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#!N  #!Rreceive 
Receiver #!N #!N Category #!N #!N  #!Lcatspe,dxall761 h Special  #!EL  #!N #!N Function #!N 
#!N Receives an object from a Transmitter. #!N #!N Syntax #!N 
#!N Available only through the user interface. #!N #!N Outputs #!T,1,161,321,646 
 #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--14*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N TAB Name TAB Type TAB Description #!EF #!N 
TAB object TAB object TAB the object received #!N TAB - 
TAB - TAB #!EF #!N #!N Functional Details #!N #!N To 
maintain the modularity and readability of large programs, Data Explorer provides 
two tools that allow connections between input and output tabs of 
separate modules without the use of a visible connecting line. These 
tools, Transmitter and Receiver, allow you to separate visual programs into 
logical blocks. For example, the output of several logical blocks can 
be transmitted to another block that receives them, collects them, and 
produces an image. #!N #!N Receivers and Transmitters can also be 
used to communicate information between pages in the Visual Program Editor 
(see  #!Lvpepage,dxall356 h Creating pages in the VPE  #!EL  in IBM Visualization Data Explorer User's Guide). Pages are 
a valuable way of structuring complex visual programs into logical blocks. 
Note: Macros provide another way of structuring visual programs in logical 
blocks (see  #!Lmacros,dxall435 h Creating and Using Macros  #!EL  in IBM Visualization Data Explorer User's Guide). #!N 
#!N To remotely connect input and output tabs: #!N #!I0 #!N 
 #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Select a Transmitter tool (in 
the Special category in the tool palette) and place it near 
the output tab of the module that is to be "connected." 
#!N #!I30 #!N 2. Connect the module's output tab to the 
Transmitter's input tab. #!N #!I30 #!N 3. Select a Receiver tool 
(also in the Special category), and place it near the input 
tab of the other module that is to be "connected." #!N 
#!I30 #!N 4. Connect the Receiver's output tab to the second 
module's input tab. #!N #!N The Transmitter and Receiver are now 
connected. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N The Receiver automatically 
assumes the same name as the Transmitter. More than one Receiver 
can be connected to a single Transmitter and they assume the 
same name until a new Transmitter is placed on the VPE 
canvas. #!N #!N #!I0 #!N Notes: #!N #!I30 #!N 1. To 
change the name of a Transmitter and Receiver, use the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Notation #!EF field of the appropriate configuration dialog box (see  #!Lucb,dxall345 h Entering Values in a Configuration Dialog Box  #!EL  
in IBM Visualization Data Explorer User's Guide). Changing the name of 
a Transmitter changes the name of all the Receivers connected to 
it. Changing the name of a Receiver affects only that receiver. 
#!N #!I30 #!N 2. For more information see  #!Ltnr,dxall343 h Using Transmitters and Receivers  #!EL  in IBM 
Visualization Data Explorer User's Guide. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N Example 
Visual Programs #!N #!N Many of the example visual programs use 
receivers and transmitters, including: #!CForestGreen #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N AlternateVisualizations.net #!N 
Imide_potential.net #!EF #!N #!N #!EC #!N #!N See Also  #!Ltransmi,dxall969 h Transmitter  #!EL  #!N 
#!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N  #!Lreduce,dxall918 h Reduce  #!EL  #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   
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