VersionInfo.

txt
The above file has the very latest changes, new features and information.
Be sure to read that important file.
(1). USB DRIVERS:
New USB drivers will be installed by SETUP.
If Windows prompts for USB drivers, use the "Search for best driver" respo
nse.
A copy of the USB drivers can also be found in
\Program files\Hewlett-Packard\Conn4x\USBDriver.
(2). TEXT (ASCII) FEATURES (new):
Added a new feature to upload/download Text files.
This is not supported by the calculator server but is done by sending vari
ous
calculator commands. Files uploaded to PC in Text mode will have the exte
nsion
.txt added. Files with the ASCII header "%%HP: " (newer header) or "%HPHP:
"
(older header) will be sent to the calculator in ASCII (Text) mode.
The special flags T()A()F() on the first line of text files are checked an
d
processed during downloads, and created during uploads.
Added menu item "Copy as Text File" to Edit and Popup menus.
User has to "paste" the file somewhere (just like for binary files).
"Copy" menu item now shows either Copy (Binary) or Copy (Text) to match th
e
mode setting. Added View / Options... for setting modes for uploaded file
s and
for setting editor preferences.

TRANSIO (part of IOPAR) on the calculator has no effect on text files, mod
e is
set under View / Options in Conn4x for Upload. For downLoad, TRANSIO is n
ot used
because the file will be checked and the right translation will be done au
tomatically.

Double Click a file to edit in text mode. Default editor is Windows NOTEP
AD.
User may select another editor under View / Options...
Directories can be copied in text mode to/from the calculator.
This will include the directory and all lower level files and directories.

Double clicking a directory opens the directory (instead of editing in tex
t mode).
To edit in text mode, drag the directory in text mode to the PC desktop an
d then
edit or use the Edit Menu / "Edit as Text File" command.
(2a). EMBEDED SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN TEXT:
If you wish to embed a quote character inside a quoted string, it would be
\".
Likewise a backslash character inside a quoted string is \\.
Quotes and backslashes OUTSIDE of a quoted string are just the " or \ char
acter by
itself, just like on the calculator. This behaviour is different then Ker
mit and
Kermit based connectivity kits and is not backwards compatible.
Conn4x will make adjustments as needed so the \->STR and OBJ\-> work prope
rly.
examples:
Calculator (stack): "ABC"DEF\GHI"
PC string file: "ABC\"DEF\\GHI" only quotes and \ inside a ".." ne
ed a \
Calculator program: << "ABCDEF" >>
PC file: \<< "ABCDEF" \>>
(2b). SYNTAX ERRORS ON CALCULATOR:
Downloading a text file with errors may generate a "Syntax Error" on the c
alculator.
There will be a beep, the message will show on the calculator screen for a
few
seconds and then clear. Whenever it is convenient, click the "disconnect"
button in
Conn4x. The bad text will be in stack position 1 on the calculator.
The name of the bad file will be in stack position 2.
If there is more than one bad file, this pattern will repeat on the stack.
ALG Mode: To find the error, see "ALG Syntax Errors" in the help file.
RPN Mode: To find the error (bad string in position 1 on the calculator st
ack):
On the 49G, 49G+ and 48GII: press left-shift THEN down-arrow
On the 48G(X), just press down-arrow).
This will place the text into edit mode.
Delete the 1st quote (") character,
cursor to the last character and delete the last quote.
Now press ENTER
the syntax will be checked and the bad text will be highlighted.
You may now edit the text and fix the error.
When finished with the edit, press SWAP (49G right-arrow) and then STO>.
(2c). SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN FILE NAMES
Because PC File Names may not contain a \ and several other characters
(\ / : * ? " < > |) used in the Tri-Graphs, special coding has to be
used when files with these names are copied to the PC.
First, a ^ character is used to replace the \.
Second, for those Tri-Graphs that use "not allowed" characters
(\ / : * ? " < > |) like \-> the Tri-Graph will be shown in the
numeric form. This means \-> will appear as ^141 in a PC File
Name, for example.
Conn4x allows all of the Tri-Graphs to be typed into its windows.
Conn4x will do the translation to the proper PC File Name when required.
The calculator checks file names and will not accept a change to a
"bad" name. In Conn4x you will see that your typing is rejected
and the name stays the same.
It is possible to type bad file names that use the ^ or \ character
in a wrong manner. For example: \abc is not a valid Tri-Graph for
a file name. In these cases, Conn4x will replace the \ (or ^) with
a $ sign. So "Name\abc" will become "Name$abc".
(3). VARIABLE NAMES
(See the help topic: HP Variable Names). The calculator filer can be
used to give illegal names to calculator variables. Names that have
mathematical symbols (like ^ * + - [ ] and many others) do not work with
some calculator commands. Because of this restriction, some Conn4x
operations like rename, copy, delete may not work or will be ignored or
cause error messages on the calculator. Be very careful when using
symbols other than letters and numbers. Read the calculator document
or check the help files for naming restructions.
=== How to Use the New Text Features ===
1. Conn4x always starts in binary mode.
You may use Edit / Copy As Text (or right click then select from the popup m
enu).
After doing the "Copy As Text", click on any Windows folder and select Paste
to get
a text file.
2. If you click the button labeled 0101010 it will change to ABCD.
Now any file/directory that is dragged with the mouse will be dragged as a t
ext file
instead of a binary file.
3. Double click a simple variable and you will edit the file in text mode (even
if the
button shows 0101010). Double clicking a simple variable always gets a text
editor.
After editing, if you save the file and close the editor, the file will be c
opied
back to the calculator. IF THERE IS AN ERROR, you could lose the file on th
e calculator
(and you already closed the file on the PC)! You are safer if you drag the f
ile to
Windows, edit it (outside of Conn4x) and then drag it back to the calculator
.
This way you have a backup. After editing, if you do NOT save the file from
the editor,
it will be discarded and not written to the calculator.
4. FOLDERS: clicking and double clicking folders just opens the folder.
BUT you can COPY AS TEXT or set the button to ABCD and drag a folder to the
desktop as
a .txt file. This gives a single file with an ENTIRE DIRECTORY and all the v
ariables in
it. This is A REAL TIME SAVER.
WARNING:
All file and syntax checks have to be done on the calculator.
If the calculator finds an error, your edit will be lost!
Text editing with a double click can be risky!
It is much better to drag the file to a Windows folder, then edit it, then d
rag it back.
This way if something goes wrong you still have the original.