Rockwell Automation 2708-NNM Network Manager Software - Manual (Page 28)

Chapter 3
The Menus
3–16
F8 – File Services Menu
The File Services Menu is used for downloading programs, downloading
chained programs, doing a directory of workstation file memory, editing
programs, compiling A-B VBASIC programs and
common DOS commands.
The menu should appear as follows:
DH5 Network Manager V5.0 Mar 04, 1991 07:53:36 am
F1 : Help
F2 : Program download
F3 : File/chain download
F4 : Directory listing
F5 : Read/display file
F6 : Edit a text file
F7 : Compile a BASIC file
F8 : Kill files in DH5
F9 : Exit to DOS Shell
F10 : Exit Service
File Services
Network Status
Current Site : NM
Stations Online : 1
Stations Offline : 0
Records Input : 0
Records Output : 0
Network Com Active
File Services / Program Download
The workstations do not have a program loaded from the factory. Without a
program loaded, the workstations are not very useful.
The Program Download command will prompt the user for the name of the
program to download. Next the user will be prompted to enter the number of
the workstation to download. If
<ENTER> is pressed without specifying a
workstation number, the program will be downloaded to all of the
workstations on the network. You can also download programs from an
option in the Main Menu.
When a new program is being downloaded to a workstation, the workstation
immediately stops running the current program. Even downloading the same
program that is currently running will stop the current program. So,
downloading a program to all of the workstations on the network may not be
desirable if there is a possibility that one or more of the workstations may be
in the middle of application data collection.
The Main Menus (cont’d)