Re: [foxboro] stddisp

Hi list,
A warning to anybody that changes the standard detail displays/overlays.
Do not change these! Make a copy of the /usr/fox/dd directory and change
the DM (FV) environment variable DD (which is set to /usr/fox/dd) to
whatever directory you have copied them. By not using the standard
displays and when you are upgrading, you will miss I/A dtl disp updates,
fixes or support of new block type displays.  =

Though, when changing the standard default displays in /usr/fox/dd, you
will lose all you modifications at the next I/A version upgrade.
Well, have fun.
Regards

Otto Kubbenga =


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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:55 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] stddisp


    As usual, Alex is right.  The detail displays are found in =

/usr/fox/dd  There are subdirectories for overlays used for each block =

type as well as a full screen stddisp display file for each block type.

I think the subdirectory is in CAPS such as /usr/fox/dd/CIN and the =

stddisp full screen display is lowercase or vice-versa.  In the =

subdirectory named CIN there is an overlay for each button such as the =

ALARM, ALARM TEXT, CONFIG, buttons you see when you look at a block =

detail for the CIN.  The buttons on the base CIN display actually call =

up half screen overlays on the bottom half of the screen.  There are =

typically nine button positions, (3 rows of 3), that call up overlays =

named CIN00, CIN01, ...through CIN09 or something similar.  I also don't

have access to a system right now so I'm going off of memory but you can

figure it out with the info provided.  When the stddisp call is made the

system reads the block type of the compd:block provided and then calls =

up the base detail display for that block type such as  /usr/fox/dd/cin =

or whatever block type you are calling for.  You have to be careful =

about messing with these files because they are layered and generic and =

if you mess that up you could receive erroneous information every time =

you call a block detail using stddisp, but I have also seen =

configuration errors in the default Foxboro detail screens based on =

errors or omissions made by Foxboro on different releases.  I think that

is what Rick G. is referring to.

Regards,
Tom VandeWater
Control Conversions Inc.

Johnson, Alex P (IPS) wrote:
> The stddisp command raises the standard overlays.
>
> /usr/fox/dd is the directory if memory serves - I'm not logged into
the
> company network so I can't check.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>  =3D
>
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Process Systems
> 10900 Equity Drive
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Rguercio@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 4:27 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [foxboro] stddisp
>
> Freelist Wizards:  I have mentioned earlier having to repair/replace
> many of =3D
>
> the standard templates/overlays that came with a new Windows/Mesh
> system.  =3D
>
> There is one more that is stumping me that I can't find.
>  =3D
>
> It started with noticing that when I had a detailed display up of a
CIN
>
> block, and did a SOURCE on the IN parameter, the source path that came
> up (which  =3D
>
> referred to a pakin bit) would truncate the last digit of the bit
> identifier. =3D
>
>  No problem for bits 1-9, but .B18 for example, would show  as .B1.
> Real =3D
>
> problem if you're trying to validate PLC's.
>  =3D
>
> I thought "I've seen this type of problem before when compound names
> were =3D
>
> being truncated at 9 characters."  I successfully fixed a bunch of
> templates in =3D
>
> that case and duly put them in /opt/customer/displib/Overlays,  where
> they =3D
>
> continue to work nicely.  So I decided to try the same approach,  only
> to find =3D
>
> that the Detail button refers to "stddisp", and for the life of me,  I
> can't =3D
>
> find that template in order to give the pathname final .extension a
> little more =3D
>
> length.
>  =3D
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?  I did both a Unix find and Windows search
> and =3D
>
> didn't find any files with stddisp in the name.  I haven't bothered to
> call =3D
>
> Foxboro since they never responded on the initial problem with the
> compound  =3D
>
> name truncation.  And yes, I checked and this problem exists both in
the
>
> Unix/Solaris domain and Windows/Mesh, so it's been around a long time
> and who  knows =3D
>
> how many false tracings it has led to.  I suspect that the problem
only
>
> exists where the C:B.P takes the full 32 characters, however even in
> this case, it =3D
>
> reports the additional extension, but only 3 characters,  ie .B1
instead
> of =3D
>
> the possible 4, ie .B18.
>  =3D
>
> OK, you gurus, have any of you encountered this?  Is there such an
> animal as =3D
>
> a stddisp template/faceplate/overlay?  If so, where is it or how  is
it =3D
>
> disguised?  If not, what can I do to see both digits?  Thanks, =3D
>
>  =3D
>
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