Sample Automation Script 1 - Increment a PC-DMIS Variable

The following example first uses PC-DMIS code to receive an integer value from the user and assigns it to the V1 variable.

C1         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            Type an integer
            ASSIGN/V1=INT(C1.INPUT)
            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            "BEFORE SCRIPT - Variable is: " + V1

It then calls a BASIC script named TEST2.BAS.

CS1        =SCRIPT/FILENAME= D:\MYAUTOMATIONSCRIPTS\TEST2.BAS
            FUNCTION/Main,SHOW=YES,,
            STARTSCRIPT/
            ENDSCRIPT/

Test2.bas

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Sub Main Dim App As Object Set App = CreateObject ("PCDLRN.Application") Dim Part As Object Set Part = App.ActivePartProgram Dim Var As Object Set Var = Part.GetVariableValue ("V1") Dim I As Object If Not Var Is Nothing Then MsgBox "Initial value of V1: " & Var.LongValue,0,"Script Message Box" Var.LongValue = Var.LongValue + 1 Part.SetVariableValue "V1", Var MsgBox "V1 is now: " & Var.LongValue,0,"Script Message Box" Else MsgBox "Could not find a V1 variable",0,"Script Message Box" End If End Sub

This script takes the V1 variable and, using the GetVariableValue and SetVariableValue automation methods, increments the value in V1 by one and then sets the new value for V1 in the measurement routine.

PC-DMIS then displays the changed variable in an operator comment.

            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            "AFTER SCRIPT - Variable is: " + V1