Contents

Script Control Language Reference Guide

Overview of Script Control Language Syntax

Character Representation

Character Command Using Hexadecimal ASCII Code

Character Command Using ASCII Mnemonic

Control Command

Representing the Command Character

Representing the Control Character

Continuation Lines

Comments

OpenSTA Datanames

Maximum Values in Scripts

Including Text from Other Source Files

Conditional Compilation of Source Code

The ENVIRONMENT Section

DESCRIPTION Statement

MODE HTTP Statement

WAIT UNIT Statement

The DEFINITIONS Section

CHARACTER Statement

CONSTANT Statement

FILE Statement

INTEGER Statement

TIMER Statement

Variable Arrays

Variable Values

Variable Options

Variable Scope Options

Random Variable Options

File Option

Example Variable Definitions

The CODE Section

Code Section Structure

Command Types

Script Processing

Variables

Labels

Symbols

LOAD RESPONSE_INFO BODY Identifiers

Code Section Commands

HTTP Commands

Input Stream Entry Commands

GENERATE Command

GET Command

HEAD Command

NEXT Command

POST Command

RESET Command

SET Command

Output Stream Handling Commands

CONVERT Command

~EXTRACT Command

FORMAT Command

LOAD RESPONSE_INFO BODY Command

LOAD RESPONSE_INFO HEADER Command

~LOCATE Command

Flow Control Commands

CALL Command

CALL SCRIPT Command

CANCEL ON Command

DETACH Command

DO Command

END SUBROUTINE Command

ENTRY Command

EXIT Command

GOTO Command

IF Command

ON ERROR Command

RETURN Command

SUBROUTINE Command

File Handling Commands

CLOSE Command

OPEN Command

READ Command

REWIND Command

WRITE Command

Formal Test Control Commands

END TEST-CASE Command

FAIL TEST-CASE Command

HISTORY Command

PASS TEST-CASE Command

REPORT Command

START TEST-CASE Command

Synchronization Commands

ACQUIRE MUTEX Command

CLEAR SEMAPHORE Command

RELEASE MUTEX Command

SET SEMAPHORE Command

SYNCHRONIZE REQUESTS Command

Input Stream Entry Commands

WAIT Command

WAIT FOR SEMAPHORE Command

Statistical Data Logging Commands

END TIMER Command

START TIMER Command

Diagnostic Commands

LOG Command

NOTE Command

TRACE Command

Miscellaneous Commands

CONNECT Command

DISCONNECT Command

LOAD ACTIVE_THREADS Command

LOAD DATE Command

LOAD NODENAME Command

LOAD SCRIPT Command

LOAD TEST Command

LOAD THREAD Command

LOAD TIME Command

LOAD TIMER Command