Event Management Service (EMS) Analyzer Manual

Command Components
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Strings, Integers, and Time Values
Strings, Integers, and Time Values
EMS Analyzer requires a standard format for entering character strings, integers, and
time values. The variables for these items are:
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Char
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Integer
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Time
Char
The variable char is used for attributes that accept one or more 8-bit characters. The
syntax of char is as follows:
character-string
is any string of one or more printable ASCII characters.
To include a single or double quotation mark in a string delimited by the same type of
quotation mark, enter the quotation mark character twice, for example: " " " produces "
and " ' ' produces '. To include a single or double quotation mark in a string delimited by
a different type of quotation mark enter the string enclosing quotation mark twice, for
example: ' ' " produces " and " " ' produces '.
Integer
The variable integer is used for attributes that accept an 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64-bit
negative or positive integer value. The syntax of integer is as follows:
Values that include a minus sign (-) are interpreted as negative numbers.
Values that do not include a percent sign (%) are interpreted as decimal numbers. Those
values that include “%” are interpreted as octal numbers. Values that include “%B” are
interpreted as binary numbers, and values that include “%H” are interpreted as
hexadecimal numbers.
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The range of an 8-bit integer is -128 through 127. If it is unsigned, the range is
0 through 255.
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The range of a 16-bit integer is -32768 through 32767. If it is unsigned, the range is
0 through 65535.
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The range of a 32-bit integer is -2147483648 through 2147483647.
{ "character-string" }
{ 'character-string' }
[ - ] { { 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9 } ... }
{ % { 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7 } ... }
{{ %B { 0|1} ... }
{{ %H { 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|A|B|C|D|E|F } ... }