Response Files

A response file is a text file used to provide input to LINK386. To use response file input for LINK386, type

  LINK386 @responsefile

The @ symbol tells LINK386 that responsefile is the name of a response file. If the file is not in the working directory, you must specify the path.

The field <responsefile> specifies the name of a file containing the same input that would be entered on the command line or entered in response to LINK386 prompts. In this file, each response should appear on a separate line or be separated from other responses by a comma.

To operate LINK386 using a response file, you must first create a file that contains the responses you want LINK386 to process. You can give the file any name, and create it with any text editor.

Special Features:

• You can begin using a response file at any point on the LINK386 Syntax or at any LINK386 prompt. The response file should contain responses to all remaining fields or prompts.

• If the file does not contain responses for all the prompts, LINK386 displays the appropriate prompt and waits for you to supply a response. End the response file with a semicolon.

• You can use special characters in the response file the same way you would use them in responses entered at the keyboard. For example, you can extend input to a new line by using the plus sign (+) and choose default responses for all remaining prompts by using a semicolon (;).

• LINK386 displays prompts and the entries from the response file on the screen. If the entry in the response file is not acceptable, LINK386 pauses and waits for you to enter an acceptable response. The "Run in Batch Mode (/BAT)" disables the prompt.

• Options can appear anywhere in the response file.