# Set Program Pointer

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/set-program-pointer/2453>\
**Category:** Developer Tools\
**Created:** [January 23, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/set-program-pointer/2453 "2009-01-23T17:41:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![KSP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@KSP](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/KSP)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/set-program-pointer/2453/1 "2009-01-23T17:41:10Z")

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I have a problem with setting the Program Pointer to a given routine.  
I have 2 tasks defined in the controller (T\_ROB1 and T\_ROB2) with each task  
having it’s own program with a number of routines.  
What I want, is to start a task at a given routine. So first I set the PP to the routine using the Task.SetProgramPointer() funtion and then I start the task.  
This works fine, but when I want to start the second task in the same way I get an error when setting the PP because the other task is already running.

Is there any way to work around this problem ror is it just not possible to set the PP of one task when another task is already running?!