Using Variable Manager

Variable Manager is a tool for managing user variables, programs, user functions, and other types of data. Though this section uses only the term “variables”, the explanations provided here also refer to the other types of data that can be managed by Variable Manager.

With Variable Manager you can:

•Create, delete, rename, lock, and unlock folders, and configure current folder settings.

•Delete, copy, rename, move, lock, unlock, search for variables, and view the contents of variables.

About Variable Types

A variable with a letter name like x and y can be a user-created user variable, a system variable, or a local variable.

•System variables are pre-defined reserved variables, and cannot be renamed. For the names of and detailed information about system variables, see the “System Variable Table” on page 263.

•A local variable is a variable that is temporarily created by a defining function, program, or other operation for a particular purpose. For more information about local variables, see the “Local” command under the “12-4 Program Command Reference”.

uTo start up Variable Manager

1.While any application (except for the System application) is running, tap Oand then tap [Variable Manager].

•This displays the folder list. The folder list always appears first whenever you start up Variable Manager.

Folder name

Number of variables contained in the folder

Folder list

2.Tap a folder name twice to open the folder contents; a variable list.

Folder name

Variable name

•To close the variable list and return to the folder list, tap [Close].

Variable list

3. To exit Variable Manager, tap [Close] on the folder list.

Number of variables contained in the folder

Data types (page 26) and sizes (bytes)

uVariable Manager operations

The operations described in the table below can be performed while Variable Manager is displayed.

To do this:

Do this:

Specify the current folder

On the folder list, tap the [Current] down arrow button. On the list that appears,

 

select the folder that you want to specify as the current folder.

 

 

Create a folder

On the folder list, tap [Edit] - [Create Folder]. On the dialog box that appears,

 

enter the name you want to assign to the folder and then tap [OK].

 

 

Open a folder

On the folder list, tap the name of the folder you want to open so it is

 

highlighted, and then tap it again.

 

 

Open the “library” folder

Tap [View] and then [“library” Folder]. This opens the “library” folder and

 

displays a variable list showing its contents.

 

 

Select a folder or variable

Select the check box next to the folder or variable name. To select all the

 

folders or variables in the list, tap [All] and then [Select All].

 

 

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