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• Select the Show Obsolete Types check box to list those network variable types that are marked
obsolete in the current standard resource file set.
• The Length box displays the size (in bytes) of the currently selected type.
Tip: Many standard network variable types include formats with “#US” and “#SI” format specifiers.
You can use these specifiers to identify default formats when the appropriate default is determined by
the regional settings on the computer running OpenLNS CT. OpenLNS CT uses the #US formats
when your Windows regional settings specify a US measurement system, otherwise OpenLNS CT uses
the #SI formats. To view the measurement system used on your computer, follow these steps:
1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
2. Double-click Regional and Language Settings. The Regional and Language Settings dialog
opens. Click Customize. The Customize Regional Settings dialog opens.
3. The Measurement System box displays the units that will be used (US or Metric).
Displaying Error Messages
You can display error messages when monitoring and updating network variable and configuration
property values in the OpenLNS CT Browser. By default, the OpenLNS CT Browser Messages
dialog automatically opens when an error occurs.
This dialog displays all browser errors. Select the Stop Automatic Display check box and click Close
to stop automatically displaying this dialog. If you have disabled automatic display and an error
occurs, the Display Messages button at the bottom left corner of the Browser window turns red and a
description of the error opens to the right of the button.
To delete all the current messages listed in the dialog, click Clear. All error messages are cleared from
the window and the Display Message button is unavailable if you close the cleared dialog.
You can disable or enable automatic display of the OpenLNS CT Browser Messages dialog by opening
the Browse menu, clicking Options, and under the General tab, clearing or selecting the Error
Messages: Show Always check box.
If there are no error or warning messages, the Displays Messages command in the Browse menu and
the Display Messages button are unavailable.
Managing Functional Blocks
You can disable, override, and test a functional block from the OpenLNS CT Browser. To do this,
open the Browse menu and then click Manage. See Managing Functional Blocks in Chapter 8,
Managing Networks, for more information.