davis@soomee.zso.dec.com (Mark Davis) (03/23/91)
Upon completion of an UPLOAD VLT will ping(beep) twice. I have been trying to to get a Ping(or two) on completion of a download with no results. I would like some pointers on how to go about this. I am using VLT v5.024 and have ARexx. My scripting skills are nil: gotta start somewhere ;^) mark
WGLP09@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (03/23/91)
Mark -
The problem with no two pings on downloads is that VLT really
doesn't know a download is happening *if it is started automatically*,
as in xprzmodem or xprquickb. All it knows is that control is snatched
away from it (really doesn't know that either) and that some time later
it magically is at the same point it was before. The time in between
was a blank. Now VLT says, um, where was I, and continues on its merry
way. I guess I could probably kludge it somehow (and I probably will)
but there isn't much you can do about it by way of scripts.
If you really really want it anyway, tell xprzmodem to *not*
start downloads automatically, and start the downloads by hand. It will
then go "through proper channels" and ping twice at the end.
Willy.
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