GetAscii

Description - This object contains settings and status information for the GetAscii interface.

Functions (accessible by right-clicking on the object)

Start - this will start the GetAscii interface (if the PageGate application is currently running).

Stop - this will stop the GetAscii interface (if the PageGate application is currently running).

Settings

Enabled - check this box to enable the GetAscii interface. The interface cannot be enabled unless a valid polling directory is provided

Polling directory - the polling directory is the location where the GetAscii interface looks for text files with paging information in them. If the sendpage.exe program is being used, this is where it should create its temporary data files.

Polling Interval - the polling interval sets how often (in seconds) the GetAscii interface checks its polling directory(s) for new messages

Advanced Polling Options - advanced polling options can be used when you don't have control over the format of the Ascii text files to be accepted by the GetAscii interface. It uses file locations and filenames to specify which recipient(s) the messages are for. Using Advanced Polling Options, PageGate can also detect changes in files, and additions to files. It can extract message data from the files. See the 'GetAscii (commandline/ascii)' section of this manual for more information about 'Advanced Polling Options'.

Files - set locations for PageGate to watch for files

Symbols - set special characters for searching files for message information

Record - settings to define a record of message data within the files

Recipient - settings to extract recipient information from files

Sender - settings to extract sender information from files

Message - settings to extract message information from files

Status - this displays the current state of the GetAscii Interface

Log - If logging is enabled, this log shows the activities of the GetAscii interface, including all messages accepted and rejected by it.

Refresh - displays the most current entries in the log

Print - sends a copy of the log file to a printer

Purge - deletes the log's entire contents

Clipboard - copies the log's contents to the Windows clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into another application