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How can I read files in my script?

CRT 3.0/SecureCRT 3.0 does not offer direct support for reading and writing to files, but the ActiveX scripting language you are using probably offers a mechanism to access files.

Microsoft's VBScript and JScript languages both allow you to create instances of "filesystem objects" that offer a flexible interface for manipulating files.

The following VBScript sample code creates a filesystem object, opens a file then reads the file line by line and sends it to a server:

# $language = "VBScript"
# $interface = "1.0"

Sub main

' Open a file, read it in & send it one line at a time
Dim fso, f, str
Const ForReading = 1

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\temp\file.txt", ForReading, 0)

Do While f.AtEndOfStream <> True
     str = f.Readline
     crt.Screen.Send str & Chr(13)
     ' Wait for my prompt before sending another line
     crt.Screen.WaitForString("linux$")
Loop

End Sub

The following JScript sample code performs a similar operation:

# $language = "JScript"
# $interface = "1.0"

function main()
{
        var fso, f;
        var ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2;

         fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
         f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\\temp\\file.txt", ForReading);

         while ( f.AtEndOfStream != true )
         {
             var str = f.Readline();

             // Append a CR to the line (decimal: 13, octal: 15).
             str += "\015";

             crt.Screen.Send( str );
         }
};