Gasboy CFN III Manager Manual V3.6 - Manual (Page 176)

CFN3 File System Site Controller Files
Page 17-4 MDE-4871 CFN III Manager’s Manual for Windows® XP Embedded - Version 3.6 · August 2010
How to Specify Files on Other Drives
To specify files on a drive other than the current drive, put the drive letter, followed by a colon
(:), before the pathname. For example, TYPE A:PR_DATA.CMD will print the contents of the
file PR_DATA.CMD in the root directory on the A drive. You do not require to include the
initial/before the pathname when you specify the drive name, but it is allowed. The command
TYPE A:/PR_DATA.CMD is equivalent to the command above.
Site Controller Files
You can create files containing either data or a list of commands that can be executed. All
CFN3 files are stored on disk.
You can use files to:
• Record manually collected data such as dipstick readings.
• Record messages, such as a file of instructions for each employee or each shift.
• Save data from Site Controller commands, such as transaction and sales totals. For
information about how to save the output of Site Controller commands in a file, refer to
“Making Your Own Commands” on page 19-1 .
• Record a sequence of commands that is executed when the name of the file is typed as a
command. You can use command files for frequently executed sequences of commands,
such as the commands executed at shift changes. For information about how to create and
use Site Controller command files, refer to
“Making Your Own Commands” on page 19-1 .
How to Create Site Controller Files
There are several ways to create user files. You can use the RECORD or REC command, use a
text editor, save output from commands in a file or download a file from a another computer.
This section covers the use of the RECORD command. Use the Windows XP text editor that
comes with your PC or the SCIII editor FRED, which is covered in a separate chapter.
“Making Your Own Commands” on page 19-1 explains how to save the output of Site
Controller commands in a file.
Do not use blank spaces in a file name.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
RECORD (REC)
[P:]* RECORD
↵
File name? PRDATA.CMD
↵
Data? PRINT DATE
↵
Data? PRINT DRAWER
↵
Data? PRINT TANK
↵
Data? ^C
↵
[P:]*