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8.1.5 Properties of alarm list
The properties of the alarm list can be changed in the MBDDE.INI file.
Table 8-4 Sections of the MBDDE.INI file
Section Meaning
Alarms General information about the alarm list (e.g. time/data format of the
messages)
TextFiles Path/file setting of the text lists for the alarms (e.g.
MMC=..\dh\mb.dir\alm_ <signalling module in dir. mb>)
HelpContext Names and paths of the help files (e.g. File0=hlp\alarm_)
DEFAULTPRIO Priorities of the various alarm types (e.g. POWERON=100)
PROTOCOL Properties of the log (e.g. File=.\proto.txt <name and path of the
logfile>)
KEYS Information about keys with which alarms can be cleared (e.g. Can-
cel=+F10 <clears alarms with key combination Shift+F10>)
You will find further details of file entries in:
References: /BN/, User’s Guide: OEM package for MMC
The settings in this section define the following properties of the alarm list:
S TimeFormat
The format that is to be used for output of the date and time is entered here.
It is the same as the CTime::Format of the Microsoft Foundation Classes.
S MaxNr
Defines the maximum size of the alarm list.
S ORDER
Defines the sequence in which the alarms are sorted in the alarm list:
FIRST puts more recent alarms at the head of the list,
LAST puts new alarms at the foot of the list.
Example:
[alarms]
TimeFormat=%d.%m.%y %H:%M:%S
MaxNr=50
ORDER=LAST
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