mr_sleepy
Member
Hi all. I'm fairly new to bradley (Just under a year) and i'm doing my first project from start to finish and came up against a head scratcher on FTView 8. I need to be able to pass a dynamic pointer via a parameter file so that i can save on creating several copies of the same screen.
Does anyone know if its possible to use a string variable datatype as a parameter field and pass the actual contents of the string as a parameter and not the path to the string itself?
My project is split up into basically identical stations with identical kit and programs in each part.
If i pass
Station_1.object_1
Station_1.object_2
Station_1.object_3
Station_2.object_1
Station_2.object_2
Station_2.object_3
As direct tags in the parameter file under say #1 then it works perfect but what i want to do is pass the first part "station_1" via a string datatype which i will set via a macro when the user selects which station they are looking at. That way i can dynamically handle the no of stations and reuse the same screens. Sounds like it should be easy enough but i havent quite cracked it yet.
I searched around the forums here and on the RA knowledgebase but didnt find anyone with the same problem.
Any ideas?
Does anyone know if its possible to use a string variable datatype as a parameter field and pass the actual contents of the string as a parameter and not the path to the string itself?
My project is split up into basically identical stations with identical kit and programs in each part.
If i pass
Station_1.object_1
Station_1.object_2
Station_1.object_3
Station_2.object_1
Station_2.object_2
Station_2.object_3
As direct tags in the parameter file under say #1 then it works perfect but what i want to do is pass the first part "station_1" via a string datatype which i will set via a macro when the user selects which station they are looking at. That way i can dynamically handle the no of stations and reuse the same screens. Sounds like it should be easy enough but i havent quite cracked it yet.
I searched around the forums here and on the RA knowledgebase but didnt find anyone with the same problem.
Any ideas?