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PrgramExecute from Global Action in WinCC 5.1

Created by: slink at: 8/19/2006 7:41 PM (9 Replies)

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8/19/2006 7:41 PM	Rate (0)
slink Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	I have had my WinCC system running for about 4 years now, and I still am no good at C-Script. I need to run an application (an executeable) to do some maintenance and send a completion email, this needs to be done every hour. I need it to be done from inside winCC because my executeable requires command line parameters which consist of data from several wincc tags. Can anyone help me to get a Cscript that actually works? No matter how many times I try using the programexecute I always get some syntax wrong and various messages that I cannot decipher. A working example would probably clear up my confusion a little. I can get the program execute function to work as a c action for an event such as mouse action but I cannot get it to work inside my global action. Any help would be appreciated. thanks
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8/19/2006 9:45 PM	Rate (0)
Nemo Posts: 3149 Rating: (171)	Hi, please check, whether this FAQ is working on your system.. http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/22560470 nemo
Nemo Posts: 3149 Rating: (171)	Last edited by: The Helping Hand at: 4/21/2016 4:32:04 PM Made the link clickable
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8/20/2006 4:04 AM	Rate (0)
Dec Gold Expert Joined: 5/19/2006 Last visit: 12/3/2024 Posts: 549 Rating: (107)	[quote user="slink"] ... I can get the program execute function to work as a c action for an event such as mouse action but I cannot get it to work inside my global action. Any help would be appreciated. thanks Hi slink, If you have your script working from events triggered in graphic runtime (mouse click etc)but not working as an action withtimer or tag trigger you probable don't have started Global Script Runtime; Check Computer Properties -> Startup tab and see if Global Script Runtime is checked for start in runtime. Dec

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8/20/2006 5:14 PM	Rate (0)
slink Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	I already have about 25 other global and local actions running so my scripting is enabled. My problem is that I cannot compile it due to errors, unfortunately I cannot figure out the proper syntax for this when used inside a global action.
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8/20/2006 5:19 PM	Rate (0)
slink Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	[quote user="Nemo"]Hi, please check, whether this FAQ is working on your system.. http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/22560470 nemo I looked at this faq and it does not give me any clues. I can run my action if I put it under an event trigger from a button for instance, however when it comes to running it as a cyclical action the exact same code (cut and paste) will not not work. When i attempt to open the "ProgramExecute" windows function from inside the global script editor I cannot supply the proper parameters or something because I end up with compile errors. I scoured all of the siemens faq's and there appears to be nothing that fixes my problem.
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8/20/2006 7:35 PM	Rate (0)
Nemo Posts: 3149 Rating: (171)	Hi, which error messages are displayed??? Please take the example from the FAQ and place in your script => does this example work on your system?? just telling, that things don´t work will give us no hint, what is wrong [:D] nemo
Nemo Posts: 3149 Rating: (171)	Last edited by: Nemo at: 8/20/2006 7:36 PM
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8/21/2006 4:53 PM	Rate (0)
slink Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	I did get that program execute part to work, I re-read the c course in the documentation and realized that i was dumber than I thought. However I have a new issue. I am trying to pass a command line off to my executeable. I can do this with straght data: ProgramExecute ("email.exe -ad1 bob12dsfsdfs3456@y0hoo.com -txt this is my message); however if I want to add variable data to the command line I get too many parameters for program execute: ProgramExecute ("email.exe %d", mytag); with my tag containing the following data -ad1 bob12dsfsdfs3456@y0hoo.com Is there any way to do this?
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8/21/2006 5:04 PM	Rate (0)
Marques Posts: 126 Rating: (2)	You are in doing the right thing, but to pass the values over the command line you will need to pass them all to a string and them execut your executable. Regards, Marques
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8/25/2006 9:40 AM	Rate (0)
Salma Gold Member Joined: 9/27/2005 Last visit: 11/27/2007 Posts: 1398 Rating: (151)	Haven't tested this code but try something like this ... [code] char my_command[1000]; sprintf(my_command, "email.exe %s", GetTagChar(my_tag)); ProgramExecute (my_command); [/code] sprintf lets you concatenate strings. The %s argument indicates a string value which is being read from the GetTagChar function.

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4/21/2016 4:13 PM	Rate (0)
Petja Posts: 10 Rating: (1)	To anyone else wondering about initial question, answer is you need to tell your global action what ProgramExecute means, so write "unsigned int ProgramExecute( char* Program_Name );" without brackets at top part of your global function.
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