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General Category => DirectSOFT => Topic started by: IBS Guy on April 08, 2015, 03:18:43 PM

Title: Trying to use the .vd file.
Post by: IBS Guy on April 08, 2015, 03:18:43 PM

I would like to use the .vd file to read and print the values that were held in V-memory at the time of the last Save To Disk. Is there any way to do this? I suppose I could load all the project files into a PLC then use Data View and hand copy the results but that is really not practical for the amount of data I'm trying to archive. Somebody suggested Notepad++. I didn't have much luck with that (mainly because I didn't know what I was doing) but it sure was interesting!
Thanks

Title: Re: Trying to use the .vd file.
Post by: b_carlton on April 08, 2015, 03:33:53 PM

You were answered at the AutomationDirect forum. Use Directsft to print the memory values.

Title: Re: Trying to use the .vd file.
Post by: IBS Guy on April 09, 2015, 07:24:02 AM

You and franji1 are absolutely correct; I had the Memory tab mixed up with the Docs tab. While I have your attention, the instructions for the Formatted check box read "Formatted - Use previously saved format information rather than raw data". How do I create and save this format information?

Thanks 

Title: Re: Trying to use the .vd file.
Post by: franji1 on April 09, 2015, 08:31:56 AM

Quote from: IBS Guy on April 09, 2015, 07:24:02 AM

How do I create and save this format information?

Tools->Memory Editor

This lets you define each V as BCD or Decimal or REAL, etc.  Make sure you hit the Write to Disk button in the Memory Editor to save the data and formatting to the Project.

The formatting is stored in DirectSOFT project's .VF file (so .VD and .VF are the data/format of V).