Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9, Operation Manual

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PART 2: CX-Server PLC Tools
OMRON CHAPTER 10 – Data Links
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Saving Data Link Tables
Follow the procedure below to save data link tables that have been generated. Data link tables are saved with a .cl3
file name extension as the default. It is also possible to save them in .csv format.
1 Select File | Save As in the Data Link Editor (Controller Link or SYSMAC LINK). The Save As dialog box
will be displayed.
2 Input the file name (“Sample” in this example), and specify the location where the file is to be saved. Then
click the Save button. The data will be saved to a file with a .cl3 extension added to the file name (i.e.,
“Sample.cl3” in this case).
Creating, Reading, and Writing CSV Files (Saving)
Creating CSV Files
Based on the CSV-format template file (Sample1.csv) provided with this software, it is possible to create files in
CSV format for data link tables created manually using spreadsheet software (such as MS Excel).
Including the Sample1.csv file, there are three types of files provided as reference material. The other two, in
addition to Sample1.csv, are Sample1.xls (which describes tags and data), and Sample1.cl2 (data link table file
format).
(Sample1.xls window)
Reading CSV Files
Files in CSV format can be read to data link tables.
1 Select Controller Link or SYSMAC LINK in the main CX-Net window ( Data Link | Setup in the CX-Net
PLC Network Configuration Tool dialog box). The Datalink Component dialog box will be displayed.
2 Select Open from the File menu, and then select *.csv from the File of Type field.