SYSTem:HELP

Last Updated: August 29, 2007

These commands provide information about the SCPI commands in the test set.

For more information on the conventions used in the programming examples click here.

SYSTem:HELP:TREE[:XML][:ALL]?

Queries the full set of SCPI commands included in the currently selected application.

Query Range: A string in XML format.

Test Set Requirements: E6601A WCTS Program Version A.03 and above

Example:

' Query the full set of SCPI commands in the currently selected application.

TestSet.WriteString("SYSTem:HELP:TREE?")

SYSTem:HELP:TREE[:XML]:LENGth?

Queries the length of the XML string returned by SYSTem:HELP:TREE[:XML][:ALL]?. This is useful for you to know as the XML string may be several hundred kilobytes long, and this command helps you determine how much space you need to store the information.

Query Range: <nr1>

Test Set Requirements: E6601A WCTS Program Version A.03 and above

Example:

' Query the length of the SCPI XML file.

TestSet.WriteString("SYSTem:HELP:TREE:LENGth?")

SYSTem:HELP:TREE[:XML]:RANGe?

Queries a subset of SCPI commands included in the currently selected application. This query accepts two integer parameters representing the zero-based indices of the first and last characters that you want returned.

Query Range: A string in XML format.

Test Set Requirements: E6601A WCTS Program Version A.03 and above

Example:

' Query the defined subset of SCPI commands in the currently selected application.

TestSet.WriteString("SYSTem:HELP:TREE:RANGe? 0, 20")