Reading different kind of control value in instruction panel by VBS marco

[WillYang]

Hi there :

I'm using object to access the value of control in the panel,
the code I used is list as below:

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Sub test()
	Dim MyIpf, MyCtrl
	set MyIpf = Documents("MyIpfFileName.ipf").ActiveWindow.Object 
	Set MyCtrl = MyIpf.Scenes(1).Controls("Button1")
	msgbox "MyCtrl = "  & MyCtrl.Value
End Sub

I tried different cases :
CASE-1. When "myControl" is a "Value Edit Control" which is bounded to a numeric CAN signal, the value can be returned by myCtrl.Value
CASE-2. When "myControl" is a "Value Edit Control" which is bounded to a Enum attribution CAN signal, it will return the Enum string when using "myCtrl.Value"
CASE-3. When "myControl" is a "Button Control" or "ToggleSwitch control", the marco file(.pem) can be built, but it returns an error message while running.

My questions are: ,
1. how do I get the Enum value(1,2...n) in CASE-2 ?
2. how to read the toggle switch and/or button status in CASE-3 (ex: 0 = Off and 1 = On)?
3. where can I find the doc/help which describes the properties and method of each controls/indications in instrument panel?

Thanks!

[WillYang]

reply myself

for CASE-2 :

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Sub test()
	Dim MyIpf, MyCtrl, MyEnum,

	set MyIpf = Documents("E10_P1PseudoBatteryPanel.ipf").ActiveWindow.Object 
	Set MyCtrl = MyIpf.Scenes(1).Controls("id30C_stBatt")
	set MyEnum = MyCtrl.Signal.Enum
	msgbox "MyCtrl = "  & MyEnum.FindOrdinal(MyCtrl.Value)
End Sub

[M.Heidemann]

Hello,

as to your questions:

The Toggle-Switch Element has no "ON/OFF" boolean property,
it has a "OnValue" and a "OffValue", usally this intended to be
used in conjunction with a signal so it can set a signal depending on the state.

A button has no such property at all, it just uses "PushValue" and "ReleaseValue".

Ideally, you use them with Signals, these do not have to be part of Symbol in any way (Virtual Signals)
It makes it easier to gather their respective state depending on the signal value.

With the Instruments-Panel in Focus, press F1 and you will get the Instruments-Panel Help.

I think you should have a look first and see if this will answer your questions.

Specifically, refer to "Reference" -> "Instruments Panel Object Model"

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Best Regards

Marvin

[WillYang]

Hi : M.Heidemann

Thanks for your reply, it really solved my problem!