Friday, July 23, 2010

Windows 7, don't make the unhappy face!

Well, the word is out that Windows applications designed for older versions of Windows do not run on Windows 7. Well, they can run on Windows 7, with some help. Windows 7 can run older software in a virtual XP window. Provided the Windows 7 version supports virtualization.
For more information on installing and using Windows XP Mode visit the following link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
You can go directly to the Windows XP Mode download page using the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

OK, you are working on an EB8000 project. You are using some internal LW words for doing various things. Suddenly your project is doing something strange!? It could be that you have used one of the LW words for two different operations and now there is a conflict! Yikes! How can you find where that word is used?
The answer is the Find/Replace Addr... tool in the Edit menu. This handy tool allows you to search a project for a bit, word or a range of them. Simply enter the word you are looking for, click Find and a list appears in the text box. This tool works great for PLC bits and words as well. It sure beats scanning though every window to find the annoying conflict. Here's picture of an overused LW word.

Ah, you might have noticed there is a replace feature right there with it. Now you can fix that pesky conflict.

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