Vidicode Argus Basic Programmers Reference Manual

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MONTH    set/read month of year 
MONTH is used to read or set the month value for the internal clock/calendar. 
 
When reading it returns an integer from 1 to 12, month 1 being January.  Similarly, when setting, the specified value must be 
between 1 and 12.  An incorrect value will leave the current setting unchanged. 
Examples: 
MONTH=9
Quarter=MONTH/4
Syntax: 
MONTH = [integer 1..12]...

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NETWORK network commands 
The Argus LAN (Local Area Network) is only available for the Argus Programmable Modem, not for the T.C.Lite.  A network 
modem must have a special operating system in ROM with the network filing system build in.  A network is made with (at 
least) 1 network server and 1 or more network stations.  They are all connected to one another with RJ45 plugs.  The 
network...

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NETWORK ON/OFF 
This is an important command.  The NETWORK ON command claimes the network for own use by a station.  This means 
that no other stations can reach the server until the network is freed with the NETWORK OFF command.  Other stations, 
accessing the network at the same time, will wait forever until the network becomes free again.  So, care must be taken that...

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NETWORK AT  
This command will send a string from a station to the server.  The server will pass this string to its AT-commands interpreter. 
NETWORK RUN/ACTIVE 
NETWORK RUN can only be used on a server and puts it into serve-mode.  The BOOT program file for the server must 
therefor always contain this command.  The server will stay in this command until a hard reset.  Some ON-event handlers...

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NEW    new program 
NEW prepares the modem BASIC interpreter to accept a new program.  All variables are cleared, and the program start and 
end are set to the value of the system variable PBOT.  Any program already stored at the value of PBOT will be lost (but 
may be recovered using OLD up to the point at which new program lines are entered). 
Syntax: 
NEW
See also: 
CLEAR, OLD, PBOT
  

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OLD    restore program 
OLD is used to restore a program in system memory that has been lost following use of the NEW command.  OLD will only 
work if no new program lines have been entered. 
Syntax: 
OLD
See also: 
NEW, PBOT
  

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OLINE    set/read digital output line 
OLINE is used to set or read the status of the specified User I/O line. 
 
The modem has eight programmable output lines numbered 1 to 8, which are normally configured for use as a parallel printer 
port.  To configure one of these lines as a digital output, OLINE is followed by the number of the line to be configured, an 
equal sign, and 0 for low or 1...

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ON AT    AT scan event handler 
ON AT is used to react to the character string AT typed at one of the serial ports. 
The ON AT event will only happen if AT is detected on a port which has been previously set to AT scan using the 
command AT. 
 
When the ON AT event occurs, the port number of the port which received the AT can be found in the system variable 
PORT. 
 
The command ON AT OFF will...

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ON BRK    BRK event handler 
BRK (a break) is a signaling procedure where the data line is pulled low by the terminal for a certain time, normally caused 
by somebody pressing the [Break] key on the keyboard. 
 
This is a very different way of signalling a break which has nothing to do with data.  The use of ON BRK as a procedure to 
interrupt a program when needed has the enormous advantage...