Hi, I'm one of those guess that used to maintain pdfpack, Dm, FoxDraw, etc in SD&E, and I can tell you that PDFPACK is not station dependent! However..... On WP10, WP20 and WP30, the display files are 16 bit records, On 50 and 51 series they are 32 bit records. On 50/51 series you may also install Wp30/20/10 display files (see pack50 and pack30 executables). Assuming all the systems have the same I/A software release installed, and assuming the display files are all 50/51 series displays, then you may distribute the files. I recommend first to pack the files before distributing them. Packing the files removes the OM optimized data (OM list within the display file for quick OM connections). Once the file is re-opened within the DM, the display file is re-optimized. It is recommended not to have the file open in DM while installing a new file. That the sum is not equal shouldn't matter (pdfpack contains a pack-count, and every time you pack the display, the count is incremented. So this may cause the different sums). But... the standard I/A get_rem_file distribution tool should take care of all the conversion that is required. regards Otto Kubbenga Invensys Systems N.V. -----Original Message----- From: Baudais, Tod [mailto:TBaudais.contractor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 5:22 PM To: 'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Re: [foxboro] Copying Displays to remote workstations >This brings one question to my mind however: if you run pdfpack on the same >newly-saved graphic on two different stations (same nodebus), does it >generate the same output file on both? Or is it a station-specific thing? I did a checksum on a common display for 8 different workstations and they were all different: 64548 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 28532 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 1063 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 4720 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 23805 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 6406 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 9920 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT 64818 312 HC2_GAS_PLNT This suggests to me that they are station specific, although there may be another reason that I can't think of. This is why I figure I have to run pdfpack after they are copied. Tod. _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave