DCT Antares SB, User Manual

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4.24. USING SCRIPTS
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4.24.1 Creating an script from scratch
Creating an script is not different than giving the configuration commands
manually to the unit.
Create a new empty file on any low-level
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text editor like Windows
TM
’
notepad. Start adding a new line for each configuration message, when fin-
ish, save the file as a tmf file.
Note for notepad users: Notepad won’t let you save the file with an ex-
tension different to
txt
, to be able to save it with the
tmf
extension make
sure that on the Type box of the Save as dialog, All files is selected, then
enter a name followed by .tmf .
Now the tmf file you just created can be passed to an unit using the ACT
software, see the
Writing Scripts section for this.
If you prefer, you can edit an existing script instead of creating a new one
from scratch.
Another option for not having to create an script from scratch is mak-
ing ACT generate an script file by reading an
Antares SB
TM
. See the next
section.
4.24.2 Reading Scripts
You can read an Antares SB
TM
’s configuration and save it on a
tmf
file with
the ACT software. This is useful to read, edit or duplicate (i.e. copy the
configuration to other units) a unit’s configuration.
Follow the instructions on the Antares Configuration Tool section of the
Operation chapter and have the ACT already connected and communicat-
ing with the Antares SB
TM
before proceeding.
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Do not use high-level editors like word processors as they will add confusing
no-plain-text characters to the script.
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