Cogent CIF Driver for Hilscher Fieldbus CIF Cards : Version 6.4
	Command Reference

`aproposPnts`

aproposPnts — gets a list of current point names.

Synopsis

       
(aproposPnts pattern options)

Parameters

pattern

A string containing a pattern to be matched against point names. Supports * and ? wildcard characters.

options

Optional set of point attribute specifiers:

w	List if the point is writeable.
r	List if the point is readable.
e	List if the point is enabled.
d	List if the point is disabled.
t `type`	List if the point is of the specified `type`, one of the following: digital, integer, group, string, or heartbeat.

Returns

The list of points meeting the criteria specified by the parameters, in the form:

(aproposPnts name₁.....name_N)

or if parameters are missing or undefined, then (error error_string).

Description

This command requests a list of the point names currently defined to the driver. Typically it is sent as a command and not used in the configuration file.

Example

The following example lists all digital points that are enabled and writeable, and with a name starting with "Light":

(aproposPnts "Light*" ewt digital)


apropos		aproposSyntax