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<h1>JMRI: LogixNG Tables Table</h1>
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<p>The LogixNG tables table contains a list of the defined LogixNG tables.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="#tableContent">Table Content</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="#selectActions">Select Actions</a>
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<a href="#menuItems">Menu Items</a>
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<li>
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<a href="#addLogixNG">Add a LogixNG Table</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="tableContent">Table Content</h2>
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<p>The LogixNG table lists all of the currently defined LogixNG tables. Each row has a
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standard set of columns.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>System Name</dt>
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<dd>
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The system name for the LogixNG Table. LogixNG table system names have an
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<strong>IQT</strong> prefix normally followed by numbers. For details about the LogixNG
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Table system name, see <a href="#addLogixNG">Add a LogixNG Table</a>. The system name
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cannot be changed.
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</dd>
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<dt>User Name</dt>
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<dd>The user name for the LogixNG Table. This is a free form field that contains a
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meaningful name.</dd>
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<dt>Comment</dt>
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<dd>A free form comment field for the LogixNG</dd>
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<dt>Menu</dt>
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<dd>
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The <strong>Select</strong> combo box is used to select actions for the selected LogixNG.
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See <a href="#selectActions">Select Actions</a>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="selectActions">Select Actions</h2>
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<p>The dropdown combo box has 3 actions that can be applied to the current LogixNG tables
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row.</p>
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<div style="margin-left: 2em">
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<a href="../logixng/images/SelectActionsNoCopy.png"><img src=
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"../logixng/images/SelectActionsNoCopy.png" alt="Select Actions No Copy"></a>
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</div>
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<dl>
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<dt>Edit</dt>
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<dd>
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When <strong>Edit</strong> is selected, the LogixNG table editor will open. This window
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will contain the contents of the CSV file that has been loaded. See <a href=
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"../logixng/LogixNGTableTableEditor.shtml">LogixNG Table Editor</a> for details.
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</dd>
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<dt>Browse</dt>
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<dd>
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The <strong>Browse</strong> option opens a text window with a representation of the
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definitions within the LogixNG table. See <a href=
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"../logixng/LogixNGBrowser.shtml">LogixNG Browser</a> for details about the browser.
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</dd>
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<dt>Delete</dt>
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<dd>
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The <strong>Delete</strong> action deletes the current LogixNG table and its content. A
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confirmation dialog will be displayed.
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<div style="margin-left: 2em">
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<a href="../logixng/images/DeleteTable.png"><img src=
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"../logixng/images/DeleteTable.png" alt="Delete LogixNG Table Confirmation"></a>
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</div>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="menuItems">Menu Items</h2>
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<dl>
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<dt>Tools</dt>
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<dd>The tools menu has two items: <strong>Open clipboard</strong> and <strong>Open PickList
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Tables</strong>. See <a href="../../../../html/tools/logixng/reference/chapter2.shtml">
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LogixNG Reference - Chapter 2</a> for details on the using the clipboard. The PickList was
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designed for dragging names, such as sensor names, to a text field. Most LogixNG name fields
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use drop down combo boxes, but this could be used when building Formulas.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2 id="addLogixNG">Add a LogixNG Table</h2>
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<p>To create a new LogixNG Table, click on the <strong>Add...</strong> button. The
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<strong>LogixNG Table Table</strong> window will be displayed.</p>
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<div style="margin-left: 2em">
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<a href="../logixng/images/AddTable.png"><img src="../logixng/images/AddTable.png" alt=
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"Add LogixNG Table"></a>
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</div>
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<p>The system name is required. The system name for a LogixNG Table always begins with the
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letters <strong>IQT</strong>. If the entered name does not start with <strong>IQT</strong>,
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it will be automatically added. The typical suffix is a number. If <strong>Automatically
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generate System Name</strong> is checked, the system name format will be
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<strong>IQT:AUTO:nnnn</strong>. Any other format requires adding a <strong>$</strong>
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(dollar) character between <strong>IQT</strong> and the suffix.</p>
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<p>The user name is optional but recommended. A user name may be any useful text, provided
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the new user name was not previously assigned to another LogixNG Table. Once a LogixNG Table
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is created, its system name cannot be changed. Its user name may be changed in the LogixNG
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Tables Table. The user name is usually used to provide a more descriptive name, for example,
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"Signal 5 Table".</p>
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<p>Select the field delimiter that was used for the CSV file. The options are <strong>Tabbed</strong>
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(the default), <strong>Comma</strong> or <strong>Semicolon</strong>.</p>
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<p>Use the file selector button to find and load a CSV file. A CSV type file (comma separated) may be
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created by saving a spreadsheet using the "Save As" function. You may also create a comma
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separated file by using a standard text editor and separating each column entry with a comma.
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A Tab separated file may be created by using a spreadsheet and using the "Export" function and
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selecting "Tab" as the separater. You may create a Tab separated file with a text editor, but
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some text editors might automatically change tabs to spaces (and that will not load correctly).
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In that case, change the preferences of the editor, or use a different editor.
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The default location will be the user files location.</p>
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<p class="noted">CSV exports from Excel normally use the comma. If the locale uses the comma
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as a decimal character, the export will use the semicolon as the CSV field delimiter.</p>
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<p>The ability to create an internal table is not implemented yet.</p>
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<p>After clicking <strong>Create</strong>, the LogixNG Table will be created and the <a href=
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"../logixng/LogixNGTableTableEditor.shtml">Table Editor</a> window will appear.</p>
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