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6.10. VAL3 APPLICATION MANAGER

6.10.1. OPERATIONS CONCERNING APPLICATIONS

The application manager can be accessed via the main menu.

In the application manager, the New menu enables you to create a new application and to give its storage location

(hard disk, USB key).

An application contains:

(see figure 6.16)

• The libraries (1)

The io library is necessary to use the controller Inputs/Outputs.

• The global variables (2)

The global datas for the application are classified according to type (see the Reference Manual for the VAL3

language). The Tool type variables are to be found under the Flange variable. The Frame, Point type variables

are to be found under the World variable.

• The progams (3)

• The Start program that is called up by the system when the application starts up.

• The Stop program that is called up by the system when the application stops.

These two programs do not have any parameters, and they cannot be deleted or renamed.

Figure 6.16

Opening an existing application

• Press the Open key in the pop-up menu

• Select the application

• Press the Ok key in the pop-up menu

Closing an application

This action is only possible in the applications opening page.

• Select the application and then press the Clo. key in the pop-up menu.

If there are modifications under way that have not been backed up, a confirmation window can be used to record

or delete the modifications.

Deleting an application

This action is only possible via the opening page of the application.

• Press the Del. key in the pop-up menu.

This operation is irreversible; it is preceded by a confirmation window.

Reloading an application

When the files on disk of an opened application have been modified through the network, it is possible to quickly

update the application in memory by using the menu Rld. (Reload). This action is equivalent to the closing / re-

opening of the application.

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