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Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Emulation.OpenSystems Library / 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
See Also

Reference

Screen Object
Screen Members

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