Rohde & Schwarz R&S ZNA Series - 7.3.13 PROGram commands

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7.3.13 PROGram commands
The PROGram... commands control external application programs that can be run on
the analyzer.
PROGram[:SELected]:EXECute.................................................................................... 1319
PROGram[:SELected]:INIMessage................................................................................ 1320
PROGram[:SELected]:INIParameter.............................................................................. 1320
PROGram[:SELected]:NAME........................................................................................ 1321
PROGram[:SELected]:RETVal?.....................................................................................1322
PROGram[:SELected]:WAIT..........................................................................................1322
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.
●
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.
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