System Commands

 
Command

Short

Details

 

quit

q

Quits the SATS system and returns to Windows

 

ver

v

shows the version number of SATS in the monitor window

 

end

e

Ends logging commands to macro file

 

do <name>

d

Execute named macro file

 

talk <win name>

t

Talk to given window name or number

 

open <DIF name>

o

Open DIF for graphical display

 

close <win name>

c

Close active or named DIF

 

all

all

Displays active graph over all display

 

full

f

Displays active graph center of display

 

win

w

Windows graph back to small window

 

bell <n>

 

Sound the system bell n times

 

redraw

r

Redraws the display

 

deffile <name>

df

Sets the defailt file name (no extension)

 

pan <from> <to>

pan

Pans the active graph between two given points

 

panx <size>

px

Pans the active graph in the x direction

 

pany <size>

py

Pans the active graph in the y direction

 

zoom <area>

z

Zooms the active graph into the given area. Area is defined by two points(four comma delimited numbers). Bottom left corner (x,y) followed by top right corner (x,y) of rectangle

 

zoomx <number>

zx

Zooms the active graph in the x direction

 

zoomy <number>

zy

Zooms the active graph  in the y direction

 

home

home

Returns the graph to the default display parameters

 

gall

gall

Displays all of DIF file of active graph

 

axis

axis

Displays axis of active graph

 

item <number>

i

Displays items number as give on active graph

 

sleep <time>

s

Sleeps for given number of seconds

 

echo <text>

echo

Echoes the given text to the command window

 

echo on

echo on

Turns macro command echo on

 

echo off

echo off

Turns macro command echo off

 

echo mon

 

Turns monitor window on

 

echo moff

 

Turns off monitor window

 

echo cmdon

 

Turns on system command text sent to monitor window

 

echo cmdoff

 

Turns off sending system command messages to monitor window

    
 

rescale

rescale

Auto scales the y axis of the graph to the data

 

gcolour <cols>

gcol

Sets the colours of the active graph.  Up to 6 parameters can be changed in an active graph e.g. 0,1,2,3,4,5

 

cursors on

cur on

Turns cursors on the graph on

 

cursors off

cur off

Turns cursors on the graph off

 

cursora <pos>

cura

Moves cursor A to given position, or if <pos> is not given, by using cursor keys

 

cursorb <pos>

curb

Moves cursor B to given position, or if <pos> is not given, by using cursor keys

 

line on

 

Turns on line 1

 

line off

 

Turns off line 1

 

line2 on

 

Turns on line 2

 

line2 off

 

Turns off line 2

    
    
 

save <DIF name>

save

Save the contents of a graph between the displayed cursor positions to the named file.

 

!<cmd>

 

Execute a Windows command <cmd> then return to WinSATS

 

!

 

Open DOS shell/command window

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