Command Separators; Using The Min And Max Parameters - Agilent Technologies U2300A Series Programming Manual

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Command Separators

A colon ( : ) is used to separate a command keyword from a lower- level
keyword. You must insert a blank space to separate a parameter from a
command keyword. If a command requires more than one parameter, you
must separate adjacent parameters using a comma as shown below:
CONFigure:VOLTage:DC 10, 0.003
A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate commands within the same
subsystem, and can also minimize typing. For example, sending the
following command string:
TRIGger:SOURce EXTernal; COUNT 10
is the same as sending the following two commands:
TRIGger:SOURce EXTernal
TRIGger:COUNT 10
Use a colon and a semicolon to link commands from different subsystems.
For example, in the following command string, an error is generated if you
do not use both the colon and semicolon:
ROUTe:CHANnel:DELAY 1; :TRIGger:SOURce EXTernal

Using the MIN and MAX Parameters

For many commands, you can substitute "MIN" or "MAX" in place of a
parameter. For example, consider the following command:
VOLTage:DC:RANGe {<range>|MIN|MAX}[,(@<ch_list>)]
Instead of selecting a specific value for the <range> parameter, you can
substitute MIN to set the range to its minimum value or MAX to set the
range to its maximum value.
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