Custom system parameter

Markus Näslund

I am creating a RW Add-in and I wonder if it is possible to have custom system parameters for some of the setting for my Add-in.

Today all settings are stored in persistent variables, and while that works fine, I just think it would be more clean to have system parameters for some of my settings.

For now I use RW 6, but if there is a difference I am also curious about RW 7

Tompanhuhu

You can create custom systemparameters in the system with your addin.
It's well explained in the manual with examples of different datatypes (picklist, bool, array). 
I have attached the manual for you. 

I also attached 3HAC070207-001.pdf which is for RW7. 

To read the values of these parameters you use standard rapid instruction ReadCfgData. 

Good luck!

Markus Näslund

Tompanhuhu said:

You can create custom systemparameters in the system with your addin.
It's well explained in the manual with examples of different datatypes (picklist, bool, array). 
I have attached the manual for you. 

I also attached 3HAC070207-001.pdf which is for RW7. 

To read the values of these parameters you use standard rapid instruction ReadCfgData. 

Good luck!

Thank you, 

However, I am not sure if I think it is very well explained at all. I had already checked the manual before asking here, and I have tried making some parameters with guidance from the manual, but I just can't get it to work.

Let's say I want to create a parameter that lets my addin code know if and how a certain procedure should run.
We can call the parameter RunProcA and the value could range from 0 to 2 depending on how the procedure should run. Now from the manual I figured out that the parameter should look something like this '-name "RunProcA" -value 1'

So, here are the specific questions that I cannot find in the manual.

• Which domain do I use? Is there a specific one that I must use or can I choose freely? The ones I have tried does not work.
• Which type? Again, can I just name my own type or must I choose from existing types? I always get Illegal type name - error if I try to set my own type

Any help is greatly appreciated as, at least for me, the manual does not cover it.

Tompanhuhu

Hi Markus, please see attached photo's if it's something like this you are looking for. 

Tompanhuhu

PROC:CFG_1.0:6:0::
#
HUHUH_SETTINGS:

      -name "Tompanhuhu's string" -HuhuhSelectList "TOMPANHUH"\
      -RunningSignal "doVirtual_02" -StartSignal "diVirtual_4"

Thats the PROC.cfg file when exported from the controller.

To answer your questions.

• Which domain do I use? Is there a specific one that I must use or can I choose freely? The ones I have tried does not work.

I have never had problems using freely that domain to use. 
I can even create my own topics. 

• Which type? Again, can I just name my own type or must I choose from existing types? I always get Illegal type name - error if I try to set my own type

Types can be bool,string,int,double,combobox or radiobutton selection.