TmList Function

Creates a list item.

Usage

list = TmList(tool_name)

Input Parameters

tool_name—A string specifying the unique name of a VDA Tool.

Returned Value

list—A string containing a unique name for the list. This value is used as input to the other list functions.

Keywords

ExtendSize—An integer specifying the number of items by which to extend the list. (Default: 10)

Discussion

This routine creates a Tm item with the name LIST_# (where # is a number assigned to ensure that the list name is unique) with attributes ITEMS and FREE.

Example

This example creates a list associated with tool_name. As items are added and the list becomes full, the list is extended by 25 items.

list_name = TmList(tool_name, ExtendSize=25)

INFO, list_name

; PV-WAVE prints: LIST_NAME       STRING    = 'LIST_0'