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Global variabel

I have declared a couple of global variables in my main program and can access these values from another module which I load with the load command. However I cannot set these variables from the loaded module. How do I do that? I have the following code:

Module mod1
PERS bool red := FALSE;
PERS bool black := FALSE;
PERS bool green := FALSE;
PROC main()
LOAD "C:/folder/file.prg";
%"paintprg:callMe"%;
UNLOAD "C:/folder/file.prg";
ENDPROC
ENDMODULE

MODULE mod2
PROC callMe()
red := TRUE;         ! This doesn't work
ENDPROC
ENDMODULE

Why won't that work and how should I do to solve it?

 

Comments


  • Hi

    I recommend you to use .MOD files for your modules.
    In your example, file.prg should be Mod2.mod

    I usually use a module containing only the PERS variables, such as:

    MODULE Globals
      PERS bool red := FALSE;
      PERS bool black := FALSE;
      PERS bool green := FALSE;
    ENDMODULE

    Then a small module that loads the most of the code, such as:

    MODULE StdTask
      PROC Main()
        LOAD "C:/folder/modmain.mod";
       red:=FALSE;
        TPWrite "Now red is FALSE";
        %"MainEntry"%;
        IF red THEN
          TPWrite "Now red is TRUE";
        ENDIF
      ENDPROC
    ENDMODULE

    And the main module

    MODULE ModMain
      PROC MainEntry()
        red := TRUE;         & nbsp;       ! This will work
        Save "GLOBALS.MOD";    ! Not recommended, but legal
      ENDPROC
    ENDMODULE

    Saving Globals.mod will save new PERS values in the file, that can help if you P-Start the controller very often.  But do not write to often on the flash-disk or you can damage it (so I've been told, even if it has never happend to me).

    claudio2007-3-29 9:27:29
  • kschmid
    kschmid
    edited July 2019
    Can I load a module without an absolute path? Does it understand relative paths or environment variables?
    Actually full path gives me
    System1/RAPID/T_ROB1/Module1(280,14): String too long(141): The string LOAD is too long.    12/07/2019 2:51:29 PM    General   


    Post edited by kschmid on
  • lemster68
    lemster68 ✭✭✭
    I believe that the real problem lies in the parentheses.
    Lee Justice
  • Would you recommend adding parentheses?
  • kschmid
    kschmid
    edited July 2019
    I am using windows syntax with backslashes (path has spaces as well) ... Not sure it matters?
     RemoveDirWithContent("HOME:/Test");
    Where does HOME point to or how do i set  HOME ?
    This is interpreted as the path to the home directory of the current system.


  • kschmid
    kschmid
    edited July 2019
    Ah, folder below your system (in controller tab) ...
    Loading more than once is bad, can I check loaded?
  • lemster68
    lemster68 ✭✭✭
    Yes, use ModExist.
    Lee Justice