Passing Pointer in Block Call - PLCS.net

Heino Geerdens · August 31st, 2009, 09:02 AM

Hi all,

I struggling for a few days now, with passing a pointer value in a block call.

In the following example I call FC650, BronDW & DoelDW are declared as pointers.

CALL "Send Data samenstellen"
BronDB :=#DBNr
BronDW :=P#12.0 // Declared as Pointer in FC650
DoelDB :=611 // Data Ring Buffer Send
DoelDw :=P#12.0 // Start Adress Send Buffer Declared as Pointer in FC650
DataLength :=W#16#8 // Panelnaam = 8 Char
TelegramType:=2
ButtonNr :=#Index_BtNr
StatusNr :=#Index_StatNr

When I try an load then the address register in the called FC, using on the following methods, it loads a different value in AR1 then the one I pass???
.
L P##BronDW
LAR1

And this method is not permitted.

LAR2 P##DoelDw

I also tried passing the value as an ‘Integer’ or as ‘any’, but still it doens’t work.

The only thing that Works is loading the address directly using LAR1 P#value.

I would definitely appreciate some help on this one.

Grtz,

GeHe

L D[AR2,P#0.0] · August 31st, 2009, 01:04 PM

All FC parameters are passed as area pointers. When you pass a pointer type variable (db pointer to be correct), you are actually passing a pointer to a pointer. See example code below:

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August 31st, 2009, 09:02 AM	#1
Heino Geerdens Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hasselt Posts: 60	Passing Pointer in Block Call Hi all, I struggling for a few days now, with passing a pointer value in a block call. In the following example I call FC650, BronDW & DoelDW are declared as pointers. CALL "Send Data samenstellen" BronDB :=#DBNr BronDW :=P#12.0 // Declared as Pointer in FC650 DoelDB :=611 // Data Ring Buffer Send DoelDw :=P#12.0 // Start Adress Send Buffer Declared as Pointer in FC650 DataLength :=W#16#8 // Panelnaam = 8 Char TelegramType:=2 ButtonNr :=#Index_BtNr StatusNr :=#Index_StatNr When I try an load then the address register in the called FC, using on the following methods, it loads a different value in AR1 then the one I pass??? . L P##BronDW LAR1 And this method is not permitted. LAR2 P##DoelDw I also tried passing the value as an ‘Integer’ or as ‘any’, but still it doens’t work. The only thing that Works is loading the address directly using LAR1 P#value. I would definitely appreciate some help on this one. Grtz, GeHe Last edited by Heino Geerdens; August 31st, 2009 at 09:05 AM.

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