Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/26/07 03:43

Can2002 wrote:
> On 25 Oct, 13:56, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> Well, it sounds like you need to look at what's actually being
>> communicated. It could seem to hang of it's waiting for a response from
>> the remote device which doesn't come, for instance.
>
> Thanks again Jerry,
>
> I did wonder that, which was what led me to try the single quotes. I
> know the box responds after a newline, both from seeing the effect of
> removing it from my python app or connecting via Telnet. Am I right
> in thinking that echoing "\n" will result in a newline character being
> sent?
>
> Sorry if it sounds like a stupid question...
>
> Chris
>
>

Chris,

Echoing a "\n" won't send it over the socket, but I don't think that's
what you mean.

Sending a "\n" over the socket should send a newline character. But is
your device expecting a new line (Unix style) or a cr/lf (Windows
style)? If the latter, try "\r\n".

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