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Save and Restore variable data to a file.
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How to add the Variable State Saver robot skill
- Load the most recent release of ARC (Get ARC).
- Press the Project tab from the top menu bar in ARC.
- Press Add Robot Skill from the button ribbon bar in ARC.
- Choose the Scripting category tab.
- Press the Variable State Saver icon to add the robot skill to your project.
Don't have a robot yet?
Follow the Getting Started Guide to build a robot and use the Variable State Saver robot skill.
How to use the Variable State Saver robot skill
If you have some variables that you wish to store and reuse for the next ARC robot session, this plugin is for you. The plugin can be controlled by manually pressing the buttons or programmatically using the provided ControlCommand() parameters. Check the Cheat Sheet to see what commands this plugin accepts.Main Window
You may manually load and save the state/values of the specified variables from this window. By pressing the Save or Load button with the mouse, you can perform those functions. Pressing Set To Defaults will set all variables to their default values.
Configuration
The first tab of the configuration for this robot skill contains the list of variables and their default values that you wish to save. Only the variables that are specified here will be saved. These are global variables, so they begin with a $ (dollar sign). In JavaSript or Python, the SetVar() command will set the values to the global variable.
The second tab has options for automatically saving the variable states. This can be done when the project is closed when an EZB is disconnected, or both.
Control Commands
There are a few controlcommands for this robot skill. The control commands can be viewed by right-clicking in the editor and selecting the variable state server or viewing the list in the Cheat Sheet tab when editing scripts.
Initialization
When connecting to a robot, you may wish the variables to be pre-defined. This can be done with the LOAD ControlCommand() for this robot skill. Place that ControlCommand() in your init script. You can execute scripts when a connection is established to the robot using the Connection Control. Read the connection control manual by clicking here.
Save Location
The variable states are not saved with the project. The variable state files are saved per project in the [My Documents]\ARC\Variable States folder. Each project will be saved with the filename for the respective states. A project without a filename will be named "unknown".
