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Chapter 3
SYSTem:NAME < name >
SYSTem:NAME?
SYSTem:NAME sets a user-specified name (quoted string) for the mainframe. The
name is stored in non-volatile memory.
SYSTem:NAME? returns a string with the mainframe’s system name.
Parameters
Returned Data
Comments
•
SYSTem:NVSave must be executed after setting this command to store the
new name string in non-volatile memory.
•
You may supply 31 characters in addition to enclosing quotation marks (“).
You may need up to 33 characters of buffer space to receive the response
because it include the quotation marks.
•
The command determines if <name> is within the valid 31 character limit. If it
is not, the string is truncated to 31 characters. No error is generated.
Error Conditions
The following table lists the most common error conditions and causes. Error
numbers and corresponding messages can be found using
SYSTem:ERRor?
query.
Reset Condition
*RST will load the non-volatile settings. Any change to the SYSTem:NAME that was
not saved with the SYSTem:NVSave command is lost.
Related
Commands
SYSTem:SNUMber
Name Type Range Default Description
< name> string (quoted) 31 characters none Any Identifier set by user. Must be
set in double quotation marks.
Type Range Default Description
string 31 characters “not set” Mainframe system name (any identifier set by user).
Number Message Probable Cause
-128 “Numeric data not
allowed” The <string> started with a number.
-221 “Settings Conflict” The mainframe’s power is off.
-148 “Character data not
allowed” Must use quotation marks around string.