Hide Certain Routines From List on IRC5

You would not be able to hide the routines separately but you will be able to late bind them and load/unload when required.

Have a look at the following code.

When procedure rTeach is executed, it will request input of which routine to execute next. In basic only rTeach will be shown and rRoutine will only be active if it have been loaded already and not unloaded.

MODULE NewTesting()

    PROC rTeach()
        VAR num selectedProc;
        CONST string ModDir:="HOME:/";
        TPErase;
        TPReadFK selectedProc,"SELECT PROCEDURE","ROUTINE 1","ROUTINE 2","","","";
        IF selectedProc=1 THEN
            Load ModDir\File:="rRoutine"+".mod";
            %"Routine1_Main"%;
            UnLoad ModDir\File:="rRoutine"+".mod";
            ExitCycle;
        ELSEIF selectedProc=2 THEN
            Load ModDir\File:="rRoutine"+".mod";
            %"Routine2_Main"%;
            UnLoad ModDir\File:="rRoutine"+".mod";
            ExitCycle;
        ENDIF
    ENDPROC

ENDMODULE

If you add a parameter to the routine declaration then they will not appear in the PPtoRoutine list. Then you would have to put the proccall in your rTeach routine with the correct parameter.

Lemster68 - He specifically wants to remove the routines from the available list when PPtoRoutine but when I try to add a parameter to the Routines, the Routines is still available in PPtoRoutine list but they will not do anything cause the parameter have not been set yet. This is why I have suggested the Load/Unload function because it removes the Routines completely and they are not available at all unless his rTeach Procedure has been executed.

Have I missed something that the Routines is still showing in my testing procedures?

Let me check. I did not mention that another possibility is to make the module in which they reside NOVIEW.

My memory was that they would not show, but as I think about it, it might be the optional switch parameter that excludes them from the list.

JMF I added a num parameter to a routine and right away it was unavailable in the choice list. It was required, not optional parameter. How did you try?

I have tried to argument but mine still shows it is available.

How did you get it to be hidden with your coding?

    PROC one(num nInput)
        RETURN;
    ENDPROC

Your preceding slash makes it optional. This is required.

gmumaugh - Lemster68's option is most probably the best way to go. Overall he has a lot more experience in Rapid Coding and his way is surely shorter.

Lemster68 - Thanks. I learned something else today.

Ok then, let's try another. Did you know this one? | makes the argument exclusive. For example,

PROC one(\num nON | num nOFF)
ENDPROC

Quote from Lemster68

Ok then, let's try another. Did you know this one? | makes the argument exclusive. For example,

Code

PROC one(\num nON | num nOFF)
ENDPROC

I have never tried this way before but it seems to be something that I can use.

It just shows that the overall usages of Rapid capabilities is almost never ending.

You set routines as hidden in the MMC config. This will keep them from showing up in the lists with pp to routine or ProcCall.

This is the correct way to do it.