format

format — is an efficiency enhancement for Linux.

Syntax

(format flag)
    

Arguments

flag

One of the following flags:

    1 turns on the behavior.

    0 turns off the behavior.

Returns

A message indicating success or error. Please refer to Return Syntax for details.

Description

This command is an efficiency enhancement for Linux, for SRR Module connections only. It tells the DataHub that this client would like to get point exceptions in binary instead of ASCII encoding. It is more CPU efficient but does not work well in a heterogeneous network.