Appendix D Page 263Appendix DNon-ASCII Charactersfor Login ScriptsThe following information enables you to create custom login scriptsthat require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced userswho understand the use and requirements of such characters in acustom login script.Use of ^charYou may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmit ASCII command characters. Ifyou send ^char, and the ASCII value of char is between @ and _, thenthe character is automatically translated to a single-byte valuebetween 0 and 31.For example, ^M is converted to a carriage return. If char is a valuebetween 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 thecharacter sequence is not subject to any special processing.For example, the string “Joe^M” transmits Joe, followed by a carriagereturn.Carriage return and line feedYou may include carriage return and line feed commands as part ofthe login script, when entered in the following format: Sends or receives a carriage return Sends or receives a line feedFor example, the string “waitfor Joe” waits to receive Joefollowed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote computerbefore executing the next command in the script.
