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Monarch 9460 File Management Commands , Input/Output Commands

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Command Reference 5-7

File Management Commands

APPVERSION Sets the script name and version number.

BSEARCH Performs a binary search on a sorted lookup table for a record

containing a specific value.

QUERY Searches a lookup file to find a record containing a specific

value.

READ Copies the current record from the lookup file into the

appropriate working buffer.

SEEK Positions the current record within the lookup file.

Input/Output Commands

AUTOSTART Executes the script immediately after download is complete.

AVAILABLEDATA Checks the communications port for available data.

CLOSECOMM Closes the communications port.

DISABLE Turns off a particular hot key.

ENABLE Turns on a particular hot key.

FETCH Retrieves one character from the communications port and

places it in the input buffer.

FIXDATA Defines fixed data for an input buffer.

GET Retrieves data from the communications port.

HOTKEY Defines a particular hot key.

LABELCOUNT Tracks the number of labels printed.

LOCATE Moves the cursor to a particular position on the printer’s

Screen.

OPENCOMM Opens the communications port.

PRINT Prints the printer buffer's contents in the format specified.

RESTORESCREEN Re-displays the saved contents of the screen.

SAVESCREEN Saves the screen’s current contents.

Contents

Main Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Page OVERVIEW How to Use this Manual A Review of Terms Page USING THE SOFTWARE System Requirements Quick Reference Operators Handbook Installing the Software Getting Started Page Saving a File About Projects 1. 2. 3. Building Projects Changing the Download Settings If you select COM1 - COM4: 4. If you select LPT1 LPT2: 5. Downloading a Project Editing Existing Projects Page PRINTER PROCEDURES Displaying the Ready Prompt No Application Loaded Application 1. Loading Applications Restarting Existing Applications Loading New Applications PROGRAM STRUCTURE Functions Starting a Script Files and Buffers Lookup Table Definition Temporary Storage Definition Printer Definition Scope of Field Names Script Flow Control Comments in a Script Data Storage Data Coding COMMAND REFERENCE Programming Conventions Field Names Keywords Page Special Characters Script Flow When a label is NOT defined... When a label is defined... Functional Relationships Math Commands Script Control Commands Compiler Directives Data Manipulation Commands File Management Commands Input/Output Commands ADD APPVERSION ARGREAD ASC AUTOSTART AVAILABLEDATA BITCLEAR BITMASK BITSET BITSHIFT BITTEST BSEARCH CALL param1, param2, ,paramX Example 1 Param param Page CHARTYPE CHECK Page CHR CLEAR item Example 2 Example 1 Item CLOSECOMM COMPARE CONCAT CSTRIP DATATYPE DEC DEFINE Field-type data-typ field-type Data-type Page DELAY DISABLE DIVIDE ENABLE EXIT FETCH FIELDLEN FIXDATA Buffer-field1 Example Buffer Field1 GENERATE GET HOTKEY IF buffer-field2 Buffer-fields buffer-fields Page INC INCLUDE INSERT JUMP label Example LABELCOUNT LEFT LINKFILE file-name Example 1 format-name\file-name LOCATE LOWER LSTRIP MACRO Page MID MOVE Page MULTIPLY OPENCOMM PAD PARSE , valid label Example valid labels Invalid PRINT QUERY Page READ RESTORESCREEN RETURN RIGHT RSTRIP SAVESCREEN SEEK SUB SWITCH Page SYSSET parameter2 function, parameter1, and parameter2 parameter2 parameter1 Function/Description Parameter1 Parameter2 Example TOKEN TSTRIP UPPER VALIDATE , valid label Example valid labels Invalid WHILE buffer-field1 comparison buffer-field2 Comparison Buffer-field Page Page SAMPLE SCRIPT A Page Page Page INDEX A B C D F G H I J Q R S T