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Markus Näslund
Markus Näslund ✭
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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
//Markus Näslund

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  • Tompanhuhu
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    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!
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  • Markus Näslund
    Markus Näslund ✭
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    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.


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


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  • Tompanhuhu
    Tompanhuhu ✭✭
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    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. 

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