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  1. Just to cover the stupid questions, are you using SE, and did you remember to click the Verify/OK buttons at the bottom of the screen?
  2. thx guys, I think I remember where I was going with this now What I ended up doing was creating the global button, and passing the two PIDE_#1 and PIDE_#1_AT tags as parameter tags at the display options window when defining the button action.  Then it's as simple as setting one parameter for the object, and at each button instance enter the tag number at the #1 parameter. Now, I just need to be able to link the tag to the button display....
  3. I seem to remember there is a way to dynamically change text in a parameter file, but can't find any example.  For instance, lets say I have 20 PIDE tags in my PLC, and I want to bring them up as displays individually from a block of 20 buttons.  I want each individual button to call up the Logix_PIDE faceplate display, but load a different tag for each different button - without having to have 20 different parameter files, one for each tag. Is there a way to have a button or a touch target dyamically change the text in a single parameter file?  Say I have these lines in a parameter file that are the 2 Global Object Parameter Values for the Logix_PIDE display.  I just need to be able to have variable text in 2 places: #1=[RSLINX]PIDE_01 #2=[RSLINX]PIDE_01_AT     <-----corresponding autotune tag I want to be able to have my button or target change the 01 to 02, 03...whatever I need it to be to load a different tag.  Workable?
  4. Change one bit in INT

    Meh, wrong idea. Went OTU to write 0.
  5. What's a good way to write a 0 or 1 into one bit of an INT(staying with ladder logic)? FAL? 
  6. I'm trying to write a simple Structured Text routine to move some DINTS from an array into a tag.  I need to have a time delay between each For count := 0 to 10 loop iteration, but can't seem to come up with a solution.  Any ideas?
  7. Annoying problem in Logix5000

    You can get that from the Rockwell Search PCDC page.  Up to version v7.10.00.
  8. Well, after working with this FTView for a couple weeks, I'm happy I didn't spend the money.  This software is poison. I've spent more time trying to decipher its buggy behaviour than learning how to use it.  I'm questioning whether I want to continue learning it. 
  9. Well, I tried an uninstall/re-install of all the FTView components, and still no luck.  Tried the ActiveX .cab file build as well.  This situation even survived an upgrade from Windows 7 to 10.  Where are these controls generated?  o_0
  10. Not sure what is wrong here. I don't get any ActiveX errors in FTView SE 10.0/Windows 7, but I don't have any of the Logix 5000 controls available when inserting an ActiveX object from the toolbar, say PIDE. I've tried different RAid patches, and a lot of searching, but I can't get anywhere with this.  Is there any way to install them, they aren't even in the addition list from the toolbar.  
  11. Can you purchase training books, as opposed to product manuals?  I am also learning a lot by trial and error, although I'm satisfied with the uninstall/reload thing lol.
  12. Christ, it's poison to get to Kitchener from Halifax, $1200 return to get to Anchorage, which is better than I thought.  Maybe I should go on a working vacation lol.  I've been doing the Udemy course by an ex Rockwell guy, maybe that's good enough https://www.udemy.com/ftviewse-hmi-basic-project-development-with-logix5000-plcs/ The things I see missing are: Creating a Derived Tags File and an Event File in a FactoryTalk View SE Application - Creating Keys, Macros and Symbols in a FactoryTalk View SE Application  - Displaying a FactoryTalk View SE Application in FactoryTalk ViewPoint - Creating and Configuring a Network Distributed FactoryTalk View SE Application -  Adding VBA Display Code in a FactoryTalk View SE Application $2800cdn for the course, money isn't tight, but that could buy a lot of used gear to play with, or ROC training, etc...  
  13. Any opinions on this, anyone do it?  I've been doing some online FTVSE courses with the work computer, which have actually been great to start with, and looking at the curriculum, I'm starting to wonder if there's that much more to learn on the actual Rockwell course...maybe money would be better spent elsewhere...???  Opinions...
  14. After many trial and error tests, it appears the Notepad++ doesn't do something that Excel does when saving.  The .CSV file I saved with Notepad++ must be reopened and saved in Excel or it sees something odd at the last line.   Fixed, did a compare with WinMerge and saw there needed to be an empty last line maintained in Notepad++ when saving to .CSV
  15. That helps a bit, thanks for the detailed post.   Another problem though.  I opened a .CSV tagfile in Notepad++.  I deleted a few tag lines and saved the file again.  Now when I try to import back into Logix, I get an error: Error: Line 25: Unexpected end of file encountered. I don't see anything odd at the end of the file, using V28... V28_RMG_playing_with_arrays.Notepad-Tags.csv