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Command Reference
SCPI Basics
Chapter 4150
File Name Variables
File name variables, such as "<file name>", represent two formats, "<file name>" and
"<file name@file system>". The following shows the file name syntax for the two formats,
but uses "FLATCAL" as the file name in place of the variable "<file name>":
Format 1 "FLATCAL"
Format 2 "FLATCAL@USERFLAT"
Format 2 uses the file system extension (@USERFLAT) as part of the file name syntax. Use
Format 2 when the command does not specify the file system. This generally occurs in the
Memory (:MEMory) or Mass Memory (:MMEMory) subsystems.
The following examples demonstrate a command where Format 1 applies:
This command has :LIST in the command syntax. This denotes that "SWEEP_1" will be saved
in the List file system as a list file type.
The following examples demonstrate a command where Format 2 applies:
This command cannot distinguish which file system "FLATCAL" belongs to without the file
system extension (@USERFLAT). If this command were executed without the extension, the
file would not be copied.
Refer to Table 4-4 on page 185 for a listing of the file systems and types.
Command Syntax with the file name variable
:MEMory:STORe:LIST "<file name>"
Command Syntax with the file name
:MEMory:STORe:LIST "SWEEP_1"
Command Syntax with the file name variable
:MMEMory:COPY "<file name>","<file name>"
Command Syntax with the file name
:MMEMory:COPY "FLATCAL@USERFLAT","FLAT_2CAL@USERFLAT"