AMX TPI-PRO-4, Operation/Reference Manual

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NetLinx Programming
96 TPI-PRO/DVI (Total Presentation Interface)
Page Commands (Cont.)
@PPM
Set the modality
of a specific
pop-up page to
Modal or
NonModal.
A Modal pop-up page, when active, only allows you to use the buttons and features on
that pop-up page. All other buttons on the panel page are inactivated.
Syntax:
"'@PPM-<popup page name>;<mode>'"
Variables:
• popup page name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. Name of the pop-up page.
• mode =
NONMODAL converts a previously Modal pop-up page to a NonModal.
MODAL converts a previously NonModal pop-up page to Modal.
modal = 1 and non-modal = 0
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPM-Popup1;Modal'"
Sets the pop-up page ’Popup1’ to Modal.
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPM-Popup1;1'"
Sets the pop-up page ’Popup1’ to Modal.
@PPN
Activate a specific
pop-up page to
launch on either a
specified page or
the current page.
If the pop-up page is already on, do not re-draw it. This command works in the same way
as the ’Show Popup’ command in TPDesign4.
Note: If the page name is empty, the current page is used (see example 2).
Syntax:
"'@PPN-<popup page name>;<page name>'"
Variables:
• popup page name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. Name of the pop-up page.
• page name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. Name of the page on which the pop-up is
displayed.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPN-Popup1;Main'"
Activates ’Popup1’ on the ’Main’ page.
Example 2:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPN-Popup1'"
Activates the pop-up page ’Popup1’ on the current page.
@PPT
Set a specific
pop-up page to
timeout within a
specified time.
If timeout is empty, pop-up page will clear the timeout.
Syntax:
"'@PPT-<popup page name>;<timeout>'"
Variables:
• popup page name = 1 - 50 ASCII characters. Name of the pop-up page.
• timeout = Timeout duration in 1/10ths of a second.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPT-Popup1;30'"
Sets the pop-up page ’Popup1’ to timeout within 3 seconds.
@PPX
Close all pop-ups
on all pages.
Same as a 'Clear All' command in TPDesign 4.
Syntax:
"'@PPX'"
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'@PPX'"
Close all pop-ups on all pages.