Juniper Systems JS600 - Manual (Page 59)

Sending and Receiving Information Page 5-17
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Mode 3-2: Loading a File
Mode 3-2, Load Serial File, is used to load a data, format, or Polycode program file from a
computer or another FieldBook. This features allows you to store programs for a given
application on a computer and transfer them to the FieldBook as needed. You can also write
Polycode programs on a computer using PolyTools or a text editor and load them onto the
FieldBook, eliminating the need to key them directly into the FieldBook.
Loading Criteria
All Files
- If the file was created by the FieldBook in Mode 2-2, it will be properly formatted. If you
created the file yourself, make sure it conforms to the proper FieldBook format
requirements.
- If you are loading a data or program file and it has the same name as an existing file, the
FieldBook writes over the existing file. A format file will not write over an existing format
file if that format file is currently in use by a data file.
Format Files
- The format file for a data file must be loaded before the associated data file. The format file
can be loaded in the same computer file as the data file. It must precede the data file and be
separated from it by an ampersand.
- If a format file already exists in the FieldBook that is being used by a current data file, a
new format file with the same name cannot be sent. An error message is displayed.
Program Files
- If the FieldBook detects an invalid instruction while loading a Polycode program file, it
displays INPUT ERROR, replaces the instruction with NOP, and continues to load. You can
correct the program later, but the program may not execute correctly due to the change in
Polycode instructions.
- Program files are immediately compiled by the FieldBook. Compilation errors abort the
loading process.
- Programs called in a GSB (go subroutine) command must be loaded before the calling
program is loaded, or you will get a compilation error.