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Replacing dynamos

I have a situation where I need to recreate 50 some odd graphics with new standards. I have the custom dynamo sets that were used.  I need to get them all with updated dynamos.. OH well, use the update dynamo utility. Except that only works on dynamos of the same name, etc. So, I tried a find and replace on the graphic to rename the dynamos on the graphic with the name of the dynamo i want to replace it with. The problem then is that I get an error for "invalid number of parameters" because the dynamos are obviously different and were built different. It does create the dynamo on the page, but it's just a generic dynamo thrown in the center with no MODULE associated with it. The existing doesn't get updated. I've been able to replace the old dynamo on the graphic by striipping away the extra stuff until it has the same basic stuff.. then the update dynamo swaps it with the new.. but drilling down into the dynamos on the grahpic is more work than just deleting and pasting the new one and updating the MODULE tag.

Any ideas to streamline this?  I'm extremely pressed for time and building from scratch is going to be a real problem.

Thanks

TreyB

• 16 Dec 2022 11:14 PM
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• Cedric Dawnhawk

  

  • 18 Dec 2022 1:04 PM

  Are you working with iFix? What version of DeltaV? I wrote aVBA utility that did what I believe you want to do. However it would need modofication to suit your application. I don't how much you are in to VBA in DeltaV.

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• TreyB

  

  • 19 Dec 2022 6:58 PM

  In reply to Cedric Dawnhawk:

  yes, and v14

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• Cedric Dawnhawk

  

  • 19 Dec 2022 10:38 PM

  In reply to TreyB:

  If you think the procedure I wrote would be useful I can send it, but as I said you would need to know a bit about VBA in IFix to adapt it. Let me know.

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• TreyB

  

  • 22 Dec 2022 3:13 PM

  In reply to Cedric Dawnhawk:

  i'm adept with VBA. I'd be welcome to any potential solutions. My contact is in my profile. Thank you.

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