Command syntax



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Command syntax

Most of the XRONOS commands corresponding to applications can be run by using three different user interfaces, characterised by different syntaxes.

In the Question/Answer user interface an application (e.g. psd) is executed by simply typing:

[n]Xronos> psd

In the Partial Question/Answer user interface the syntax of the same application is:

[n]Xronos> psd [series1]
where series1 (= a, b or c) indicates which of the series entered with the data command should be used as input to psd. The default is a. If an application requires two input series (e.g. lc2) then:

[n]Xronos> lc2 [series1] [series2]
where series1 (= a, b or c) and series2 (= a, b or c) indicate which of the series entered with the data command should be used as the soft and hard input series of lc2. The default is a b. Similarly, for applications requiring three input series (e.g. lc3):

[n]Xronos> lc3 [series1] [series2] [series3]
with the default a b c.

In the Command-Driven user interface the syntax of Xronos application psd is

[n]Xronos> psd[/qualifier1/qual2/... etc] [series1]
where /qualifier1/qual2/... control the execution of application psd, and series1 (= a, b or c) indicates which of the series entered with the data command should be used as input to psd. By analogy with the Partial Question/Answer user interface, if more than one input series is required then

[n]Xronos> lc2[/qualifier1/qual2/... etc] [series1] [series2]
and

[n]Xronos> lc3[/qualifier1/qual2/... etc] [series1] [series2] [series3]



Lorella Angelini
Thu 12 Oct 16:35:19 1995