AVEVA InTouch HMI - Logic Control
AVEVA InTouch HMIformerly WonderwareScripting and Logic Guide
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AVEVA InTouch HMI formerly Wonderware Scripting and Logic GuideContentsChapter 1 Introduction to Scripting . 11Introduction to Scripting About Scripting . 11Basic Scripting Concepts . 11Types of Scripts . 11Advanced Scripting Concepts . 12OLE Objects . 12Scripting with ActiveX Cont rols . 12Chapter 2 Creating and Editing Scripts . 13Creating and Editing Scripts About Creating and Editing Scripts. 13Working with the InTouc h Script Editor . 14Color Indicators for InTouch Script Elements . 15InTouch Script Editor Autocomplete Features. 15Accepting InTouch Script Editor Autocomplete Suggestions . 16Multi-level Undo and Redo in InTouch Scripting . 16Visual Indication of InTouch Script Errors . 17Managing InTouch Script Edits. 17Opening a Script for Editing . 17Saving or Discarding Changes to a Script . 18Copying, Cutting and Pasting Text . 19Searching Within a Script . 19Configuring a Find or Replace . 21Search by Regular Expressions . 22Search by Wildcard Characters . 24Search by Acronym . 25Search by Shorthand . 26Inserting Code Elements . 26Accessing Help for Script Functions . 27Validating Scripts for Correct Syntax . 27Printing Scripts . 27Deleting Scripts. 28Chapter 3 Script Triggers . 29About Script Triggers. 29Types of Script Triggers . 29Using Multiple Triggers . 30Periodic Script Execution . 30Configuring Application Scripts . 303
ContentsAVEVA InTouch HMI formerly Wonderware Scripting and Logic GuideLimitations of Application Scripts . 31Configuring Window Scripts . 31Configuring Key Scripts . 32Configuring Condition Scripts . 34Configuring Data Change Scripts . 36Configuring Action Scripts. 36Configuring ActiveX E vent Scripts . 39Pausing Script Execution at Run Time. 41 LogicRunning System Tag . 42Chapter 4 The Script Language . 43About the Script Language . 43Basic Syntax Rules . 43Subroutines . 43Statements . 43Indent ation. 44Comments . 44Tag References . 44Literal Data Values . 44Value Expressions. 44Syntax Validation . 44Calling Standard Functions . 44Syntax for Calling Standard Functions . 44Passing Parameters to a Function . 45Calling Custom Functions (QuickFunctions ) . 45Passing Parameters to a QuickFunction . 46Value Assignments and Operators . 46Supported Operators . 46Addition or Concatenation: . 47Subtraction: -. 47Multiplication: * . 48Division: / . 48Power: ** . 48Modulo: MOD . 48Complement: . 49Shift Left: SHL and Shift Right: SHR . 49Bitwise AND: & . 49Bitwise OR: . 50Bitwise XOR: . 50Logical Conjunction: AND . 51Logical Disjunction: OR. 51Logical Negation: NOT. 51Comparisons: , , , , , . 52Setting the E valuation Order of Operators . 52Implicit Data Type Conversion. 53Examples for Expressions. 54Using Conditional Program Branching Structures . 54Simple Conditional Structure . 55Nested Conditional Structure . 554
ContentsAVEVA InTouch HMI formerly Wonderware Scripting and Logic GuideInvalid Scripting Example (Missing ENDIF) . 55Invalid Scripting Example (Incorrect Nesting) . 55Using Program Loops . 56Forcing the End of a Loop. 57Effect of Loops on Other Run-Time Processes . 57Time Limit for Loop Execution . 57Examples of Loops . 57Using Local Variables . 58Declaring a Local Variable . 58Naming Conflicts between Local Variables and Tags . 59Chapter 5 Custom Script Functions . 61About Custom Script Functions . 61About QuickFunctions . 61Configuring QuickFunctions . 61Calling QuickFunctions . 62Creating Asynchronous QuickFunctio ns . 63Limitations of Asynchronous QuickFunctions. 63Checking if any Asynchronous QuickFunctions are Running . 63IsAnyAsyncFunctionBusy() Function . 63Stopping Asynchronous QuickFunctions from Running . 64Chapter 6 Built-In Functions. 65Built-In Functions About Built-In Functions . 65Forcing Updates in Animation Display Links. 