Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 - Manual (Page 48)

4Ć14 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.x
4.20 AutoMax File Types
In addition to the files described in section 4.18, the following file
types may be created when you use the Programming Executive.
The file type is determined by the file extension. AutoMax uses the file
extension to determine the particular editor (text editor or PC editor)
to be used. When you create a file, the Executive appends one of the
following file extensions to designate the file type:
.BAS BASIC tasks
.BLK Control Block tasks
.CNF Configuration files
.PC PC/Ladder Logic tasks
.INC Include files (see BASIC statement INLCUDE)
.SDC System documentation files
.CDC Section documentation files
.RDC Rack documentation files
.TDC Task documentation files
.IDC Include documentation files
.DBF Database files
.NDX Database index files
.XRF CrossĆreference files
.LOG Log files
.LST Task list files
.OBJ Object files (BASIC, Control Block, or
Configuration)
.POB Drive parameter object files
.OS System files
.EXE "ąąą "
.BAT "ąąą "
.INI "ąąą "
.ERM "ąąą "
.HLP "ąąą "
.IMA "ąąą "
.DAT "ąąą "
After you edit and save an existing file using the text editor or the PC
editor, AutoMax renames the original file by adding the tilde character
(~) at the beginning of the file extension and dropping the third letter
in the file extension. This makes it possible to edit a file once without
losing the original. For example, editing and then saving the task
SPD.BLK would result in the edited version of the task being saved
as SPD.BLK and SPD.~BL as the backup.
Note that if you choose a different text editor in AutoMax Setup (see
section 5.5.2), the character used to designate backup files, if any,
may be different than described above. If your text editor creates
backup files by attaching a .BAK file extension, be sure that you give
all task files unique names to avoid writing over an existing backup
file. For example, if you create a BASIC task and an Include file with
the same name (TASK1.BAS and TASK1.INC), and then edit
TASK1.BAS, the backup file will be named TASK1.BAK. If you then
edit the Include file, its backup would write over, and you would lose,
the backup for the BASIC task.
The Executive software maintains a maximum of two versions of any
task file. Backup copies of the database files are not maintained. If
more than two versions of any file need to be maintained, the file
should be copied under another name using the COPY command
from the Windows File Manager.