Legacy Text Examples - Help File (AM)
Legacy (DEPRECATED)
HELP File Legacy Specifications
This section provides formats and examples for HELP files that deal with state or other member HELP records.
Query Formats
Legacy Message to Create/Replace HELP Data
To create a new help file use the update ("UPDT") function, the information after the "TXT" will be used in the help file, If a file already exists it will be replace by the new message.
Note: No information can be added to an existing record when using the "UPDT" code.
Legacy Message to Add Information to an Existing HELP Record
Use the append ("APND") function to add or append information to the end of an existing record.
Information after the "TXT" will be added to the existing HELP record. Nlets also will add a CR/LF immediately before the new information.
Legacy Message to Cancel a Message from the HELP Files
Use the cancel ("CNCL") function to delete an existing record.
This clears the file with an ETX mark. Any state inquiring to the file after the cancel is issued will receive a message stating "NO HELP INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS USER."
HELP Legacy Examples
Example 1: Update message to create a new HELP.
AM.AZNLETS20.NLNLEUPDT.TXT
NEW HELP MESSAGE
The NLNLEHELP file now will return a response of:
AM.NLNLEHELP
10:01 08/22/2011 35048
10:01 08/22/2011 08374 AZNLETS20
TXT
NEW HELP MESSAGE
Example 2: Appending a message to the NLNLEHELP HELP file.
AM.AZNLETS20.NLNLEAPND.TXT
NEW UPDATE
The NLNLEHELP file now will return a response of:
AM.NLNLEHELP
10:02 08/22/2011 35079
10:02 08/22/2011 08376 AZNLETS20
TXT
NEW HELP MESSAGE
NEW UPDATE
Example 3: Cancelling a the NLNLEHELP HELP file.
AM.AZNLETS20.NLNLECNCL.TXT
The NLNLEHELP file now will return a response of:
AM.NLNLEHELP
10:02 08/22/2011 35103
10:02 08/22/2011 08377 AZNLETS20
TXT
NO NLE HELP INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS USER