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Set Group

Use this command to change the name or description of a user group.

Syntax:

SET GROUP GroupName NAME TO "NewName"

SET GROUP GroupName DESCRIPTION Language TO "Description"

where:

  • GroupName is the name previously given to, or currently being given to, the group.
  • NewName is the new name of the user group.
  • Language is the language in which the description is displayed, and can be EN or FR.
  • Description is the string describing the group (e.g., the group’s function). If the description includes any spaces, it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

Syntax example:

SET GROUP ABC NAME TO "ABC Administrators"

Syntax example:

SET GROUP ABC DESCRIPTION EN TO "ABC Administrators"

Creating an ASCII input file

To make changes for a large number of User Groups, specify the parameters for this command in an ASCII file.

Create an ASCII file containing the following information for each symbol:

GroupName{NAME{TO{NewName

GroupName{DESCRIPTION{Language{TO[Description

Syntax (with an ASCII file):

SET GROUP @FileName

where:

  • FileName is an ASCII file containing the data. It can include a complete or partial folder path in the format C:\...\FileName. If FileName includes spaces, enclose it in double quotation marks; for example:

    @"C:\My Documents\My Data.txt"

Note: If the document is in the same location as lv_af.exe, you do not need to specify the drive or path.

Syntax example:

MAINTENANCE ON

SET GROUP @C:\Temp\Groupdescs.txt

MAINTENANCE OFF

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Set Group

Use this command to change the name or description of a user group.

Syntax:

SET GROUP GroupName NAME TO "NewName"

SET GROUP GroupName DESCRIPTION Language TO "Description"

where:

  • GroupName is the name previously given to, or currently being given to, the group.
  • NewName is the new name of the user group.
  • Language is the language in which the description is displayed, and can be EN or FR.
  • Description is the string describing the group (e.g., the group’s function). If the description includes any spaces, it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

Syntax example:

SET GROUP ABC NAME TO "ABC Administrators"

Syntax example:

SET GROUP ABC DESCRIPTION EN TO "ABC Administrators"

Creating an ASCII input file

To make changes for a large number of User Groups, specify the parameters for this command in an ASCII file.

Create an ASCII file containing the following information for each symbol:

GroupName{NAME{TO{NewName

GroupName{DESCRIPTION{Language{TO[Description

Syntax (with an ASCII file):

SET GROUP @FileName

where:

  • FileName is an ASCII file containing the data. It can include a complete or partial folder path in the format C:\...\FileName. If FileName includes spaces, enclose it in double quotation marks; for example:

    @"C:\My Documents\My Data.txt"

Note: If the document is in the same location as lv_af.exe, you do not need to specify the drive or path.

Syntax example:

MAINTENANCE ON

SET GROUP @C:\Temp\Groupdescs.txt

MAINTENANCE OFF

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