PSC PT Program Generator - Manual (Page 22)

Getting Started
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PT Program Generator (PPG) v5.0
PPG Tutorial
To become familiar with PPG, complete the PPG Tutorial on page 99 , or access
the PPG Tutorial via the on-line help.
Program Files
Executable Programs
Following is a list of executable programs that are installed on your PC during
the installation of PPG:
Sample Program Files
PPG comes with four sample files. Some of these files are just portions of pro-
grams demonstrating use of a specific node. However, you can use any of these
samples as a foundation for building a full-size program:
PPG PPG is the PT Program Generator application. This is the application you
use to create programs for a PSC portable.
PPGXFER PPGXFER is used to transfer the program you created in PPG to the porta-
ble. This utility is called automatically by PPG when you download a program
to the portable. Refer to
Downloading the Application to the PDT on page 89
and Specialized Download Situations on page 92 .
PPGComp PPGComp (PPG Compiler) is used to compile the program you created into
the format which is downloaded to the PDT. This utility is called automatically
by PPG when you download a program to the portable. Refer to
Download-
ing the Application to the PDT on page 89 .
XFER32 XFER32 is used to transfer data between a PC and the portable. After you
input data or scan bar codes with the portable, you can use this utility to
upload the data into a file on your PC. You can also use it to download infor-
mation stored in a PC file into the portable. Refer to
Using XFER32 on
page 92 .
sample.scr sample.scr allows you to collect information with your portable,
upload collected data to a PC, and erase collected data. You will be using
this file as you work through
PPG Application Design on page 15 and the
PPG Tutorial on page 99 .
sample2.scr sample2.scr is a simple but complete data-collection program that
allows the user to enter data as either item-and-quantity values or just item
values. The program also stores data, uploads data, and erases data.
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