ASCII-File
Information on configuring ASCII files as databases. The file is generated automatically by the TwinCAT Database Server. A Create Database procedure is not required. The created file can be imported and processed in other spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel.
Declaration in the TwinCAT Database Server Configurator
ASCII file as database | |
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Database Type | Select "ASCII" from the drop-down menu. |
ASCII File | Enter the path for the ASCII file. The file is generated automatically by the TwinCAT Database Server. |
Value separator | Here you can specify the separator for the values, i.e. for the columns. Default: ";" |
Old ASCII DB format | For compatibility reasons you can optionally switch to the old ASCII format used by the TwinCAT Database Server 3.0.x versions. Use the default table structure. |
DBValue Type | Only active if Old ASCII DB format is enabled. You can select BYTES or DOUBLE. With DOUBLE the values are in plain text, with BYTES they form a byte stream. |
 | Functions that are not supported Automatic ID generation is not supported by this database. If the standard table structure is used in Configure mode, the value of the ID is not set. |
| Data type support WSTRING is not supported by this database. (See WString support) |
| Windows CE support This database is also supported by the Windows CE version of the TwinCAT Database Server. The connection can be established locally. |
Notice | |
Data security In flash memory devices the number of write access operations is limited. The flash memory devices can fail, with a risk of data loss.
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