Appendix C: ANSWERING AHEAD

Often you will anticipate the next several commands you intend to use. You may link them together in one command by separating the individual commands by semicolons. You may link choice numbers, names, or letters, or any combination. The following are examples of how several choices can be linked into one command.

CONTINUE;MAIL;VIEW (Choice Names)

C;M;V (Choice letters)

C;2;VIEW (Any combination)

1;2;4 (Choice numbers, if you are using long menus)

You may sometimes want to use semicolons ; with commas , for lists. For example, if you are in your scratchpad and ready to send mail:

+;n;john,bill,mary;hi there;;greetings;; (note the commas between the names).

This sends mail, without attachments, to John, Bill, and Mary, with ‘hi there’ as the subject and greetings as the keyword.

USEFUL ANSWER AHEADS

Answer-Ahead         Used for 

++;c;e;;             From anywhere on EIES®, go to your next conference with waiting items.

e;;                  From any conference, go to your next conference with waiting items.

++;m                 Takes you to your Mail Waiting screen

Go to Appendix D: "+" Commands

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