Re: [MacPerl] CommConnect parameters

[David Muller <dave@themullers.com>]

"Paul J. Schinder" wrote:

> At 11:23 PM -0700 4/19/99, David Muller wrote:
>
> } Hi,
> } I've just started using Macperl but I can't seem to determine how to use
> } CommConnect to change my express modem settings to answer, enter AT
> } commands or dial a phone number via my express modem.
>
> Why do you want to do this?  It's never necessary if all you're doing is
> establishing a PPP connection.  Your Mac already knows all about this.  Do
> you have something else in mind?
>

I got ahead of myself with the connect part...what I need to do before that is
have the modem wait for a call and when it receives it, go off hook and then
call the ppp script

>
> }
> } What I'd really like to do is initiate a TCP/IP connection...can anyone
> } point me in the right direction?
>
> Simplest  way is
>
> MacPerl::DoAppleScript("PPP connect");
>
> assuming you're using a modern system and Open Transport.  (Applescript is,
> on very rare occasions, good for something.)  You can get more
> sophisticated than this by sending the AppleEvent corresponding to this
> directly from MacPerl.
>

Thanks!

>
> } -Dave
> }
> }
>
> -----
> Paul J. Schinder
> schinder@pobox.com


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