ok, I found a way around this, but don't know how to parse text from a text file to compare with "known good"
I can capture text to file from hyperterminal and have notepad open up the file indicating the command and the response. how do I parse the file for the response and compare against a "known good" string?
Then, I'll <CTRL>A and delete and then save the file.
Enter new command in hyperterminal, and repeat, parsing the text file, deleting the text, saving text file, etc.