Re: [foxboro] how to omset STRING block from dmcmd

Display Manager or FoxView

If FoxView, which release?

The alias function in FV will probably be the simplest solution to your
problem, i.e., it allows you to build quite complicated generic overlays.


If you need to set a string C:B.P, do this:

dmcmd run /opt/fox/bin/tools/omsetimp -s "<value>" C:B.P

where
   <value> is the string value to set. If it holds blanks, use the quotes
           shown. Otherwise, they are optional.
   C:B.P   is the parameter to change.

Normally, this line is placed in a script with other lines. 

You have two types of scripts: Shell Scripts and DM scripts

DM Scripts

dmcmd script
dmcmd run /opt/fox/bin/tools/omsetimp -s $P8 C:B.P

or something similar


Alternatively, you have a Shell Script

Assume the script is myScript and it is stored in /opt/MyScripts. It should
read something like:

#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p /opt/MyScripts/logs
LOG=/opt/MyScripts/logs/`basename $0`
exec >$LOGS 2>&1

DMNAME=$1
VALUE="$2"
CBP="$3"

/usr/local/pref -$DMNAME DMCMD "Setting $CBP"
/opt/fox/bin/tools/omsetimp -s "<value>" C:B.P


You would invoke the script as:

dmcmd run /opt/MyScripts/myScript $DMNAME "<value>" C:B.P




Regards,
 
Alex Johnson
Invensys Process Systems
Invensys Systems, Inc.
10707 Haddington
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-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Liptock, Sheri A - Eastman
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:16 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] how to omset STRING block from dmcmd

OOPS, should have mentioned that "=3D P8 string" works to store the =
string
in the P8 variable.  But because I have 20 tanks on one display then I
cannot use P8 to subsequently display/update the graphic  -- because all
20 tanks go to the same string (ie, product name) which is wrong.  But I
do have 20 STRING blocks.  So I tried to send the contents of P8 to a
specific STRING.VALUE, but not working.


-----Original Message-----
From: Liptock, Sheri A - Eastman=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:32 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] how to omset STRING block from dmcmd


Hi,

Need action of an object to set the .VALUE of a string block.
 "=3D3D" or "subst" DO NOT appear to work. =3D20
However omset from $prompt does, but would prefer dmcmd to set the
string.

Please help, anyone.  Thanks very much.  I have talked with several at
TAC and they proposed the omset script.
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