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Command reference
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PROGram[:SELected]:EXECute...................................................................................... 877
PROGram[:SELected]:INIMessage.................................................................................. 878
PROGram[:SELected]:INIParameter................................................................................ 878
PROGram[:SELected]:NAME.......................................................................................... 879
PROGram[:SELected]:RETVal?.......................................................................................879
PROGram[:SELected]:WAIT............................................................................................880
PROGram[:SELected]:EXECute <AppName>
Starts an application process or open a file using an application available on the ana-
lyzer.
Use the comman sequence PROGram[:SELected]:WAIT? ; PROGram[:
SELected]:RETVal? to query the return value (see example below).
Note: It is not possible to run several programs simultaneously. If the command
PROGram[:SELected]:EXECute ... is sent while a previously started program is
still executed, the analyzer generates a SCPI error –100,"Command error...".
Tip: Executing batch files; command prompt
When executing batch scripts or other DOS applications, the analyzer does not display
any DOS windows; the screen is left for the vector network analyzer (VNA) application.
The same applies to the Windows NT command prompt (cmd.exe). To access the
command prompt, proceed as follows:
●
Create a batch file (e.g. Start_cmd.bat) containing the command line
start cmd.exe and store the file to C:\Winnt\system32.
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Execute the batch file: PROG:EXEC 'C:\winnt\system32\Start_cmd.bat'
The command prompt window is displayed in front of the VNA application. You can
also open several command prompt windows simultaneously.
Setting parameters:
<AppName> String variable containing the name and path of an application
program to be executed or of a file to be opened. The path can
be defined as an absolute path (e.g. 'c:\...') or relative to the cur-
rent directory (MMEMory:CDIRectory).
Blanks in the <AppName> can be used to separate the applica-
tion name from (optional) parameters.
Example:
PROGram:SELected:NAME PROG
Select general program execution.
PROGram:SELected:EXECute 'Exit42.bat'
Run batch script Exit42.bat.
PROGram:SELected:WAIT?
Lock command execution and manual control of the analyzer
until the batch job has finished. This is required for
PROGram:SELected:RETVal?
Get the return value. The answer is ... 42.
Usage: Setting only
VNA command reference