Displaying the System backup time stamp in the main routine.

[Steven]

Does anyone have any ideas on how to display the current system backup that is loaded in the main routine?    The way that I have it set up now, I have to go into the main routine and change the date everytime that I make a backup.  The reason for this is to make it easier for the operator.

[luetin]

I'm not quite sure what you are trying to do. Are you talking about loading of modules from the main routine or are you really restoring a backup? Maybe you could show us some code?

If you mean backups, there's a textfile called backinfo.txt that is created for every backup. It contains a timestamp, maybe you can use that?

[Steven]

Right now we are in the middle of changing over to our new product line. The new product requires a different welding gun and eventually the old programs will be obsolete. As of now when we change from product to product we just load the backup that contains everything that is needed for that product.  In order not to cause any confusion for the operator, I had the idea of placing a comment at the start of the main routine that stated what product backup was loaded and the date when the backup was generated. I was trying to find out a way to generate this data by a routine call maybe. I wanted to place it in the main routine because that is the first thing that the operator views after start up. When I generate a backup I want that backup name and time stamp to be visible.  Here is an example below. 

    !*******************************************************
    !Product A BACKUP 2/9/2010
    !*******************************************************
    StartUp;
    WHILE NOT Done DO
      RunProgram ProgQueue,stProgList;
      IF DOutput(doMENU)=1 THEN
        WaitUntil diMENU_REQ=0;
        WW_Menu doMENU;
      ELSEIF DOutput(doWORKING)=0 THEN
        ! idle
        WaitTime 0.2;
      ELSE
        IF bParkAct MovePark;
        Reset doWORKING;
      ENDIF
      !
    ENDWHILE
    !
  ENDPROC

[luetin]

I think that adding lines of code in existing modules would be pretty difficult. I would have a routine at the beginning of the program that displays info about the backup.

ie: PERS string strProduct:="Product A"; in backup A
and PERS string strProduct:="Product B"; in backup B
...

However, to get the timestamp of the backup I think your only chance is to read the backinfo.txt. Someone correct me if I'm wrong...