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14 substituting variable descriptions – Rockwell Automation 47C626 AutoMax Programming Executive V4.2 User Manual

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Placeholder format Ć If the substitute string = "L\2Q\1S",

then the first placeholder '\2' identifies the location where

substring "G", representing the second wildcard group, is

to be placed, and '\1' identifies where substring "BCDE",

representing the first wildcard group, is to be placed.
Range Ć Enter the slot numbers of the first and last slot in

the rack for which the variable substitution will be

performed.
Confirm Each Substitute Ć Check this box if you want to

confirm each substitution before it is made.

Step 3.

Select Substitute to make the variable name substitutions,

or Exit to return to the Rack Configurator without changing

variable names.

Figure 6.7 Ć Substitute Variables Dialog Box

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Substituting Variable Descriptions

Select Substitute Descriptions from the Commands menu in the Rack

Configurator to substitute variable descriptions from within the Rack

Configurator. This command brings up the Substitute Descriptions

dialog box. It then performs all of the requested substitutions and

returns to the Substitute Descriptions dialog box until you choose

Exit. Use the following procedure to substitute variable descriptions.
Step 1.

Select Substitute Descriptions from the Commands menu.

The Substitute Descriptions dialog box is displayed (see

figure 6.8).

Step 2.

Enter information for the following fields:
Search Ć The variable description search string specifies

the criteria which are used to locate variable descriptions.

This field can contain from 1 to 16 characters, and can