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I/O statement
XFILE
Transmits a designated file according to the specified communications protocol.
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Syntax:
Syntax:Syntax:
Syntax:
XFILE "[drivename:]filename"[,"protocolspec"]
Parameter:
Parameter:Parameter:
Parameter:
"[drivename:]filename" and "protocolspec"
String expressions.
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Description:
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XFILE transmits a data file designated by "[drivename:]filename" between the BHT
and host computer or between BHTs according to the communi-cations protocol specified
by "protocolspec." (For the BHT-protocol and BHT-Ir protocol, refer to the BHT User’s
Manual.)
"[drivename:]filename"
filename is a data file name. For the format of data file names, refer to the OPEN
statement.
• [drivename:] is used in conventional BHT series. In the BHT-8000 series, it is merely
for the compatibility with their specifications. The drivename may be A: or B:, but it will
be ignored.
"protocolspec"
"protocolspec" parameter can specify the following protocol specifications:
Specifications BHT-protocol BHT-Ir protocol
Transmission direction
✓ ✓
Serial number
✓
Horizontal parity checking
(BCC)
✓
Transmission monitoring
✓ ✓
Handling of trailing space
codes in a data field during
file transmission
✓ ✓
Timeout length when a link
will be established
✓ ✓
Checking whether filenames
are identical
✓ ✓
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