Re: How to dial out & send message in METAL (WAZABOO)

[dj_lx1@earthlink.net (dj_lx)]

"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bs2m79$916pa$1@ID-198131.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> From the METAL language reference files:
> 
> MODEM(1)=0    Resets the modem using the init string in the METAL.CONFIG
> file
> MODEM(1)=1    Hangs up the modem
> MODEM(1)=2    Set modem to auto-answer
> MODEM(1)=3    Takes modem off-hook and generates a carrier (manual answer)
> MODEM(1)=4    Takes the modem off-hook
> 
> x=MODEM(1)
> x=0 thru 4            Last modem command executed
> x=5                    Modem is now online.    y=MODEM(2), y is the baud
> rate of the connection
> x=6                    Modem has "lost carrier"
> 
> 
> MODEM$=i$    Sends contents of i$ to the modem
> 
> Basically, to take the modem off hook and send data...do something like
> this:
> 
> MODEM(1)=0                            <-- Reset the modem
> MODEM(1)=4                            <--take modem off-hook
> MODEM$="ATDT5551212"      <--Dial the number
> do
>  x=MODEM(1)                            <--wait for a carrier
> until x=5
> MODEM$="data to send"
> for x=1 to 100:next                        <--give data time to be
> transmitted
> MODEM(1)=1                              <--Hang up the modem
> MODEM(1)=0                            <-- Reset the modem
> MODEM(1)=2                            <--go back to waiting for a call...




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I tried this and it worked, somewhat...

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modem$="ATDT6232345"
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then tried:

? #modem,"007"

and it didn't work. I tried to do another "modem$=007" but it acted
like it wanted to dial out again. So the only thing missing is the
"pasting" the "007" code to the pager.

Thanks for the help!

Alexey