Assign a string variable with contents from GlobalTextList

Question

Is there a way to assign a string variable with the contents of a string from the GlobalTextList?

Also of import, when it assigns the variable from the GlobalTextList it uses the correct language from the GlobalTextList.

Answer 1

Do you want to get from static dynamic text list a string in ST?

This function will do it:

FUNCTION F_GetText : STRING
VAR_INPUT
    sTextList : STRING;
    sId : STRING;
END_VAR

---

sTextList := CONCAT('Port_851.',sTextList);
F_GetText := VisuElems.CmpDynamicText.DynamicTextGetText(
    pstTextList:= ADR(sTextList), 
    pstTextIndex:= ADR(sId)
    )^;

• If its a static text, give as argument the number as STRING

• If you are using TwinCAT this approach needs the license of HMI. Other option is though ADS and an external program to do the job.

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Codesys 3. How to get the translations from static or dinamic text file in ST?

Answer 2

I was able to do solve this by using the TextListUtils library.