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Important guidelines, Important guidelines -12 – Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide User Manual

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You can define symbols in a macro or on the command line. However,
symbols are mainly an operational convenience when using the system
from the command line.

To define a symbol:

On the command line or in a macro, type:

Define <symbol> <string>

<symbol>

the abbreviated command, without spaces

<string>

an existing command with or without parameters. It
can contain spaces and other symbols.

Example: The Define command

Define Show Display Overview

In this example, the command Display Overview is replaced with the
word Show.

Important guidelines

When creating symbols, keep the following in mind:

RSView32 does not check for security access on symbol names.

Therefore, be sure to put security on the underlying RSView32
command. For more information, see Chapter 10, Adding security.

A symbol and a macro should not have the same name. If they do,

the symbol runs instead of the macro.

The order of precedence is: symbol, command, macro.