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AutoLF Out
YES [NO]
Controls Terminal mode actions when sending carriage returns. A
setting of YES causes BLAST to append a line feed to each carriage
return sent out from the communications port. Line feeds are often
stripped from the data stream to increase throughput. If the remote
system requires a line feed after the carriage return, set AutoLF Out
to YES.
BLASTscript variable: @AUTOLFOUT
Wait for Echo
YES [NO]
During text uploads, specifies that BLAST wait for the echo of the
previously sent character before sending another character; this setting has no effect on file transfers.
Wait for Echo “paces” text uploads to slow BLAST down when the
remote computer operates more slowly than the local system. It is
also useful when sending one line commands to modems that cannot
take bursts of high speed data while in Command mode.
BLASTscript variable: @WT4ECHO
Prompt Char
[NONE] any ASCII character
Specifies the character that BLAST will use to determine when to resume sending text. After sending a line of text and a carriage return,
BLAST pauses until the remote system sends the prompt character.
Prompting is an effective form of flow control while uploading text.
Any single character, including a control character, is a valid entry.
To enter a control character, prefix the character with a caret (^).
NONE disables prompting.
BLASTscript variable: @PROMPTCH
Char Delay
[0] – 999
Specifies the time period (in hundredths of a second) that BLAST
pauses between sending each character to the remote computer. This
pause slows down strings sent by BLAST scripts and text that is uploaded.
Character delay is a form of flow control. Use Char Delay when the
remote computer is unable to keep pace with BLAST and no other
form of flow control is available or to slow down the interaction with
a modem or other simple hardware device that does not support oth-
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