10.7Chapter 10 Setting Connection and Network PreferencesCreating a Login ScriptA login script is a series of commands that automates logging into your ISP. You can create login script files by selectingcommands from in the Login Script dialog box. Some commands, such as Send, require additional information and have aparameter field to add the necessary data. You can also use non-ASCII and literal characters in your login script. See “Using non-ASCII Characters in Login Scripts” for more information.To create a login script:1. With a service template selected in the Network Preferences screen, tap Details.2. In the Details dialog box, tap Script.3. In the Login Script screen, tap the End pick list.4. In the pick list, tap any of the following commands to select them, and then enter additional information if a field ap-pears:• Wait For: to instruct your handheld to wait for specific characters from the TCP/IP server before executing the nextcommand.• Send: to transmit specific characters to the TCP/IP server to which you are connecting.• Send CR: to transmit a carriage return or LF character to the TCP/IP server to which you are connecting.• Send User ID: to transmit the User ID information entered in the User ID field of the Network Preferences screen.• Send Password: to transmit the password entered in the Password field of the Network Preferences screen. Ifyou did not enter a password, this command prompts you to enter one. The Password command is usually fol-lowed by a Send CR command.• Delay: to instruct your handheld to wait a specific number of seconds before executing the next command in thelogin script.• Get IP (for SLIP connections): to read an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your handheld.• Prompt: to open a dialog box and prompts you to enter text of some kind (for example, a password or a securitycode).• End: to identify the last line in the login script.5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have completed the login script.6. Tap OK, and then tap OK in the Details dialog box.Setting Network Preferences
