Adept DeskTop 4.3 - Manual (Page 39)

Adept DeskTop 4.3 - Online Help 39
Creating a New Program
To create a new program:
1. From the Adept DeskTop menu, select File > New Program.
2. Alternatively, from the Program Manager toolbar select Create New Program.
3. In the New Program form, enter the name for the new program and enter or select a module
name.
4. The program is added to the Program Manager list, in the designated module and the new
program is opened in the Program Editor. See Program Editor for information on writing and
editing programs.
Figure 18 New Program Form
Program Name
Enter the name of the new program of the program that will be created.
• If you want to create a program with arguments, you can specify the argument(s) in the
program name, in parentheses. Figure 18 illustrates an example where the program
'prgrm_test' will be created containing the argument 'er'.
• Empty spaces are not allowed in program names. A name cannot exceed 15 characters.
Module name
Enter the name of the module to which the new program will be assigned or select a module name from
the drop-down list.
• Empty spaces are not allowed in module names. A name cannot exceed 15 characters.
• Modules only apply to V+. There are no modules in a MicroV+ system.
Create
Creates the new program, adds it to the program Manager list, and opens the program in the Program
Editor.
Cancel
Cancels any changes and closes the form.
Help
Opens the Adept DeskTop online help to the related help topic.
Type module name
or select it from list
(V+ systems)
'Create New Program' icon
opens New Program form