If you intend to write your own scripts that connect through a network or log on to an online host, be sure you understand the details of a logon setup. Many of the values defined in a logon setup are available to STNext scripts as variables. Below is a list of these variables and the fields in the setup dialogs to which they correspond.
| Host Information | |
| _$LOGID | Login ID |
| _$PASSWORD | Password |
| _$SERVICE | Host Name; set to "STN" for all STN hosts |
| _$STNCENTER | Name of STN Node (Columbus, Karlsruhe, or Tokyo) |
| Path | |
_$CONNVIA |
Connect via |
_$NETWORK |
Value selected from network list when the Logon Method is Standard |
_$NUA |
NUA (Network User Address) |
_$NUI |
NUA (Network User Address) |
_$NUP |
Name of STN Node (Columbus, Karlsruhe, or Tokyo) |
| Communication Settings | |
_$BAUD |
Connect via |
_$DIALTYPE |
Value selected from network list when the Logon Method is Standard |
_$PHONENO |
NUA (Network User Address) |
_$PHONENO2 |
NUA (Network User Address) |
| Host Settings | |
_$QSERVNAME |
Connect via |
_$GRAPHICS |
Value selected from network list when the Logon Method is Standard |
_$STNPORT |
NUA (Network User Address) |
Optional |
|
_$GWID |
Gateway Login ID |
_$GWPW |
Gateway Password |
Execute at Command Line |
|
_$GWCOMM1 |
Value of first (top) "Execute" box |
... |
|
_$GWCOMM5 |
Value of fifth (bottom) "Execute" box |
Execute at Command Line |
|
_$MODINIT |
Initialization String |