Open And Save Blocks

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You can open program blocks in different ways:

Select PLC|Open and select a block out of the list. With the buttons above the list you can filter the display by types of blocks.
Select PLC|NewOpen. Now a list with all blocks that are opened before appears.
You double click the line in the cross-reference list, in which the desired block is. With this method you are already in the right network.
You double click the corresponding block call in LAD, FBD or STL.
In LAD, FBD or STL you click a block call with right and select ‘Open’ out of the context menu.
Blocks will be opened at the right position automatically if an error occures while transfering or at runtime.
You enter the block in the single step mode with ‘Trace’.

 

You can save program blocks in different ways:

Select PLC|Save

Select Project|Save All or the symbol

You close the block and answer the question after the saving with ‘Yes’.
You activate the check box ‘Auto Save’ in View|Options|PLC-Editor. Now the blocks are saved at closing without annoying confirmation.
The blocks are saved automatically before the transfer into the PLC.

 

See also:

Kinds of Blocks

Create Blocks

Delete Blocks

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