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IBASIC Controller

PROGram Subsystem

Example 8-23 Example

OUTPUT 714;"PROGram:SELected:EXECute ’CLEAR SCREEN’"

OUTPUT 714;"PROG:EXEC ’CLEAR SCREEN’"

:NUMber <varname>{,<nvalues>} The :NUMBer command is used

to set, from an external controller, the value of numeric variables or

arrays in an IBASIC program in the Test Set. <varname> is the name of

an existing numeric variable or array, and can be sent as either

character data (<varname> not enclosed in quotes) or string data

(<varname> enclosed in quotes). <nvalues> is a list of comma-separated

<numeric_values> which are used to set the value of <varname>.

NOTE

If the variable name <var_name> is longer than 12 characters it must

be sent as string data (<var_name> enclosed in quotes). For example,

OUTPUT 714;"PROG:NUMB ’Var_name’,10".

Attempting to send a <var_name> longer than 12 characters as

character data (<var_name> not enclosed in quotes) will generate the

following error: HP-IB Error: -112 Program mnemonic too long.

If an attempt is made to set the value of a numeric variable or array

and no IBASIC program is in the Test Set an IBASIC Error: -282

Illegal program name is generated. If an attempt is made to set the

value of a numeric variable or array and the numeric variable specified

in <varname> does not exist in the program an IBASIC Error: -283

Illegal variable name is generated. If the specified numeric variable

cannot hold all of the specified <numeric_values> an IBASIC Error:

-108 Parameter not allowed is generated.

Example 8-24 Syntax

PROGram[:SELected]:NUMBer <varname>{,<nvalues>}

Example 8-25 Example setting the value of a simple variable

OUTPUT 714;"PROGram:SELected:NUMBer Variable,15"

OUTPUT 714;"PROG:NUMB Variable,15"