How to read method instructions


Description of instruction markings

Method instructions are displayed in the Text pane of the Text Instructions Editor. The table below explains the meaning of the markings:

Marking

Explanation

Blue square beside text

Valid call instructions, that is, Block and Watch instructions to other blocks in the method.

Blue square with a red cross

Call instruction that contains one or more invalid instructions.

Bold text

Valid instructions.

Red dot

Instructions with invalid syntax. All such instructions must be deleted or changed before a method can be run. See How to change or move method instructions.

The instructions may be of the following types:

  • Calls to blocks which are not defined in the method

  • Instructions that apply to a different system strategy (can occur if a method is written for one system and saved for another)

  • Instructions for components that have not been selected in the System Setup.

Normal text

Instructions that will not be executed because

  • they are positioned after the end of a block or method

    or

  • they constitute a block to which there is no call.

Text with a loop symbol

When a block is called from within itself this will generate a potentially infinite loop, which might exceed the maximum number of calls allowed in a method.


2005-06-15