/AUTO Command

The /AUTO command causes a terminal to reissue a command at a specified interval. This command is only valid when accessing CA WA CA 7 Edition online through native VTAM.

This command has the following format:

/AUTO[,INT={5|iii}]
     [,COUNT=ccc]
     [,{M|MSG}=text]

INT

(Optional) Defines the number of seconds between each time that the command is issued.

Default: 5

Limits: 1 to 3 numeric characters from 3 to 300

COUNT

(Optional) Defines the number of repetitions for the command. This number limits the number of times that the command is issued.

Default: No limit

Limits: 1 to 3 numeric characters from 1 to 500

MSG

Defines the command text that is issued. Use M and MSG interchangeably, but specify one or the other. If commas are part of the text, enclose the message in parentheses.

Limits: 1 to 60 alphanumeric characters