Entering the Variables Directly In the Variable Table You can directly edit the [Device Variables] field. Beware, however, that in cases where “CIP Ethernet” is selected as [Communication Driver], if there is discrepancy in the contents of registration between NA and CJ, a tag comparison error occurs upon data transfer as a result of verification of variable names and data types with the CJ unit. Copying and Pasting the Variables from a File such as Excel The [Device Variables] field allows direct editing as well as copy and paste from an Excel file or other text files. When you paste the data, they must have been written beforehand in a specified format. 39 1.
Open the variable table of CX-Programmer. Select the area to copy and then either select “Copy” from the context menu or press the C key while holding down the Ctrl key to copy the variables. 2. Paste the copied data to an Excel file. Excel file. 3. Change the order of the pasted data as described below: Variable name -> Data type -> Comments -> AT (address) 4. Paste the rearranged data to the [Device Variables] field. Make sure that you must copy and paste simultaneously the four columns from Variable Name through AT even if the comment fields are blank.