Siemens V 4.0 manual Foreign

Creating a configuration file using WinConfig

The following table describes the dialog window entries; the “Statement” column specifies the corresponding statement that is generated by WinConfig when saving to a configura- tion file.

Parameter name	Value	Default	Statement
Userfriendly-	User-friendly name of the foreign	none	FOREIGN_
name	application		APPLICATION
OsId	Operating system ID of the foreign	is gener-	FOREIGN_
	application	ated by	APPLICATION
		WinConfig
LayerId	Layer ID of the foreign application	is gener-	FOREIGN_
		ated by	APPLICATION
		WinConfig
Foreign_App_no	Foreign application number	0	FOREIGN_
	If 0 is entered, WinConfig does		APPLICATION
	not create any corresponding
	parameter in the FOREIGN-APPLI-
	CATION statement.
Hostname	Name of the host on which the for-	none	HOST
	eign application is running

The simplest way of entering the host name is to perform a drag-and-drop operation on the host label:

◊Click on the label of a host icon with the middle mouse button and drag the label into the Hostname input field by holding down the mouse key.

The buttons in the dialog window execute the following actions:

OK The entered parameter values are confirmed.

Delete The corresponding foreign application is deleted, i.e. the icon in the appli- cation edit window disappears.

Cancel The entered parameter values are discarded again.

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