Give another function to display close button (FactoryTalkView)

[bmontero]

Hi,
I created a popup with two options. With the first one I only close the popup screen but with the other one I want to close the screen and set an external bit. How can I do that?
I tried with the "Close Display button" but only I can close the display...
Thanks guys

 

[Rob...]

Use the button to trigger a VBA script.

 

[bmontero]

Use the button to trigger a VBA script.

Ok, but how can I close a display using scripts? Because i don´t find this function.

 

[rdrast]

There are display control options in the FactoryTrash VBA Object model, but you don't need them.
#1 - Use a regular button.
#2 - Under the Action tab, set the action to "Run Command"
#3 - Under Press Action, use "&Set{MyTag} 1"
#4 - Under Release Action use "Abort Me"
Done

 

[bmontero]

Finally i found the solution in this page of Rockwell:
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/995552
However you are helpful

 

[Phrog30]

By the way, if you are using machine edition there is no VBA.
You need to be specific when asking for help because ME and SE are quite different. The main similarity is they both suck.

 

[bmontero]

By the way, if you are using machine edition there is no VBA.
You need to be specific when asking for help because ME and SE are quite different. The main similarity is they both suck.

Ok, got it.
I´m in love with the program too...

 

[Rob...]

By the way, if you are using machine edition there is no VBA.
You need to be specific when asking for help because ME and SE are quite different. The main similarity is they both suck.

Yes it's like the 2 teams designing it tried there hardest to make ME and SE as incompatible in as many ways as possible.

 

[rdrast]

Yes it's like the 2 teams designing it tried there hardest to make ME and SE as incompatible in as many ways as possible.

Obligatory remark:


<cough> Ignition.

 

[jkerekes]

By the way, if you are using machine edition there is no VBA.
You need to be specific when asking for help because ME and SE are quite different. The main similarity is they both suck.

Compared to what? I've been using other HMI/Control software. FTView is miles ahead of that one.

 

[Phrog30]

Compared to what? I've been using other HMI/Control software. FTView is miles ahead of that one.

Are you really asking? My answer is almost everything is better. If you like FactoryTalk, great. For me, ME is very limited. Running on panelviews is slow, running on a PC isn't much better. SE it's a little better, but still clunky. I just recently setup redundancy using ignition. Took about 20 minutes. That was start to finish. Heck, you probably couldn't load SE software in that time.

So, to better answer, Ignition, indusoft, Wonderware, AdvancedHMI are better, in my opinion. But, that's my opinion.