Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Screens and Graphics
Property
Text/Message
Value
Text (FG)
Text (BG)
Text Blink
Rec (FG)
Rec (BG)
Rec Blink
Graphic File
Transparent
En. Transparent
Description
Message (text) that will be displayed when selected during runtime. You can include tags in a message by enclosing them in curly
brackets (e.g., {tagname}).
You must associate a unique value with each message. during runtime, the object will display the message associated with the
value that matches the value of the tag configured in the Read Tag field. If there is no such message, the message configured in
the first row (State = Error) displays during runtime. When the object Type is set as Multistate Pushbutton, the value associated
with the current message is also written to the tag configured in the Write Tag field (if any).
Foreground color for the messages displayed during runtime.
Background color for the messages displayed during runtime.
If checked, the message text will blink during runtime.
Line color (Border) for the rectangle behind the message.
Background (Fill) color for the rectangle behind the message.
If checked, the rectangle behind the message will blink during runtime.
Path and name of the bitmap file (*.BMP) (if any) that will be displayed when the message associated with it is selected during
runtime. If you do not specify the path, the bitmap file must be stored in your project folder.
Select the color that will be transparent in the graphic file, if the En. Transparent checkbox is checked.
If checked, the color selected in the Transparent field will be set as transparent in the graphic file.
Note: The properties Graphic File, Transparent and En. Transparent are not available for the Message Display
type.
Tip: You can copy data from this dialog and paste it into an Excel worksheet, and vice versa.
Source File Format
This section describes the format of the text file supported by the Smart Message object when the Data Source
= Text File. The main advantage of using an external text file instead of static values is that it gives you the
flexibility to change the messages during runtime, by pointing to a different text file, or even by changing the
content of the text file dynamically.
The text file must be created in the CSV format (comma separated values), where the comma character ( , )
is used to divide the columns (data) in each line (row) of the file. Therefore, you can use any CSV editor such
as Microsoft Notepad and Microsoft Excel to create the CSV file with the messages and their properties for the
Smart Message object.
The description of each property associated with the messages is provided in the Smart Message section. The
order of the data in the CSV file is described in the following table:
Column # Property Default Value
1 Text/Message -
2 Value -
3 Text (FG) 0
4 Text (BG) 16777215
5 Text Blink 0
6 Rec (FG) 8421376
7 Rec (BG) 16777215
8 Rec Blink 0
9 Graphic File -
10 Transparent 0
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