Keithley 708B Reference Manual page 293

Section 7: Command reference
Channel patterns are lost when power is cycled.
Channel patterns are stored when you run the createconfigscript() command.
The following restrictions exist when naming a channel pattern:
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The name must contain only letters, numbers, or underscores
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The name must start with a letter
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The name is case sensitive
Examples of valid names:
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Channels
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Chans
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chans
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Path1
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Path20
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path_3
Examples of invalid names:
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1path (invalid because it starts with a number)
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my chans (invalid because it contains a space)
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My,chans (invalid because it contains a comma)
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Path1:10 ( invalid because it contains a colon)
An error is generated if:
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The name parameter already exists as a label
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Any channel is forbidden to close
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Insufficient memory exists to create the channel pattern
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The parameter string contains slotX (where X equals 1 to 6 for Model 707B, or 1 for Model 708B) or
allslots
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The name parameter contains a space character
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The pattern name exceeds 19 characters
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Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010