Monarch 9460 USING THE SOFTWARE

Using the Software 2-1

USING THE SOFTWARE

This chapter explains how to

♦ start a new project.

♦ build a project into an application.

♦ download an application.

System Requirements

Here are the recommended system requirements.

Recommended

Computer Personal computer with Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000

Processor Pentium – 150 Mhz

Memory 32 Meg

Disk space 5-10 Meg

Communications Port Serial

Printer Monarch Sierra Sport 2

Installing the Software

1. From the Start menu, run the file SETUP.EXE.

2. Respond to the prompts as necessary.

Connecting the Printer

Connect your printer to the PC using either a DB9 to 9 pin (part 12029314) or DB9 to 25-pin (part

12029315) serial communications cable. For more information about connecting the cable, refer to

your

Operator’s Handbook

Quick Reference

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