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Importing Recipe data records with another number

Created by: eyeke at: 2/12/2009 1:06 PM (8 Replies)

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2/12/2009 1:06 PM	Rate (0)
eyeke Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	Hello, We are using MP277 with WinCC Flex. 2007 on our machine. The panel has one recipe. Operator can create/delete data records for this recipe on the panel according to their products. I wrote scripts for exporting and importing those data records of recipe. By export script, data records can be saved to USB with their own names separately. By import script all data records on the USB folder can be import with confirmation one after another. When importing I use these file names for data record names so that operator can see what he imports. But if record numbers or places have been changed after exporting, if you want to import old saved data records from USB, data records on the Recipe are overwritten by these data records. Because Runtime take record numbers into account. I want to import data records from USB but not to old place. How can I do that? Is it possible somehow to import the data record to another place in the Recipe if names don't match?
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2/13/2009 9:46 AM	Rate (0)
eyeke Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	not any suggest?
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2/13/2009 10:53 AM	Rate (0)
The Brain Gold Member Joined: 10/19/2005 Last visit: 11/30/2020 Posts: 1611 Rating: (120)	Hi, i mean this are not possible. Ifthe Data record Number did not exist, then flexible did not "create" a new data record. Did you know this FAQ -> http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/23901413 Maybe there you can find some solution for you, but not sure.

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2/13/2009 11:29 AM	Rate (0)
eyeke Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	Thank you for your reply. Yes I knew that FAQ, downloaded and studied it but it is not solution for me. In the example, data records and their numbers are fixed and cannot be created or deleted by operator. I think the only way is to access .csv file and change data record number but i don't know if it is possible. I should do that because customers want to backup and import individual recipe data records or transport them between machines which have already had different data records for different products. Best regards,
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2/13/2009 11:50 AM	Rate (0)
The Brain Gold Member Joined: 10/19/2005 Last visit: 11/30/2020 Posts: 1611 Rating: (120)	Hi, i understand the problem, but i think normaly flexible did not support this. I have following idea. Sample: You need for all machine max. 50 Data records. So you create for sample 150 Data records. (in all machines) -> Data Record 0-50 "normal data records" -> Data Record 51-150 "Temp data records" In the "*.csv Data" you can change the "Data Record Number" (-> script...) So you canuse anew number higher then 50... After thenyou can import the "new Data record", because the number of the data record exist in the panel. Maybe this could be a alternative for your problem...

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2/13/2009 12:26 PM	Rate (0)
eyeke Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	The Brain In the "*.csv Data" you can change the "Data Record Number" (-> script...) So you canuse anew number higher then 50... Thanks for your interest. You said I can change Data Record number in the ".csv" file by script. Yes, That's what I want to do and it may be solution for me. But I don't know yet how I can do. If it is possible I think I should study file commands for scripts.
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2/13/2009 12:56 PM	Rate (1)
The Brain Gold Member Joined: 10/19/2005 Last visit: 11/30/2020 Posts: 1611 Rating: (120)	Hi, i am not a script expert, but here are a interesting FAQ -> http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/26106418

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2/13/2009 2:18 PM	Rate (0)
eyeke Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	Thanks Brain It seems to be helpful. I will study it.
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2/19/2009 8:50 AM	Rate (0)
eyeke Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	Yes, it was really possible. I could write a quite a long script with help of that FAQ. Now, with aid of the script I can export all recipe records to individual files. When importing I can check the name and number matches by reading from files. If it is not, the script finds the foremost available data record place and so it change the record number of file. In this way, it can import the records to available places and so it doesn't overwrite existing ones. Best regards,
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