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15 - Script Commands
Execute VB Script Command
If required, you can run several VB scripts simultaneously by using the Execute
VB Script command more than once in your Freedom EVOware script.
Fig. 15-79 Execute VB Script command
The parameters of the Execute VB Script command are as follows:
Path & Name
This edit field shows the file name and location of the VB script you want to
run.
Edit: Click this button to edit the specified VB script in the Notepad editor.
Browse: Click this button to look for existing VB scripts and to choose the one
you want to use.
Freedom EVOware script waits for end of VB script
This option causes the pipetting script to wait for the VB script to finish before
continuing.
Freedom EVOware script continues
With this option, the pipetting script continues without waiting for the VB script
to finish.
Freedom EVOware script waits for a previously started VB script
This option causes the pipetting script to wait for the specified, previously
started VB script to finish before continuing.
The VB script feature in Freedom EVOware provides a new VB object "Evoware"
with the following five functions:
• GetDoubleVariable: This function accepts the name of the Freedom EVOware
variable as a string argument and returns a numerical value.
Example: Evoware.GetDoubleVariable(“volume”)
• SetDoubleVariable: This function accepts the name of the Freedom EVOware
variable as a string and its new numerical value as arguments.
Example: Evoware.SetDoubleVariable “volume”,10.5
• GetStringVariable: This function accepts the name of the Freedom EVOware
variable as a string argument and returns a string value.
Example: Evoware.GetStringVariable(“barcode”)
• SetStringVariable: This function accepts the name of the Freedom EVOware
variable as a string and its new string value as arguments.
Example: Evoware.SetStringVariable “barcode”,"012345"
• SendNamedPipeCommand: This function accepts a complete named pipe
command as a string argument.
Example: Evoware.SendNamedPipeCommand(“INIT_RSP;”)
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