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How to use Evaluate with NewSubProperty

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Hello,

 

I am trying to use Evaluate with NewSubProperty, but I am getting an error message

 

 

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1- A step - in runtime - will create a container in 'StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global'. The name of container is defined in runtime.

 

#NoValidation(RunState.Main.StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global.NewSubProperty(Locals.TM_Name,PropValType_Container,False,"",PropOption_DoNothingIfExists)) 

 

 

2- The next step will create a new field in the above created container.

 

#NoValidation(Evaluate("RunState.Main.StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global." + Parameters.TMname + ".NewSubProperty(" + Locals.ExtractedTM_ParameterValues[Locals.LoopIndex].ParameterName + ",PropValType_Number,False," + Locals.EmptyString + ",PropOption_DoNothingIfExists)")) 

 

 

and I am getting the following error message:

 

Severity	Rule	Category	Text	File	Location	Justification to Ignore
Error	Expressions must evaluate to a value of the expected type	General	Error in argument 1, 'Evaluate("RunState.Main.StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global." + Parameters.TMname + ".NewSubProperty(" + Locals.ExtractedTM_ParameterValues[Locals.LoopIndex].ParameterName + "\,PropValType_Number\,False\," + Locals.EmptyString + "\,PropOption_DoNothing, in call to the expression function '#NoValidation'.
Error in call to expression function 'Evaluate'.
Unexpected token: \	TM_GetGlobalParam_Rev2.0.0.0.seq	Seq["CreateUniqueParameters"].Main["Create_TM_container"].TS.PostExpr	<None>

 

 

3- by the way, the following code works without problem (by hard coding the container name in 'StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global')

 

#NoValidation(Evaluate("RunState.Main.StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global.TM_FPU_HF_Prepare_OpenLoop.NewSubProperty(" +  Locals.ExtractedTM_ParameterValues[Locals.LoopIndex].ParameterName + ",PropValType_Number,False, \"\",PropOption_DoNothingIfExists)"))

 

 

any advice how can I fix the code mentioned in step 2?

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HI,

 

I would set a breakpoint and cut the code into pieces, and test the parts in runtime in the watch expression pane.

Like test the following:

 

Evaluate("RunState.Main.StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global." + Parameters.TMname + ".NewSubProperty(" + Locals.ExtractedTM_ParameterValues[Locals.LoopIndex].ParameterName + ",PropValType_Number,False," + Locals.EmptyString + ",PropOption_DoNothingIfExists)")

If this is also causing error, then smaller parts.

I'm sure you will find the error. 

bigyo

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The expressions in 'expression watch' seems to be fine. but still an exception is generated

 

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I attached the sequence file for reference.

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The question is what would you like to achieve?

I don't really get why you want to use Evaluate function

bigyo

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1- I want to create a container dynamically in run time (container name comes -in run time- from database)

2- I want to create fields in the above created container dynamically in run time (field name also comes -in run time- from database)

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When I'm creating variables in runtime I create in Locals, not StationGlobals.

I don't use Evaluate, only create with NewSubProperty, like the following:

 

PropertyExists("Locals.NewVar") ? "" : RunState.ThisContext.Locals.NewSubProperty("NewVar",PropValType_Number,True,"",0)

 

In case of creating subproperty to a property, you have to specify the property object right, so you can create new property in that one.

 

 

bigyo

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Accepted by topic author hbs_80

Thanks to NI support, here is the solution (just in case someone else faced the same issue):

 

The method NewSubProperty expect the 'lookupString' as string: Reference link

 

PropertyObject.NewSubProperty ( lookupString, ValueType, asArray, typeNameParam, options) 

 

therefore, it is needed to add additional \" around the 'lookupString' as shown below:

 

RunState.Main.AsPropertyObject.Evaluate("StationGlobals.TM_Parameters_In_Global." + Parameters.TMname + ".NewSubProperty(\"" + Locals.ExtractedTM_ParameterValues[Locals.LoopIndex].ParameterName + "\", PropValType_Number, False, \"\", PropOption_DoNothingIfExists)")

 

 

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Thank you, was very helpful for me. Because your example is very complex, here a more simple one:

 

It deletes the half of the Variable array "NoLoadCurrentIO".

Locals.ActualReportArrayName="NoLoadCurrentI0" //This variable is used very often, not only here

Locals.TempString = "Locals.Report."+Locals.ActualReportArrayName,
Locals.TempNum = GetNumElements(Evaluate(Locals.TempString)),
Locals.TempString = "Locals.Report."+Locals.ActualReportArrayName,
RunState.Main.AsPropertyObject.Evaluate(Locals.TempString+ ".DeleteElements(Locals.TempNum/2,Locals.TempNum/2)")
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