- Tag List Selection -

Here you can see some of the many tags that are created when designing a Data Manager project. The different colours shown represent different tag types, e.g. Real, String, DDE, Dummy, etc.

Tag list images explained,

From left to right are:

  1. Numeric-Real image pair (yellow folders)

  2. String-Real image pair (green folders)
  3. Numeric-Dummy image pair (yellow folders with red tabs)
  4. String-Dummy image pair (green folders with red tabs)
  5. Numeric-DDE image pair (yellow folders with blue tabs)
  6. String-DDE image pair (green folders with blue tabs)
  7. Tag unselected image (light blue tags)
  8. Tag selected image (light blue tag at an angle)
  9. Tag list Root image (pile of three dark blue tags)

Real tags are connected to the outside world via the communications ports.
Dummy tags are simply value placeholders.
DDE tags are Dynamic Data Exchange tags that can talk to third party software (e.g. Excel).

Note: String tags are not available for dynamic control.

To select a tag to control a dynamic action, press the Select tag button. You will be presented with the Tag list as shown above (but with different tags). Find the desired tag and double-click it. Having done this you will see under your selected tag another choice called CURRENT VALUE, by double clicking this your tag choice will be transferred to your selected dynamic action. Now this tag will control the selected dynamic action. If you decide later to change your previously selected tag simply press the Select tag button on your dynamic control and choose another.

Tag names can also be manually entered. To do this, simply select the Tag or Variable name edit box in your dynamic control and type the desired tag name. This is also a useful and quick way to edit a tag name after having copied an object that requires a different tag applied to it.

You can also use Language numeric internal variables to control the actions of a dynamic. To do this you must have previously declared the numeric variables in an application, drawing or object language file. To use internal numeric variables simply type #your_variable_name in the Tag or Variable name edit box. Note: If the internal tag is to be displayed on screen you will have to ensure that it is either marked as a DRAWING or GLOBAL variable in the language file.

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