Script Literal

A script literal consists of a freely selectable string that is put in single (') or double (") quotation marks.

For example:

"Automation Engine"

A script literal can also contain script variables which are replaced by their values when the script line containing the script literal is processed.

For example:

:SET &TIME# = SYS_TIME("HH:MM:SS")
:PRINT "Time &TIME#"

Output:

Time 10:30:05

Automation Engine Name

The AE name is a particularity of the script literal. It does not have to be enclosed in single or double quotation marks. AE names are:

• Object names,
• Attribute of objects or
• short forms of object types

For example:

:SET &STATUS# = SYS_HOST_ALIVE(WIN01)

Quotation marks are always required when the AE name starts with a number.

Note that using the string <![[ ]]> in script literals results in a syntax error and the object cannot be stored. There are several solution strategies to avoid this error:

1. Insert a comment which includes these characters.
   Example:
   !<![[ ]]>
   :PRINT '<![[ ]]>'
2. This error only occurs if the described characters are used one after the other. Hence, you can also compose a string of 2 different script literals.
   Example: Use script variables
   :SET&VAR# = "]]"
   :PRINT'<![[ &VAR#>'
   
   
   
   
   Example: Use the script element STR_CAT
   :SET&VAR# = STR_CAT("<![[ ]]",">")
   :PRINT&VAR#

Another peculiarity is the reserved combination ##<number>. If you use this string in a script literal, the text is included in the message whose number is specified in <number>. Keep this in mind when you use script literals.

For example:

:PRINT "##1800"

or

:PRINT ##1800

shows the following result in the result:

2011-06-15 13:01:51 - U0020408 ENDED_NOT_OK  - aborted.|