PSC PT Program Generator PPG Tutorial, Program Files, Executable Programs, Sample Program Files

Getting Started

PPG Tutorial

To become familiar with PPG, complete the PPG Tutorial on page 99, or access the PPG Tutorial via the on-line help.

Program Files

Executable Programs

Following is a list of executable programs that are installed on your PC during the installation of PPG:

PPG	PPG is the PT Program Generator application. This is the application you
	use to create programs for a PSC portable.
PPGXFER	PPGXFER is used to transfer the program you created in PPG to the porta-
	ble. This utility is called automatically by PPG when you download a program
	to the portable. Refer to Downloading the Application to the PDT on page 89
	and Specialized Download Situations on page 92.
PPGComp	PPGComp (PPG Compiler) is used to compile the program you created into
	the format which is downloaded to the PDT. This utility is called automatically
	by PPG when you download a program to the portable. Refer to Download-
	ing the Application to the PDT on page 89.
XFER32	XFER32 is used to transfer data between a PC and the portable. After you
	input data or scan bar codes with the portable, you can use this utility to
	upload the data into a file on your PC. You can also use it to download infor-
	mation stored in a PC file into the portable. Refer to Using XFER32 on
	page 92.

Sample Program Files

PPG comes with four sample files. Some of these files are just portions of programs demonstrating use of a specific node. However, you can use any of these samples as a foundation for building a full-size program:

sample.scr sample.scr allows you to collect information with your portable, upload collected data to a PC, and erase collected data. You will be using this file as you work through PPG Application Design on page 15 and the PPG Tutorial on page 99.

sample2.scr sample2.scr is a simple but complete data-collection program that allows the user to enter data as either item-and-quantity values or just item values. The program also stores data, uploads data, and erases data.

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