All About PROFILE.ASP/PROFILE.ASX

Unfortunately the Procomm PLUS Version 2 User Manual did not mention one
of the very useful goodies incorporated into Procomm PLUS Version 2.  This
goodie had been available in Procomm PLUS Version 1, and was continued to
Version 2, but without documentation.  Here is what the Version 1 Manual
had to say about PROFILE.ASP, slightly edited so as not to confuse the
Version 2 users:

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If you want Procomm PLUS to execute a series of script commands immediately
after you start the program, create a script file called PROFILE.ASP.  When
you start Procomm PLUS, it checks to see if there is a file by this name in
the current directory and then in the directory specified by the PCPLUS
environmental variable.  (This environmental variable is what you specify in
the SET PCPLUS command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, as discussed under "Setting
Up Your Computer" in Chapter 1, "Getting Started.")  If Procomm PLUS finds
a PROFILE.ASP (.ASX) file, it immediately executes each command in the file.

You can also have Procomm PLUS run any script file immediately after you
start the program.  To do this start the program by typing PCPLUS /fFILENAME,
where FILENAME is the name of the script file.  Be sure to type the filename
immediately after the /f switch; don't separate them with a space.

If Procomm PLUS finds a PROFILE.ASP (.ASX) file and you've specified
another script after PCPLUS, Procomm PLUS first executes the commands in
PROFILE.ASP (.ASX), then it executes the commands in the other script
file.

Note:  Whether you use the PROFILE.ASP (.ASX) file or specify some other
script file after PCPLUS, you can include the PCPLUS command in a batch file
to automate starting the program as well as running the script file.

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Now that you know what the earlier Manual had to say, you can make use of
PROFILE in a number of ways.  PROFILE.ASP (.ASX) can be used to setup your
computer or modem (or both) with a menu to ask if you want to setup for MNP
or non-MNP operation.  I use it to determine, by means of the modem product
code response string, just which of several modems is attached at the moment.
Then it can setup the program and/or the modem for proper operation.  There
are all kinds of tricks that can be played.  Renaming PROFILE.* to PROF.* will
prevent it from being run.

Just remember that if a PROFILE.ASP (.ASX) exists, it will run automatically
each and every time you call PCPLUS with the /f switch.  It will run each and
every time that you call PCPLUS and press Enter at the banner screen to go to
the Terminal screen.

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