About this task
The Program Editor provides tools to facilitate working with points in a script, as follows.
1
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Browse
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2
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Edit
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3
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New
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4
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Set
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5
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Get
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6
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Dim
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Procedure
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Place the insertion point in the script where the selected point will be inserted.
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Click Tools>Points>Browse on the Program Editor menu bar.
The Select a Point Browser opens.
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Select the point to be inserted.
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Click OK.
Result: The point ID is inserted in double quotes at the insertion point.
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Select a point ID in the script.
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Click Tools>Points>Edit on the Program Editor menu bar.
The Point Properties dialog box opens for the selected point.
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Make required edits to the point.
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Close the Point Properties dialog box.
Result: The selected point configuration is edited if the project is:
- Running and Dynamic Configuration is enabled
- Not running after a configuration update has been performed.
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Place the insertion point in the script where the new point will be inserted.
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Click Tools>Points>New on the Program Editor menu bar.
A New Point dialog box opens.
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Create and configure a new point (in the Point Properties dialog box).
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Close the point's Point Properties dialog box.
Result: The new point ID is inserted in the script at the insertion point.
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Place the insertion point in the script where the
PointSet
statement will be inserted.
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Click Tools>Points>Set on the Program Editor menu bar.
A Set Point dialog box opens.
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Fill in the fields as follows.
Field
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Description
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Point ID
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Point ID that will be inserted in the
PointSet
statement.
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Value
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Value assigned to the point in the
PointSet
statement.
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Click OK.
Result: A PointSet statement is inserted at the insertion point in the script
Example
PointSet "TANK905" ,25
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Place the insertion point in the script where the
PointGet
function will be inserted.
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Click Tools>Points>Get on the Program Editor menu bar.
A Get Point dialog box opens.
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Fill in the fields as follows.
Field
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Description
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Point ID
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Point ID that will be inserted in the
PointGet
function.
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Returns
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Value received by the point in the
PointGet
function.
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Click OK.
Result: A PointGet function is inserted at the insertion point in the script.
Example
P = PointGet ("TANKLEVEL")
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Place the insertion point in the script where a Dim statement will be inserted.
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Click Tools>Points>Dim on the Program Editor menu bar.
A Dimension Point Object dialog box opens.
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Fill in the fields as follows.
Field
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Description
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Point Variable
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Point variable ID
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New
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Check to declare a new instance of the point variable.
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Click OK.
Results
A Dim statement for a point or new point variable is inserted at the insertion point in the script.
Example
Dim MyPoint1 As New Point