Re: [foxboro] DCI PAKOUT

Re: Radio Buttons
I agree, they are an obvious missing feature and I dislike the lack
strongly. I wish I could fix it, but it's beyond my abilities.

I can offer a workaround, so I did. 

The only other advice is to submit a PER on the topic and include the
cost impact of not having it for migrations and the like. They do have
influence.


Regards,
 
Alex Johnson
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-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of David Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:59 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] DCI PAKOUT


 At 06:08 PM 9/29/2008, you wrote:
If you want radio buttons on a FV display to change bits in a word, it's
not easy, but it can be done.

Does this help?
Not to shoot the messenger, but.....
no, no, No, No, NO! It would have helped to be able to individually
access
bits on a graphic like in the old MCIN , MCOUT blocks.  The PAKIN/PAKOUT
parameters (or lack thereof) shows a fundamental lack of understanding
by
Foxboro development of what users need and use in the current system.
Every
retrofit of an old gateway means that we get to bitmask these for
graphics
(difficult &time consuming) or use bit extensions to connect to other
blocks
(non standard and ugly), or map to MCINs, MCOUTs (kludgy, costs twice as
manyblock licenses) sucks.  In so many ways the FDSIs are a far superior
product to the old integrators, but the lack of functionality of the
PAKIN/PAKOUTs still makes migration forward ugly.

But hey, what do I know.  I just do this stuff everyday.

Sorry, but you really touched a nerve with this one.  

So much for the performance revolution.

Regards,
David



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