Setting Variables Through The Network

ARC is a Raw TCP Server and will accept and run valid EZ-Script sentences:

First activate the server:

Then i used a windows 10 telnet client:

telnet localhost 6666

I managed to change/create variables and i executed MyScript1

BUT

From ARC:

Note: bear in mind although ARC accepts Telnet clients is not a Telnet Server

Telnet is an old and well documented protocol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet

and supports 7 bit clients, so when you make a connection both parties can negotiate the data transfer mode, the server can send you a data byte to negotiate or a client can actively start negotiating.

ARC is not a Telnet Server so will not start the negotiation neither will accept a client negotiation.

So if you use a full Telnet client like putty:

and then you start sending EZ-Script statements:

you will notice the first statement fails!

The reason is Putty (Telnet Client) engaged the Telnet Protocol negotiating by sending a control byte to the ARC Tcp Server.

ARC server waits for the End-Of-Line sequence to execute the EZ-Script statement.

So the first statement has unexpected data (telnet client control byte) and ARC will report an error.

You have few choices:

1. send some end-of-line sequences e.g. enter (CR/LF) characters before starting the EZ-Script statements. After the first statement all the other statements were successfully executed.

2. Use a passive negotiator Telnet Client e.g. Windows 10 Telnet. The client does not start telnet negotiating but will negotiate if the server starts the negotiation process.

3. use a RAW tcp client application or RAW mode (putty) when connecting to the ARC TCP Server.

Easiest way is to use http server: https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Help.aspx?id=48

Nothing beats a shell command

Create a command file e.g. morning.txt

ControlCommand("Connection", Connect0)
Sleep(2000)
SayEZBWait("Hey! Sleepy heads time to wake up !")
ControlCommand("Auto Position", AutoPositionAction, "Morning Dance")

and if you have putty with plink installed.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\plink" -batch -raw localhost -P 6666 < c:\scripts\morning.txt

Note:

1. because each statement is individually executed you can't use EZ-Script code structures e.g. If, Repeats, Goto etc.
2. As you can guess you will need to trigger another script to do the disconnect.