Data acqusition from hp8510C using labview

Hi ,
I am using labview 7.0 to control hp 8510C network analyser through GPIB using drivers of hp 8510C. In the getting started VI the two options of reconfiguring and reseting seem to work fine , but the measure only option is not working in the sense that it is executing the mesurement in the instrument but no data is appearing in the computer panels for real and imaginery data. The hp 8510C panel shows 'requested data currently not available' at the same time . Can you tell me how to fix this problem.
Kaushik

Hi Kaushik
I have not got the HP8510C NA or the 8510C driver!
However have net address for the programming manual for 8510C:
http://www.home.agilent.com/cgi-bin/pub/agilent/se​arch/r2v2/generalSearchResults.jsp?QueryValid=true
If you have the software toolkit disk then in the basic folder 
example 6 will provide the essential GPIB commands to achieve you goal.
Remember that the 8510C is a pre IEEE 488.2  instrument so not all visa commands are compatible.
Hope that helps
xseadog

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