Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL User Manual

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Working with Tags

Publication 2706-817

Entering Header Information

Do this to enter Header text:

For example:

Most text prints as typed.

To print this:

type

This is the header.

This is the header.

Type one of the following character
sequences to save time:

1 2

&D

= current date

3

&N

= page number

3

&T

= current time

&V

= view name

&P

= project name

&B

= space (use this to print a blank line)

&A

= product name:

Allen-Bradley Tag Editor

To print this:

type

&D &P

To print a blank line, type

&B

.

To print an &, type

&&

.

A character sequence that is not defined
is printed as is. For example, if you enter

&Z

, then &Z is printed.

2/2/95 Project 1

1

Character sequences are not case sensitive.

2

If the expanded text is larger than 255 characters, the printed output may be distorted or cut off.

3

These values are based on the computer’s Control Panel settings. See the Microsoft Windows user

manual for information about the Control Panel.

Aligning the Headers

Left justified text is the default alignment.

For centered text: type &| before the text or character sequence.

For right justified text: type &|&| before the text or character
sequence.

For example, if you want to print this:

type

&P&|&N&|&D

Project 1

2

2/3/95

text after this

character sequence

is centered

text after this second
character sequence is
right justified

Important: If alignment is specified in part of a header line, make

sure the text does not overlap. For instance, if left
justified text runs to the center of the page, it will
overlap centered text.

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