65Mathematical Calculations . 65Rounding, Truncating, and Determining Sign . 65Abs() Function. 66Int() Function. 66Round() Function. 66Sgn() Function. 67Trunc () Function . 67Using Trigonometric Functions . 68Sin() Function. 68ArcSin() Function. 68Cos() Function. 69ArcCos() Function. 69Tan() Function. 69ArcTan() Function. 70Returning the Value of Pi . 70Calculating Logarithms . 70Log() Function . 70Exp() Function. 71LogN() Function . 71Calculating the Square Root . 72String Operations . 72Returning Parts of Strings . 72StringLeft () Function . 72StringRight() Function . 73StringMid() Function . 735
ContentsAVEVA InTouch HMI formerly Wonderware Scripting and Logic GuideChanging Case of Strings . 73StringLower() Function. 74StringUpper() Function. 74Removing Spac es from Strings . 74StringTrim() Function . 74Formatting Strings with Spaces . 75Converting Between Characters and ASCII Codes . 75StringChar() Function . 75StringASCII() Function . 76Searching and Replacing Text in Strings . 76StringInString() Function . 76StringReplace() Function . 77Returning Information about Strings . 78StringLen() Function . 78StringTest() Function . 78Comparing Strings. 79StringCompare() Function . 79StringCompareNoCase() Function . 80StringCompareEncrypted() Function . 80Converting Data Types . 81Text() Function. 81StringFromIntg() Function . 82StringFromReal() Function . 82StringToIntg() Function . 83StringToReal() Function. 83DText() Function . 84Working with InTouch Windows at Run Time . 85Expose Window Name Property . 85GetWindowName() Function . 85Showing a List of Open Windows . 86OpenWindowList() Function . 86Checking If a Window is Open, Closed, or Exists. 86WindowStat e() Function . 86Opening InTouch Windows . 87Show() Function . 87ShowAt() Function . 87ShowHome() Function . 88ShowTopLeftAt() Function. 88Moving and Resizing a Window. 88WWMoveWindow() Function . 88Hiding InTouch Windows . 89Hide() Function. 89HideS elf() Function . 89Changing the Color of a Window . 90ChangeWindowColor() Function . 90Printing Windows at Run Time . 90SetWindowP rinter() Function. 90Recommendations for P rinting. 91PrintWindow() Function. 91PrintScreen() Function . 92PrintHT() Function . 93Starting Tag Viewer . 936
ContentsAVEVA InTouch HMI formerly Wonderware Scripting and Logic GuideLaunchTagViewer() Function. 93Working with Date and Time Information . 93Retrieving Numerical Date and Time Information . 93 Year System Tag . 94 Month System Tag. 94 Day System Tag . 95 Hour System Tag. 95 Minute System Tag . 95 Second System Tag . 95 Msec System Tag . 96 Time System Tag . 96 Dat e System Tag . 96 Dat eTime System Tag . 96DateTimeGMT() Function. 97Retrieving String Date and Time Information . 97 Dat eString System Tag . 97 TimeString System Tag. 98UTCDat eTime() Function . 98Converting Date and Time Information to Strings. 98StringFromTime() Function. 99wwStringFromTime() Function. 100StringFromTimeLoc al() Function. 100Checking the Daylight Savings Time Status . 101wwIsDaylightSaving() Function . 101Interacting with Other Applications . 101Starting a Windows Application . 102Retrieving the Application Title of a Running Application . 102InfoA ppTitle() Function. 102Checking If an Application is Running . 102InfoA ppActive() Function . 102Activating a Running Windows Application . 103ActivateA pp Function . 103Sending Simulat ed Key Strokes to an Application . 104SendKeys Function . 104Closing, Minimizing or Maximizing a Windows Application . 105WWControl() Function . 105Executing Commands and Exchanging Data using DDE . 106WWExecute() Function . 106WWRequest() Function. 107WWPoke() Function. 107Working with Files .
AVEVA InTouch HMI formerly Wonderware Scripting and Logic Guide 11 About Scripting You can use the InTouch scripting language, QuickScript, to build more robust applications. There are eight types
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