Re: How do I pass a macro to a CSS Phoebus screen at startup from the command line

[D Willimoto via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi there,

I’m working on a similar issue.

Is there a general guide/manual for Phoebus that I’m just not seeing?

Appreciate it if someone can point me in the right direction.

Best,

Dave

On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 3:44 AM Pietryla, Tony via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov> wrote:

Kay,

 

I found the issue.

 

Not all the macros were being passed to the main display from the command line. I had to quote the entire string of macros on the command line.

 

Tony

 

On 12/7/20, 11:35 AM, "Kasemir, Kay" <kasemirk at ornl.gov> wrote:

 

Hi:

 

>I succeeded in passing macros on the command line, now I want to open a generic display from this top level display and selectively assign one of the macros. I am using an action button to open the related display. I have tried assigning the generic macro to one of macros passed from the command line (GENERIC_MACRO = $(MACRO1)), in the related display dialog box, but the macro doesn’t expand. The new screen shows the value of GENERIC_MACRO as $(MACRO1) rather than the value of $(MACRO1).

>How can accomplish this?

This works for me:

 

In a display, define MACRO1=Value 1, MACRO2 = Value 2.

Then add for example a label with text "You picked $(PICK)".

 

I can now open that  display from the command line with one of

 

 -resource file:/path/to/file?PICK=Something

 -resource file:/path/to/file?PICK=$(MACRO1)

 -resource file:/path/to/file?PICK=$(MACRO2)

and as a result the screen opens with "You picked Something", "You picked Value 1" respectively "You picked Value 2".

 

In the last case, when I open the context menu on the display to open the display information dialog, then check the "Macros" tab, it contains:

MACRO1 = Value 1

MACRO2 = Value 2

PICK = $(MACRO2)

 

-Kay