10.8 Chapter 10 Setting Connection and Network PreferencesUsing Non-ASCII Characters in Login ScriptsIf you know how to write custom scripts with non-ASCII characters, you can incorporate the caret (^char) character, carriagereturns and line feeds, and literal characters in your custom login scripts.• Use the caret (^ char) character to transmit ASCII command characters. If you send ^char, and the ASCII value of char isbetween @ and _, then the character is automatically translated to a single-byte value between 0 and 31.For example, ^M is converted to a carriage return. If char is a value between a and z, then the character sequence istranslated to a single-byte value between 1 and 26. If char is any other value, then the character sequence is not subject toany special processing. Thus, the string “Joe^M” transmits Joe, followed by a carriage return.• You can include carriage return and line feed commands as part of the 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 Joe, followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remotecomputer, before executing the next command in the script.• You can use the backslash ( \ ) character to specify that the next character be transmitted as a literal character, and not besubject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character. For example:\^ Includes a caret as part of the string\< Includes a < as part of the string\\Includes a backslash as part of the stringConnecting to Your ISP or Dial-in ServiceOnce you’ve set Modem and Network preferences, you can easily connect to your ISP or dial-in server using PPP, SLIP, or CSLIPprotocols.You can make the connection using either Network Preferences commands or a third-party application. Connecting to an ISPrequires a third-party application, such as a Web browser or news reader. For information on third-party applications that supportTCP/IP, check the web site: http://applications.palmsource.com.To make or close a connection:1. Tap the Applications Launcher (Home) icon; then tap the Prefs icon.2. In the upper right corner of the Preferences screen, tap Network.3. In the Network Preferences screen, tap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Prog-ress messages.4. To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press the lower half of the Scroll button during login.5. Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your handheld and your service.Setting Network Preferences
