Adept DeskTop 4.3 - Manual (Page 95)

Adept DeskTop 4.3 - Online Help 95
Variable Browser
The Variable Browser allows you to find and select an existing variable and insert this variable to an
Adept DeskTop control.
The Variable Browser form opens from Adept DeskTop controls in which you have the option to insert
an existing variable.
To open the Variable Browser
Do one of the following:
• Click Browse... in the Tool Transform control.
• Click Browse... in the Digital IO control.
• Click Browse... in the Watch Variable control.
The Variable Browser displays all existing variables that meet the specified Type, Scope and Filter
criteria.
Figure 66 Variable Browser Form
List of Variables
Displays Name and current Value of variable that meet the selection criteria in this form.
Filter
Enter characters in the Filter to search for variables by their names.
Task
Use the drop-down list to select the task in which you want to search for a LOCAL or AUTO variable.
This is not required for Global variables.
Program
The program in which you want to search for a LOCAL variable.
Type
The browser shows only variables of the selected Type: Real, Location, String or Precision Point.
Variables that meet the selected
criteria.
In this example: 'Location' and
'Global'
Select variable type