6530 Programmer's Guide

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6530 Programmer’s Guide
Get Machine Name (Esc - e)
The Esc - e sequence is valid only for a workstation or PC that is running
under MS-DOS on a Multilan connection. The escape sequence causes
the 6530 to transmit the machine (LAN) name currently set for the
workstation or PC. The returned message has the following format:
SOH & string terminator
where:
SOH is a control character (OlH) that acts as a start of header for
messages returned to the host.
The ampersand (&) identifies this message as a machine name
message.
string is the ASCII character string value for the machine name
setting. If no characters are returned, the machine name has not been
set at the workstation or PC.
terminator comprises the control characters ETX (03H) and
LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) in block mode.
Get Current Directory and Redirection Information (Esc - f)
The Esc - f sequence causes the 6530 to transmit the pathname of the
current directory for a specified drive of the workstation or PC. The
escape sequence is valid only for a workstation or PC that is running
under MS-DOS on a Multilan connection. If the workstation or PC is on
a Multilan connection and the specified drive is on the network
redirection list, the 6530 also returns the redirection list entry for the
drive. The escape sequence has the following format:
Esc - f drive
where:
drive is an ASCII character in the range of @ (40H) through Z
(5AH) that specifies the current workstation or PC drive.
The returned message has the following format;
S0H ’ drive DC2 string1 DC2 string2 terminator
where:
S0H is a control character (01H) that acts as a start of header for
messages returned to the host.
The apostrophe ( ’ ) identifies this message as a directory and
redirection message.