Answering a Read-and-Reply Message (ANSWER) [CP-AMS]

An ANSWER action automatically answers a specific outstanding read-and-reply message. The action-text consists of a response number indicator, which identifies the message being answered, followed by the text of the response

See 4.2 for formatting information.

Answer Action-Text Format

				"\rridno\-response"

where:

\rridno\

is a variable or variable group member that specifies the read-and-reply identifier. If you are answering a read-and-reply message directly, use the variable _RRID as the read-and-reply identifier. If the read-and-reply identifier is part of matching message text, use the appropriate _TOKEN variable.

response

is the text used to answer the read-and-reply message. The response text can use variable and token substitution, and can be up to 68 characters long. It does not include the leading response number.

Example

This example uses one variable definition and two patterns to answer an outstanding message after waiting for a subsequent message.

The sequence of events in this example is as follows.

Step	Performed by	Action	Data
1	Application program	Sends a read-and-reply message to the console.	SWITCH MASTER LOG ("AT LOG SW L1") & ANS GO
2	CP-AMS	Matches pattern 1 in group EXAMPLE to the message.	SWITCH MASTER LOG ("AT LOG SW L1") & ANS GO
3	CP-AMS	Saves the read-and-reply id of the message in the user-defined variable LSRRID.	The value of _RRID is saved in LSRRID
4	CP-AMS	Sends an AT keyin to the console.	AT LOG SW L1
5	Exec	Receives the keyin
6	Exec	Switches the log file
7	Exec	Sends a message to the console	AT LOG L1 newcycle SWAP TO time ----where newcycle is the file cycle for the system log and time is the time that the file cycle was opened.
8	CP-AMS	Matches the message to pattern 2 in group EXAMPLE	AT LOG L1 newcycle SWAP TO time
9	CP-AMS	Answers GO to the outstanding read-andreply message	ANSWER "\LSRRID\ -GO"
10	Application program	Receives the answer GO and continues

DEFINE VARIABLE "LSRRID"
				TYPE STRING
END
DEFINE "EXAMPLE" 1
				MESSAGE "SWITCH MASTER LOG (\"AT LOG SW L1\") & ANS GO"
				TYPE ANY-SENDER READ-AND-REPLY
				TOKEN KEYWORD 1 "SWITCH"
				TOKEN FIXED 6 "SW"
				SET LSRRID = \_RRID\
				ACTION ALL COMMAND "AT LOG SW L1"
END
DEFINE "EXAMPLE" 2
				MESSAGE "AT LOG L1 new-cycle *SWAP TO* time"
				TYPE PRIVILEGED-EXEC OTHER
				TOKEN KEYWORD 5 "*SWAP"
				TOKEN FIXED 6 "TO*"
				ACTION ALL ANSWER "\LSRRID\-GO"
END