Executing Scripts

Overview

You can execute script files (filename.py), containing a sequence of script commands, from the EcoStruxure Machine Expert user interface.

For further information on running scripts form the EcoStruxure Machine Expert user interface, refer to the chapter Script-Related Commands.

Batch Files

Frequently used commands

Command	Description
`- REM` or `::`	The line is a comment and will be ignored.
`cd`	Changes to another directory.
`echo off`	The commands will not be displayed. In order to prevent single commands from being displayed, insert an `@` character in front of the command.
`echo`	Displays a string or a variable on the programming console.
`set`	Declares a variable and assigns a value to this variable.
`>`	Writes the output to a file. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten.
`>>`	Appends the output to a file. If the file does not already exist, it will be created.

Application example:

@echo off
REM Go to the directory where EcoStruxure Machine Expert is installed
cd "<Replace this with the path to the LogicBuilderShell.exe, for example, C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\EcoStruxure Machine Expert\V2.0>"
REM Run LogicBuilderShell.exe with no graphical user interface and the full path to the script
LogicBuilderShell.exe "<Replace this with the full file path where the script is stored, for example, D:\MyScripts\TestScript.py>"
pause