PA_DB Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hi, Just wondering if anyone out there has devised a method for displaying the project name/version number within a field on the HMI? I know you can view through the info screen but it would be neater to display within a field on a project screen. I am looking for an instant way to see which revision of a project the controller is running which references the .vlp filename. I always tag on the end of mine _VX.X Thanks in advance Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2021 Flex727 Posted May 26, 2018 MVP 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 I agree this would be nice. I always place a bit of text in a particular location for all my projects, but I have to remember to update it every time I update the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwires Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 +1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2021 Joe Tauser Posted May 28, 2018 MVP 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 This came up recently with a customer. I have formerly asked the Creators for it through Support. We'll see how it goes. Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2021 Flex727 Posted May 28, 2018 MVP 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Formerly or formally? Or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2021 Joe Tauser Posted May 28, 2018 MVP 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Gah. I so rarely use the word "formally" that I don't think my fingers know how to type it. Both. Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_lorentz Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Is there any update on this? We are the customer mentioned above. The fact that you can see the file name via the info mode, means that the PLC has the ability to read the name and it stores that information somewhere. I was told by support that I should create a field and manually type in a version which defeats the purpose of this request. If a customer's internal memory battery dies (which happens too often on the V130s and that has been brought up as well) this input is lost and the file name would be the best method of keeping track of which version of code a user has. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2021 Flex727 Posted March 13, 2019 MVP 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, dan_lorentz said: If a customer's internal memory battery dies (which happens too often on the V130s and that has been brought up as well) this input is lost It would be lost either way. Reading the filename from the field in INFO Mode onto the HMI screen does not solve the problem you present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Fantastic idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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