Function List for Simatic

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

First of all, thanks a lot for your help and time MAPJe71
I found this document for the syntax. https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109248664/sinumerik-840d-sl-job-planning?dti=0&pnid=14599&lc=en-WW
To wrap it up, I wrote down the current state of the function list. It still doesnt work. :(

            <association id="NC_function" userDefinedLangName="NC 840dsl" />
						<association id="NC_function" ext=".arc" />
                <parser id="NC_function" displayName="NC 840dsl" commentExpr="(?m-s:;.*?$)">
    <function mainExpr="^%_N_\K[A-Za-z_]\w*" />
			<functionName>
            <nameExpr expr="\w+"/>
        </functionName>
    </function>
</parser>

[MAPJe71]

You didn’t correctly copy-paste the parser-node I posted.
Remove the …

            <functionName>
            <nameExpr expr="\w+"/>
        </functionName>
    </function>

part or re-copy/paste so it looks like this …

    <parser id="NC_function" displayName="NC 840dsl" commentExpr="(?m-s:;.*?$)">
        <function mainExpr="^%_N_\K[A-Za-z_]\w*" />
    </parser>

Also check whether or not you edited the right functionList.xml file as there might be more than one on your system:

1. %ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\functionList.xml;
2. %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Notepad++\functionList.xml;
3. %AppData%\Notepad++\functionList.xml

Furthermore, make sure to restart Notepad++ after you edited and saved the XML-file.

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

It did work!!
Thank you!!
Apperantly I modified the false file. Namely, %APPDATA%\notepad++\functionList.xml as in https://notepad-plus-plus.org/features/function-list.html, and not as you mentioned above: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Notepad++\functionList.xml.
Thanks MAPJe71, you really helped me a lot.
My best regards!

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

Hi!
I recently discovered a bug in the function list feature. (or something I overlooked)
The function list works great. But when I open certain files, functions are not being listed. However, when I copy the content of my code to a new window, functions are listed just as normal.
This does not happen with every file. With file names such as: SPF_DIR.arc and MPF_DIR.arc, it happens all the time. Are those file names not permitted in Notepad++?
Thanks!

[MAPJe71]

AFAIK there’s no restriction on file names other than the standard Windows restrictions.
Could you post the files and the Notepad++ Debug Info (you can find it in the ? menu) so I can try to reproduce the problem?

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/53wxnnxioxmcj8p/AADzd9wMDWoCVTgVrZJdqqL-a?dl=0
In the shared folder, there is a file which I am trying to display the functions of it and the respective functionlist and the user defined language.
Due to the copywrite agreements, I can not post the complete code that is why I trimmed the code to the function names. I tried to view the functions, it didnt work.
Many thanks!

[MAPJe71]

Due to the copyright agreements, I can not post the complete code …

I understand and so far the trimmed down code helps, as it does not show any functions on my system either.
I’ll have a look.

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

Thank you for correcting me. I probably typed it really quick. :)
I can confirm that the regex file you provided, really did the trick and the function view normally works. It fails to show the functions whenever I try to open a new file
Once again thank you so much for your help!

[MAPJe71]

You’re welcome!

1. Incomplete parser;
2. Known bug with comment following function header.

ad.1. Adapt parser to:

<parser id="NC_function" displayName="NC 840dsl" commentExpr="(?m-s:;.*?$)">
	<function mainExpr="(?m)^%_N_\K[A-Za-z_]\w*" />
</parser>

ad.2. There have to be at least two characters between the function header and the comment.
e.g. a line-break and a space

%_N_CH1_BASIC_POS_SPF
 ;$PATH=/_N_SPF_DIR
;(c)2013 by Linsinger Maschinenbau Ges.m.b.H.

or two line-breaks

%_N_CH1_BASIC_POS_SPF

;$PATH=/_N_SPF_DIR
;(c)2013 by Linsinger Maschinenbau Ges.m.b.H.

or two spaces

%_N_CH1_BASIC_POS_SPF  ;$PATH=/_N_SPF_DIR
;(c)2013 by Linsinger Maschinenbau Ges.m.b.H.

or a colon and a line-break

%_N_CH1_BASIC_POS_SPF:
;$PATH=/_N_SPF_DIR
;(c)2013 by Linsinger Maschinenbau Ges.m.b.H.

etc.

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

It is weird. Because it doesnt happen with other files even though the comment line is right below the function tag.
Thanks for your time and help!

[MAPJe71]

Had another look …
ad.2. or make sure your line-breaks consist of a carriage-return and a line-feed (i.e. two characters).

Your SPF_DIR - Kopie.arc uses line-feeds for line-breaks i.e. only one character between tag and comment.

[Burak Tavukcuoglu]

Is it possible to add an exception into comments section?
For example: everything is a comment except when $PATH comes right after ‘;’.

[MAPJe71]

Yes that can work, in your case!
Change commentExpr to "(?m-s:;(?!\$PATH).*?$)".