Run Program from Summary Page

[jgraziano]

I've noticed that running a program from the Summary page ignores the status of the enable/disable bit. Is that correct behavior?

 

Thanks.

[Mark Sanctuary]

Yes I think this is correct because it just runs the "then" part of the program without evaluating the "if". There is also in the pulldown a "run else" choice to run the "else" part of the program. These two options give you the ability to just run part of the program, mostly for testing or occasional user use.

[jgraziano]

Yes, makes much sense, thanks.

[AD8BC]

Here is what I would be interested in.

 

If I run a program, I would like to be able to call another program and run the "Then" or the "Else" based on the "If" of the secondary program... In other words, have programs that only run if called by other programs.

 

Right now, it seems that if a program calls another program, it immediately runs the "Then"

[Mark Sanctuary]

"Frist level program (runs)" --> "Second level program (evaluates IF and runs)" ...

 

So your idea is when its run manually you want it to function correctly from your point all the way to the end of execution. Seems good to me.

[Algorithm]

"Frist level program (runs)" --> "Second level program (evaluates IF and runs)" ...

 

I second that! It would be great to be able to run a program including the 'If', but not to take away the selective run either. So we could have three possible actions:

   Run Program 'ThisProgram'

   Run Program 'ThisProgram' (Then Path)

   Run Program 'ThisProgram' (Else Path)

The first would run the 'If'. This seems semantically more clear to me, in that when you 'run the program' (first line), you're running the whole program, including the condition; when you run a specific part, it is clearly labeled in the other lines.

[Mark Sanctuary]

Perfect!

That would give full test capabilities of all three parts of a program and the full follow thru to end of execution.

[d_l]

If it can be implemented, I think Joe's three action choices would make sense and be useful.

 

Right now the Run and Run Else in the drop down box confused me a little until I realized that Run really meant Run Then. So the drop down list for a Program would become Run, Run Then, Run Else, or Stop.