Tektronix TDS5000B Series

TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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ALIas:STATE
Description
This command turns aliases on or off and is identical to the ALIas com-
mand. The query form of this command returns the state of the aliases.
Group
Alias
Syntax 1
ALIas:STATE {OFF|ON|<NR1>}
Syntax 2
ALIas:STATE?
Arguments
H OFF
This turns alias expansion off. If a defined alias is sent when
ALIas:STATE is OFF, the instrument generates a command error
(102).
H ON
This turns alias expansion on. When a defined alias is received, the
specified command sequence is substituted for the alias and executed.
H <NR1>
A 0 turns off aliases; any other value turns on aliases.
Example 1
ALIas:STATE OFF
This command turns off the alias feature.
Example 2
ALIas:STATE?
This query might return
:ALIAS:STATE ON
indicating that alias expansion is currently turned on.