January 2012 4.6 Structure of a Parameter File 381
Example of a parameter file *.cfg:
Parameter object Description
CfgChannelAxes( Name of the parameter object with 
open parenthesis. You cannot change 
this name.
Key:= "Channel1", Identification of the parameter object 
with a string, such as the name of the 
NC channel or an axis.
progAxis:= [ Data variable of the list type
"X axis",
"Y axis",
"Z axis",
“A axis”,
"B axis"
],
......
The individual elements of a list are 
separated by commas. No comma 
may follow the last element in a list.
A list must always be in brackets [ ].
[
......
],
......
More parameters follow…
No comma is allowed before the 
closing parenthesis.
) Conclusion of the parameter object
-- Comment to the end of the line The text in the line after "--" (double 
hyphen) is ignored
(*
Comment distributed over several 
lines
*)
Characters for comment beginning
Everything between the comment 
beginning and end is ignored
Characters for comment end
Parameter object Description
CfgAxis( Name of the parameter object with 
open parenthesis. You cannot change 
this name.
Key:= "S1", Identification of the parameter object 
with a string, such as the name of the 
NC channel or an axis.
isAng:= TRUE, Boolean type data variable
......, More data variables follow…
parList:= [ Data variable of the list type