Appendix B: Project Import Automatic Processing
B-4 EPSON RC+ 5.0 (Ver.5.4) User's Guide Rev.4
Point File Conversion
EPSON RC+ 5.0 .PTS files are generated automatically from the .PNT files and
corresponding .DEF files.
Project Type SPEL for Windows 2.* EPSON RC+ 5.0
Point File
*.PNT file (Point file)
*.DEF file (Point label)
*.PTS
I/O Label File Conversion
Converts the I/O labels automatically.
Project Type SPEL for Windows 2.* EPSON RC+ 5.0
I/O Label File
ProjectName.IOL IOLabels.dat
Global Preserve Variable Table Conversion
Backup variable definitions created in the SPEL for Windows 2.* Project Menu are
converted into Global Preserve declaration statements in the first program file.
(Example)
If the SPEL for Windows 2.* project defines an integer backup variable called
“s_iValue”, the following statement is generated in the first program of the project.
Global Preserve Integer s_iValue
Global Variable Conversion
Global variables (Entry / Extern) in SPEL for Windows 2.* projects are converted to
Global variables in EPSON RC+ 5.0.
Project Type SPEL for Windows 2.* EPSON RC+ 5.0
Global Variable (Command)
Entry / Extern command Global command
Local Variable Conversion
Local variables in SPEL for Windows 2.* functions can be used throughout the entire file
in which they are declared. These variables are converted to module variables or local
variables in EPSON RC+ 5.0, depending on their scope.
If the variable is used in only one function, it is converted to a local variable in that
function.
If the variable is used in more than one function, it is converted to a module variable.
