All versions of TERM for UNIX, Windows or DOS include a hostmode utility that’s accessed by typing term -x, term -1x or term-2x at the command prompt. TinyTERM Application Developer version 3.3 includes a similar feature accessed through the Action menu.

Hostmode capability was added to TinyTERM 4.x in version 4.30 through the hostmode.cs script. If your copy of TinyTERM doesn’t have hostmode.cs, you can download it here. The download version includes a utility that creates the user data file. Download the file and save it to your TinyTERM install directory, which is usually C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM.

To use hostmode.cs, your PC needs a modem, so you can set it up to accept an incoming call. For best results, the modem must accept typed commands. If it has a Winmodem, a modem specifically designed to work only with Microsoft Windows, the hostmode.cs script won’t be able to communicate with it properly, and the script will fail.

Nex, you’ll set up a connection on the controlling PC. To do this, open TinyTERM. Click on the Edit menu and select Session Properties.

In the Session Properties dialog, change the connection type to RS232 (Serial). Under the Available devices, select the COM port your modem is on. Then click the Setup button next to that line to set the connection speed. You probably won’t need to change anything else in that dialog.

Once you’ve set up the connection, click OK until the Session Properties dialog closes. Go to the File menu and select Save Session or Save As to save the settings.

Next you’ll need to edit hostmode.cs. To do this, Go to TinyTERM’s Tools menu and select Script Editor. In the Script Editor, click the Open button and select hostmode.cs. It will will open in a separate Notepad window.

About 25 lines down you’ll see a section labeled, “Variable declaration and initial values.” Each line after that has a variable setting and a description. These need to be changed to match your PC’s requirements.

The settings in this section of the script are fairly common and may work for your modem. But then again, they may not. If they don’t work, try to get the correct settings from your modem documentation. Most modems come with a manual or other documentation that lists the best values for these functions. If you don’t seem to have the information, gather all the documentation you can for your modem and call or email our Technical Support for assistance.

The other values in this section are mainly personal preference. If you don’t like the setting, feel free to change it. Just remember to keep the quotation marks in place, and be sure the upload and download directories you choose exist on the PC.

Once that’s done, close Notepad and save the changes. You can then click the Run button to start hostmode. If everything has been set up properly, you’ll see messages telling you that hostmode is running.

To stop hostmode, wait until no one is currently dialed in, then type Ctrl-C to exit the script. You won’t need to make further changes, so to start it again, go to TinyTERM’s Tools menu and select Execute Script File. You can run hostmode.cs from there.

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