CONTROL
- Introduction to CTRL
  An introduction to the product's own programming language Control(CTRL).
- CONTROL Classes
- Types of Control Functions
  An overview of the types of functions distinguished within Control.
- Control graphics
- CONTROL Functions
  - Functions A
  - Functions B
  - Functions C
  - Functions D
  - Functions E
  - Functions F
  - Functions G
  - Functions H
  - Functions I
  - Functions J
  - Functions K
  - Functions L
  - Functions M
  - Functions N
  - Functions O
    - onBoard()
      The method checks whether an asset is valid (onboarding). The method connects to MindSphere.
    - OPCEnumQuery()
      Function for browsing registered OPC servers. This function is used for the simple OPC client configuration.
    - openAES()
      Opens the alert and event panel at the desired position and allows executing an action such as print the upper table of the alert and event panel or save the table.
    - openDialog()
      Opens a dialog for simple configuration.
    - openLogViewer()
      Opens the Log Viewer.
    - openProgressBar()
      Displays a module with the defined parameters for a progress bar.
    - openTrend()
      Opens a predefined trend group.
    - openTrendCurves()
      Opens a trend with a configuration trendName and replaces the curves that contain a dollar parameter.
    - openUrl()
      The function openUrl is used to open files located at arbitrary URLs in external applications.
  - Functions P
  - Functions Q
  - Functions R
  - Functions S
  - Functions T
  - Functions U
  - Functions V
  - Functions W
  - Functions X
  - Functions Y
  - Functions Z
- CTRL Debugger
  With the CTRL Debugger you can debug the programming language Control.
- CtrlExtension
  The CtrlExtension allows the addition of custom C++ code.

openDialog()

Opens a dialog for simple configuration.

Synopsis

int openDialog(string panel [, dyn_string subst [, mapping &result]]);

Parameters


Parameter	Description
panel	Name of the panel
subst	Dollar parameter, see text
&result	returned mapping, holding panel information

Return value

The function returns 0 in normal operation or in the event of errors, -1.

Error

For example, if the function is used outside the attribute editor.

Description

Displays a Vision module in dialog mode with the specified panel. Only internal.

This function allows simple configuration only in the GEDI.

Example

The file "sp.ctl" in the directory "scripts/gedi" contains the CONTROL script that opens the panel for simple configuration of different attributes of the graphics elements. For example, from the above-mentioned file "sp.ctl", the panel "EP_foreCol" opens from the directory "panels/gedi" with the following statement.

main()
{
  openDialog("gedi/EP_foreCol");
}

The panel "EP_foreCol" is opened from the directory "panels/gedi".

Assignment

Simple configuration

Availability

UI