Agilent Technologies Infiniium 90000 Q-Series, Programmer'S Manual

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System Commands
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:SYSTem:HEADer
Command
:SYSTem:HEADer {{ON|1} | {OFF|0}}
The :SYSTem:HEADer command specifies whether the instrument will
output a header for query responses. When :SYSTem:HEADer is set to ON,
the query responses include the command header.
Example This example sets up the oscilloscope to output command headers with
query responses.
myScope.WriteString ":SYSTEM:HEADER ON"
Query
:SYSTem:HEADer?
The :SYSTem:HEADer? query returns the state of the :SYSTem:HEADer
command.
Returned Format
[:SYSTem:HEADer] {1|0}<NL>
Example
This example prints the system header setting.
Dim strSetting As String
myScope.WriteString ":syst:head?"
strSetting = myScope.ReadString
Debug.Print strSetting
N O T E
Turn Headers Off when Returning Values to Numeric Variables
Turn headers off when returning values to numeric variables. Headers are always off for all
common command queries because headers are not defined in the IEEE 488.2 standard.