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HexTool

Type

SwitchKit API message

Purpose

Use the SK_HexTool message to send a configuration file directly to a specific slot in a node.

Description

This message sends a config file containing EXS API to a specific slot. The *.cfg file is resent whenever required, based on the configuration setting for the card in the designated slot.

Sent by

CSA or SwitchManager

Arguments

The following table shows the user modifiable arguments of this message:

Arguments | Descriptions
--- | ---
Slot | The slot number the file is destined for.
CfgFile | The filename of the file to parse and send. The maximum size of the CfgFile name is 160 bytes.
CSAFilename | Internally used by CSA.

Configuration

HexTool (

Node = integer,

Slot = integer,

CfgFile = quoted string

ConnectionID = integer);

C Structure

typedef struct {

UBYTE Slot;

char CfgFile[100];

char CSAFilename[100];

} SK_HexTool;

C++ Class

class SKC_HexTool : public SKC_DummyMessage {

public:

UBYTE getSlot() const;

void setSlot(UBYTE x);

const char *getCfgFile() const;

void setCfgFile(const char *x);

const char *getCSAFilename() const;

void setCSAFilename(const char *x);

};

See Converged Services Administrator.