I am using a TeraTerm macro to stress test a telnet application that fails to connect on a regular basis. When that happens, the macro displays a message box with "Stop Macro" and "Continue" options. I would like to disable that functionality in some manner, so that the test can continue to run unattended. Any ideas?

If it matters, most of the time (if not always) it is the infamous "Link macro first." message.

Thanks,
Steve

Do a testlink command before whatever command is causing that error. For example, instead of just:


Do this instead:

Yeah, I put a bunch of testlink's in...

Unfortunately, there is always a timing issue when you are running thousands of tests where the connection goes away just after the testlink, and the next command still fails. In my ideal world, there would be an undocumented system variable that defaults the answer to the message box to either "Stop Macro" or "Continue" without displaying the message box -- or the equivalent thereof...

Thanks,
Steve

Well, its a bit of a kludge, but you could use AutoIT to automatically complete that box every time it comes up. AutoIT is free windows automation software available at 'http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/'.

For example, use AutoIT with the following code, which will run forever independantly of TeraTERM until you exit it using the task panel icon:



This will automatically click on continue whenever a macro error window exists. This should allow any number of TeraTERM scripts to run simultaneously unattended.

Thanks. A kludge, yes, but a workable one...