Script

A script is a user specified command structure that can execute a task, typically an unattended scheduled file transfer.

Use the Script dialog box to create and edit scripts in a graphical tree structure.

Option

Description

Filename

Specify a script file name.

If you do not specify a file extension and a path, the script file gets the extension .dws and will be located in the Netop configuration files folder, typically C:\Documents and Settings\<User name>\Application Data\Netop\Netop Remote Control\Guest\script\.

If you create a new script, you will be prompted for confirmation. Click Yes. The Global Settings dialog box is then displayed.

Open Script

Click this button to open a script file.

Comment

Enter a comment about the script. The comment will be displayed in the Comments column on the Script tab (Optional).

Save Script

Click the Save Script button to save a new or edited script.

Add

Click the Add button to add a script command in the upper pane under the selected script command.

See Commands list below.

Edit

Select a script command in the upper pane and click the Edit button to display the corresponding editing window.

Run Script

Click this button to run the script.

Delete

Select a script command in the upper pane and click the Delete button to delete it, including the command sub tree under it.

 

hmtoggle_plus1Commands list

To specify the first command of a script, in the upper pane of the Script dialog box, select the Global Settings element and click Add to display a drop-down menu.

This menu contains script commands that can execute on the Guest:

Connect

Select the Connect command to add a Connect command, which will connect to a Host.

Wait

Select the Wait command to add a Wait command, which will delay script execution.

Run

Select the Run command to add a Run command, which will run a program on the Guest computer.

A Connect command will branch the script into commands that execute with or on the connected Host computer or in case of a local Connect command on the Guest computer.

In the upper pane, click the + (plus) next to a Connect command to expand it and select the expanded Connect command or a command below it.

Click Add to display the following menu, which contains script commands that can execute with a connected Host or a Guest connected locally to itself:

Copy

Move

Synch

Clone

Delete

Select one of these commands to display a <File transfer> dialog box and add a File Transfer command.

Wait

Select this command to display the Wait dialog box and add a Wait command to delay script execution.

Run

Select this command to display the Run Program dialog box and add a Run command to run a program on the connected to computer.

Logoff

Restart

Poweroff

Lock

Inventory

Send Message

Select one of these commands to add an Action command to execute an action on the connected to computer.

 

See also

Create and run a script

Global Settings

Netop File Manager Options