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Chapter 15: Using Macros: 35 topics
  1. 15.1Types of Macros
  2. Working with Macros
  3. 15.2.1Creating Macros
  4. 15.2.2Opening and Closing Macros
  5. 15.2.3Naming and Finding a Macro
  6. 15.2.4Deleting a macro
  7. 15.2.5Saving and Exporting Macros
  8. 15.2.6Macro Settings in the Dialog
  9. 15.3Writing Native Scripts
  10. 15.3.1Native Script Editor Window
  11. 15.3.2Native Script Command Properties Tool Window
  12. Native Script Commands and Examples
  13. 15.4.1Native Script Notations and Terminology
  14. 15.4.2Data Transfer
  15. 15.4.3Arithmetic Operation
  16. 15.4.4Logical Operation
  17. 15.4.5Calculation
  18. 15.4.6Data Conversion
  19. 15.4.7Conditional Operation
  20. 15.4.8Program Control
  21. 15.4.9Timer Operation
  22. 15.4.10Keypad Operation
  23. 15.4.11Recipe Operation
  24. 15.4.12Data Logger Operation
  25. 15.4.13Communication Operation
  26. 15.4.14System Service
  27. 15.4.14.1Calculating Relative Humidity
  28. 15.4.15Screen Operation
  29. 15.4.16File Operation
  30. 15.4.17Comparison
  31. 15.4.18Print Operation
  32. 15.4.19Sound Operation
  33. 15.4.20String Operation
  34. 15.4.21Math Operation
  35. 15.4.22Run Operation
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Section 15.2.1 · Chapter 15: Using Macros

Creating Macros

■ Creating a new and blank native script

1) To create a global native script, use the [Add …] command on the Project -> Global Macros -> Native Scripts menu, or right-click the Global -> Global Macros -> Native Scripts node ( ) in the Project Manager tool window to bring out the pop-up menu and then use the [ Add Script ] command on the pop-up menu.

To create a local native script, use the [Add…] command on the Panel -> Macro -> Native Scripts menu, or right-click the panel application > Macros -> Native Scripts node ( ) in the Project Manager tool window to bring out the pop-up menu and then use the [ Add Script… ] command on the pop-up menu.

2) In the New Macro dialog box, type the name you want, and hit the ENTER key or click the OK button to validate your choice.

■ Importing an existing native script as a copy native script

1) To import a native script as a global native script, right-click the Global -> Global Macros->Native Scripts node ( ) in the Project Manager tool window to bring out the pop-up menu and then use the Import Script command on the pop-up menu.

To import a native script as a local native script, right-click the panel application Macros->Native Scripts node ( ) in the Project Manager tool window to bring out the pop-up menu and then use the Import Script command on the pop-up menu

2) Click the *.mcr or *.txt file you want to create a new native script from. If you want to open a native script that was saved in a different folder, locate and open the folder first.

3) Click Open.

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Source.Section 15.2.1 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.