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Examples

/BREAK

/COMMAND

/DIAL

/ECHO

/EIGHT_BIT

/ERROR_ACTION

/ESCAPE

/FLOW_CONTROL

/INIT

/LOG

/MAX_BUFFERS

/PARITY

/READ_DELAY

/SPEED

DTEPAD SET — VMS 5.5

Additional information available:

DTE

DTE

   Modifies configurable characteristics of DTEPAD.

   Format

     SET DTE

Additional information available:

Examples

/BREAK/COMMAND/DIAL/ECHO/EIGHT_BIT
/ERROR_ACTION/ESCAPE/FLOW_CONTROL/INIT/LOG
/MAX_BUFFERS/PARITY/READ_DELAY/SPEED

/BREAK

      /BREAK=break-character

   Selects the break character. The break character is used to
   generate a break on lines that expect a break rather than a
   carriage return. To generate a break, press CTRL/break-character.

   You can select the break character from any ASCII character
   between @ and z, except C, M, Q, S, Y or the left bracket ([).
   You cannot select a character currently defined as either the
   command character (see the /COMMAND Subtopic) or the escape
   character (see the /ESCAPE Subtopic).

   By default, the break character is the right bracket (]).

/COMMAND

      /COMMAND=character

   Selects the command character.

   You can select the command character from any ASCII character
   between @ and z, except C, M, Q, S, Y or the left bracket ([).
   You cannot select a character currently defined as either the
   break character (see the /BREAK Subtopic) or the escape
   character (see the /ESCAPE Subtopic).

   By default, the command character is the commercial "at" sign
   (@).

/DIAL

      /DIAL=(NUMBER:number[,MODEM_TYPE:modem-type])

   Allows a modem attached to the outgoing terminal line to be
   autodialed using the autodial protocol of that modem.  The
   NUMBER keyword is the telephone number to be autodialed and
   is a required parameter.

   Before you can dial a new number, you must first log out of the
   current remote system.

   The MODEM_TYPE keyword is optional. It can be used to specify
   any of the following modem types:

   o  DF03 (default)

   o  DMCL (any modem that uses the DEC Command Language)

   o  DF112

   Each modem-type requires a specific modem dialer code.  Check
   with your system manager which modem dialer codes are installed
   in your system.

/ECHO

      /ECHO
      /NOECHO (default)

   Determines whether the terminal input is echoed by your local
   system. By default, all echoing is performed by the remote system.

/EIGHT_BIT

      /EIGHT_BIT (default)
      /NOEIGHT_BIT

   Determines whether the outgoing terminal line supports 8-bit or
   7-bit characters. By default, 8-bit characters are supported. If
   you specify /NOEIGHT_BIT, then 7-bit characters are supported.

/ERROR_ACTION

      /ERROR_ACTION=CONTINUE (default)
      /ERROR_ACTION=EXIT

   Specifies the error action, either CONTINUE or EXIT.

   When an error is detected on the outgoing terminal line, the
   error is reported to the local system and an error message is
   displayed on your terminal.  If the error action is CONTINUE,
   then communication with the remote system continues
   uninterrupted.  If the error action is EXIT, then the local
   system immediately exits from the remote system.

/ESCAPE

      /ESCAPE=character

   Selects the escape character. The escape character is used to
   quit DTEPAD by pressing Ctrl/escape-character.

   You can select the escape character from any ASCII character
   between @ and z, except C, M, Q, S, Y or the left bracket ([).
   You cannot select a character currently defined as either the
   break character (see the /BREAK Subtopic) or the command
   character (see the /COMMAND Subtopic).

   By default, the escape character is a backslash (\).

/FLOW_CONTROL

      /FLOW_CONTROL (default)
      /NOFLOW_CONTROL

   Determines whether XON/XOFF flow control is enabled. By default,
   flow control is enabled.

/INIT

      /INIT[=filespec]
      /NOINIT (default)

   Sets the configurable characteristics of DTEPAD according to
   values contained in an initialization file.

   If you use the /INIT qualifier and omit the file specification,
   DTEPAD translates the logical name DTEPAD$INI and finds the
   appropriate initialization file.

/LOG

      /LOG[=filespec]
      /NOLOG (default)

   Controls whether a log file of the session is kept.  By default,
   logging is disabled.

   If you use the /LOG qualifier and omit the file specification,
   then the log information is written to the default log file,
   DTEPAD.LOG.

/MAX_BUFFERS

      /MAX_BUFFERS=number-buffers

   Specifies the maximum number of receive buffers.  Receive buffers
   are buffers specially allocated to receive incoming data from the
   modem port.

   The minimum number you can specify is 20. There is no upper limit
   to the number you can specify, but the actual number of receive
   buffers will be limited by your Buffered I/O quota.

   By default, the maximum number of receive buffers is 100.

/PARITY

      /PARITY=NONE (default)
      /PARITY=ODD
      /PARITY=EVEN

   Selects parity on the outgoing terminal line.

/READ_DELAY

      /READ_DELAY=delay

   Specifies the modem port read delay in milliseconds. The modem
   port read delay is the time interval during which data in the
   modem port is transferred into receive buffers at the terminal.

   By default, the modem port read delay is 50 milliseconds. This is
   also the minimum value.

/SPEED

      /SPEED=(output-rate,input-rate)

   Sets the baud rate at which the terminal receives and transmits
   data. If the input and output rates are the same, specify
   /SPEED=rate.

   Not all terminals support different input and output baud rates.
   For specific information on baud rates for your terminal, consult
   the manual for that terminal.

   The default transmission rates are installation dependent.

   The valid values for input and output baud rates are as follows:

   300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200.

Examples

   1. DTEPAD> SET DTE/BREAK=g

      In this example, the letter 'G' is defined as the break
      character.  Note that DTEPAD is not case-sensitive.


   2. DTEPAD> SET DTE/ECHO

      In this example, the terminal port is set so that echoing is
      performed by the local system.


   3. DTEPAD> SET DTE/SPEED=4800

      In this example, the input and output baud rates are both set
      to 4800.


   4. DTEPAD> SET DTE/LOG=myfile.log

      In this example, logging of the remote session is enabled and
      the log file MYFILE.LOG is specified.


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