Use of wildcards

RAPID Programming
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I’m new to logic programming of all types. I am adopting a developed system. I am working with a system mod that calls the correct part mod using the “load \dynamic” instruction. I would like to be able to call a mod with a revision string at the end of the file name, which would be changing over time. Are wildcards (*,?) allowed in rapid programming?

2

Hi,

As far as wildcards.. not that I know of.. But, if you want to call a routine on-the-run you can do it with this syntax: %%

The name of the routine should be a variable of data type string.

Sample:

…
PROC executeRoutine(string routineName)
%routineName%;
ENDPROC

3

You could read through the directory, use the character/string functions to match the main part of the file name, then load the highest revision (presumably being a number).

See ReadDir function in the RAPID instructions, Functions, and Data Types manual.

Also RAPID overview manual → String Functions.