User`s manual

Chapter 8 277

IBASIC Controller

PROGram Subsystem

Example 8-26 Example setting the value of a one dimensional array [Array(5)]

with 6 elements

OUTPUT 714;"PROGram:SELected:NUMBer Array,0,1,2,3,4,5"

OUTPUT 714;"PROG:NUMB Array,0,1,2,3,4,5"

NOTE

Individual array elements cannot be set with the :NUMBer command.

Example 8-27 Example setting the value of a two dimensional array

[Array(1,2)] with 6 elements

OUTPUT 714;"PROGram:SELected:NUMBer Array,0,1,2,3,4,5"

OUTPUT 714;"PROG:NUMB Array,0,1,2,3,4,5"

Arrays are filled by varying the right-most dimension the fastest. After

executing the above statement the array values would be, Array(0,0)=0,

Array(0,1)=1, Array(0,2)=2, Array(1,0)=3, Array(1,1)=4, Array(1,2)=5.

NOTE

Individual array elements cannot be set with the :NUMBer command.

:NUMber? <varname> The :NUMBer? query command is used to

return, to an external controller, the current 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 in the IBASIC program,

and can be sent as either character data (name not enclosed in quotes)

or string data (name enclosed in quotes).

NOTE

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 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’".