADER Returns last network element port header.
GETMODE Returns current session mode.
GETPASSWORD Returns the password for the current mode
GETUSERNAME Returns the user name for the current mode
HOSTCMD Sends a command to a host / network element and waits for command to complete.
HOSTCMDTIMEOUT Sets the total timeout in seconds for host commands to complete.
LOGOF Logs off from the current network element (used in Ozterm script files).
LOGOFF Logs off from the current network element. Only valid in Wozterm scripts.
LOGON Requests a command prompt from the current network element.
MARK Sets the starting search position for @SCAN.
MODE Sets the session mode.
ORDERED Determines if an AXE ORDERED response will cause a logoff.
PARAMISS Determines the handling of the System 12 'PARAMETER MISSING' response.
REPLY Returns a line of text from the terminal window
REPLYLEN Returns the number of lines received since the last host command or @MARK.
REPORT Determines how the System 12 'REPORT FOLLOWS' response is handled.
RESOLVEIP Resolves the host name of a given IP
SCAN Searches the terminal window for a string from the last host command or @MARK.
SEND Sends data to the host / network element.
SENDWAITFOR Sends data to a host and wait for a response.
SETDEST Sets the destination name associated with the current session.
SETPASSWORD Sets the default password for the specified mode.
SETREPLY Used to set OK and FAIL responses for use with @WAITREPLY.
SETUSERNAME Sets the default user name for the specified mode.
SYSPWORD Ozterm keyword used to set or clear the System 12 Password.
WAIT Used by @CNTRLD to wait 4 seconds after a quiet line after sending a ^D.
WAITFOR Waits for specified pattern(s) to arrive within timeout period specified.
WAITREPLY Wait indefinitely for pattern(s) set with @SETREPLY to be received.

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