Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
Section 7: Command reference
707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
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If there are optional parameters, they must be entered in the order presented in usage. You cannot
leave out any parameters that precede the optional parameter, but you can leave off subsequent
optional parameters. Optional parameters are shown as separate lines in usage, showing each
permutation of the command. For example:
text = display.gettext()
text = display.gettext(embellished)
text = display.gettext(embellished, row)
text = display.gettext(embellished, row, columnStart)
text = display.gettext(embellished, row, columnStart, columnEnd)
3. Parameter value options: Displayed in order, from left to right, as they are presented in the Usage
example.
Command details
This section lists additional information you need to know to successfully use the instrument control
command.
Figure 90: Details section of command listing
Example section
The Example section of the instrument control command description shows some simple examples of
how the command can be used.
Figure 91: Code examples in command listings
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Working code
example
Description of what code does
1. Actual example code that you can copy from this table and paste into your own programming
application.
2. Description of the code and what it does. This may also contain the output of the code.
