Re: [foxboro] Foxboro Graphics Pull Down Menus

Travis,

Similar to other replies I do this by creating a directory of soft =
symbolic links to the graphic files.  Using this directory on the menu =
bar.  In this way our engineers see a list of graphics named to allow =
easy sorting, copying etc.  While our operators see graphics named for =
the plant areas. =20
There are some things to be careful of here such as only editing the =
graphic via the file not via the link.  We have used this system for =
some years with complete success.  Below is an extract from a script =
file which sets up these links.  This can be run each time a new graphic =
is added/deleted or Operations request a name change.

#  Small unix script to setup the symbolic links
#  for the graphic file names.
#  Create the directory for the links and run
#  this script from there. =20
#  Currently graphics in /opt/disp/LIN
#  Links in /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES
#  After links are created uses ls -1tr to
#  produce the .pulldown file.  This file
#  can then be edited to finilise the order
#  in which the graphic names are displayed.
#
#  DGW  10/09/98
rm /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/*
ln -s /opt/disp/LIN/G_OVERV.fdf /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/PLANT_OVIEW
sleep 1
ln -s /opt/disp/LIN/G22_001.fdf /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/CAT_STORAGE
sleep 1
ln -s /opt/disp/LIN/G32_001.fdf /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/U3200
sleep 1
ln -s /opt/disp/LIN/G33_001.fdf /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/C3301
sleep 1
ln -s /opt/disp/LIN/G33_002.fdf /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/R3301_FEED
sleep 1
ls -1tr /opt/disp/LIN/NAMES>/opt/disp/LIN/NAMES/.pulldown


Dave Williams
Snr Power and Control Engineer
Shell UK Oil Products Limited
Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, PO Box 3, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral =
CH65 4HB, United Kingdom

Tel: +44(0)151350 4480 Fax: 4566 Other Tel: +44 (0)7799 657836
Email: dave.g.williams@xxxxxxxxx
Internet: http://www.shell.co.uk


-----Original Message-----
From: Travis Meredith [mailto:TMeredith@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 January 2003 00:37
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] Foxboro Graphics Pull Down Menus



Hi List. Currently, our pull down menus used to pull up a graphic in =
FoxView
use the graphic's filename as the description in the pull down menu. Is =
it
possible to change the description used in the pull down menu without
modifying the filename of the graphic itself?

Thanks,

Travis Meredith
Muskeg River Oil Sands Project
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