How To Use This Manual; Sample Programs - Agilent Technologies 4294A Programming Manual

To make effective use of this manual

How To Use This Manual

How To Use This Manual
This manual may be used as follows depending on how familiar you are with writing
BASIC programs.
1. If you have experience in writing programs for the GPIB system, pick sample programs
suitable for your application out of those given in this manual.
2. If you have no experience in writing programs for GPIB equipment, it is best for you to
read this manual thoroughly from the beginning. In particular, Chapter 2 , "Remote
Control, Overview," describes entry-level programming skills.
3. Sample programs can be useful as "programming hints" for some GPIB commands.
For descriptions of GPIB commands in detail, see Chapter 16 , "GPIB Command
Reference."
4. You can also use HP Instrument BASIC functions with the Agilent 4294A. Chapter 11 ,
"Using HP Instrument BASIC," describes how to use Instrument BASIC. Read this
chapter if you are a novice in Instrument BASIC.

Sample programs

The HP BASIC sample programs given in this manual are stored in text form in the sample
program disk (part number 04294-18010) attached to this manual. These sample programs
are in DOS format.
How to load a sample program
To use a sample program, load it into HP BASIC by use of the GET command. The
example below shows a command in which the sample program setup.bas is loaded.
GET "setup.bas"
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