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Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Emulation.OpenSystems Library / Screen Object / WaitForString Method
The text to wait for.
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    WaitForString Method
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    Waits for the specified text to be received from the host.
    Syntax
    expression.WaitForString( _
       ByVal text As String _
    ) As ReturnCode
    where expression is a variable that represents a Screen Object

    Parameters

    text
    The text to wait for.

    Return Value

    ReturnCode that indicates the success or failure status.
    Example
    This sample navigates to a screen and waits until a string is received from the host. To run this sample, create a VT session with the connection type set to TelNet and the Host name/IP address field set to "unix:demo" and log in to the demo with any text.
    'This sample waits Until a String is received From the host.
    Sub NavigateWithWaitForString()
        Dim rcode As ReturnCode
        
        'a value of 0 specifies to never timeout
        Const NEVER_TIME_OUT = 0
        
        'Enter a command
        ThisScreen.SendKeys "demodata"
        ThisScreen.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
        
        'Wait for a string on the host screen before continuing
        rcode = ThisScreen.WaitForString(LF & "Command> ")
     
        If rcode = ReturnCode_Success Then
            'Continue with commands
        End If
    End Sub
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