Detecting Dups in the AAtab File -------------------------------- The easiest way of detecting duplicate Compound:Block entries in the file is the following: Open the AApan file with Wordpad. = - Select all lines of the file except for the header comment lines. - Copy those lines to the paste buffer. Open Excel. = - With your cursor in the cell A1, paste the contents of the paste buffer into the spreadsheet. - Expand columns as needed. - Sort on the block column (B) - Sort on the compound column (A) Your spreadsheet should now be sorted first by compound then by block. Look at adjacent lines for the same Compound:Block. Columns C and D will tell you whether multiple assignments are made to different or the same annunciator keys. I am not sure if any problems would occur if two duplicate lines appear the the file (i.e. same Compound:Block assigned to the same key more than once). However if you have the same Compound:Block assigned to more than one key only the first key will be annunciated when an alarm occurs. Once Alarm Alert detects a match it annunciates the alarm and stops searching. So the remaining keys configured will not be annunicated. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rguercio@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:03 PM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] foxboro Digest V8 #11 = = In a message dated 1/13/2008 01:32:23 Central Standard Time, = foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: If you use notepad to setup your AAtab file; care must be taken to ensure = that there are no duplicate COMPOUND BLOCK records Leo - OK, I went through about 1000 lines of code and made sure there were = no dups (there were a couple and I don't know why this would be a problem), = and still can't get alarms to report to LED's. I also did a careful 'find' = command and could only locate my one <logical letterbug>AAtab file, located as = directed in /usr/fox/alarms right alongside the <logical letterbug>AApan file = that IS working. Are there some config files or work I am ignorant of? The = station seems to still be reading a past ...AAtab even after several reboots. = Help somebody! Is it time for dial-a-prayer (TAC)? = RGC 12803 Josey Creek Ct. Cypress, TX 77433 713-805-8742 cell 281-256-1111 home office/FAX 281-256-1333 home **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=3Daolcmp00300000002489 = = _______________________________________________________________________ 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: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave = * Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any associated files are intended solely for the individual= or entity to whom they are addressed. Please do not copy it or use it for = any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Further, this e= -mail and any associated files may be confidential and further may be legal= ly privileged. This email is from the Invensys Process Systems business uni= t of Invensys plc which is a company registered in England and Wales with i= ts registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF = (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within t= he Invensys Process Systems business group, please click here http://www.in= vensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=3D77&nav_id=3D80&prev_id=3D77. If you have received this e-mail in error, you are on notice of its status.= Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message = from your system. Thank you for your co-operation. You may contact our Help= desk on +44 (0)20 7821 3859 / 2105 or email inet.hqhelpdesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx T= his e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any a= greements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the= recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). _______________________________________________________________________ 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: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave