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13 - Overview of Freedom EVOware Commands
Overview of Script Commands
Tab. 13-3 Script programming commands
Start Timer - The Start Timer command re-starts one of the 100 internal timers in
Freedom EVOware. See 15.34 “Start Timer Command”, 15-95.
Wait for Timer - The Wait for Timer command pauses the execution of the script until
a specified number of seconds have expired since a specified timer was started. See
15.35 “Wait for Timer Command”, 15-95.
Execute Application - The Execute Application command instructs Freedom
EVOware to run an external program from within a pipetting script. You can run DOS
and Windows applications. See 15.36 “Execute Application Command”, 15-96.
Comment - The Comment command is used to insert a comment for a script command
or for some other reason. It is used to annotate the script and is not executable.
See 15.37 “Comment Command”, 15-97. Use the User Prompt command instead if
you want to prompt the instrument operator. Comment commands are also used as
labels by the Condition command.
User Prompt - The User Prompt command is an informational command that displays
a prompt on the screen as a reminder to the operator to execute a function or to
perform a special action. See 15.38 “User Prompt Command”, 15-98.
Begin Loop - The Begin Loop command instructs Freedom EVOware to repeat a
command or a set of commands (i.e. a loop) a specified number of times until the
matching End Loop command is encountered in the script. See 15.39 “Begin Loop
Command”, 15-100.
End Loop - The End Loop command terminates the loop which is initiated by the
matching Begin Loop command. The End Loop command is inserted in the script
automatically when you add the Begin Loop command. Freedom EVOware uses the
same loop name for the Begin Loop command and the End Loop command. See
15.40 “End Loop Command”, 15-100.
Set Variable - The Set Variable command is used to declare a numeric or string variable
in a pipetting script and to assign an initial value. You can also prompt the operator
for the value. See 15.41 “Set Variable Command”, 15-101.
Import Variable - The Import Variable command is used to import values for script
variables from a file during script runtime. You can import values for variables which
are already declared (defined) in the script. You can also use this command to declare
new variables for use in the script and assign an initial value which is read from the
import file. See 15.42 “Import Variable Command”, 15-103.
Export Variable - The Export Variable command is used to export the values of script
variables to a file during script runtime. See 15.43 “Export Variable Command”, 15-
107.
Condition - The Condition command is used to jump to a specified line in the script if
a specified condition is met. See 15.44 “Condition Command”, 15-109.
If - Then - The If -Then command is used to execute a set of script commands if a
specified condition is met and execute a different set of commands if the condition is
not met (Else condition. See 15.45 “If - Then Command”, 15-111.
Group - The Group command is used to group together script commands to make
long scripts easier to understand. When you insert a Group command, a Group End
command is also inserted. Click the “-” button in the Group command icon in the
Script Editor if you want to collapse and hide all of the script lines in the group. See
15.48 “Group Command”, 15-112.
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