Creating script calls for a toolbar button

Create the ‎Script Commands‎ folder in one of the storage locations.

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\CODESYS

Create executable Python files there.

Example:

File ‎copy.py‎

print("The script COPY.PY is executed")

File ‎delete.py‎

print("The script DELETE.PY is executed")

Create the ICO files for the scripts.

Example: ‎Copy_before.ico‎, ‎Copy_below.ico‎, ‎CopyAll.ico‎

Create a configuration file ‎config.json‎ there.

The folder ‎Users\<username>\AppData\Local\CODESYS\Script Commands‎ has the following content:

Open ‎config.json‎ and add the outlined call information.

[
 {
         "Name": "Copy Before",
         "Desc": "Copy something",
         "Icon": "Copy_before.ico",
         "Path": "copy.py
 },
 {
         "Name": "Copy Below",
         "Desc": "Copy something",
         "Icon": "Copy_below.ico",
         "Path": "copy.py"
 },
 {
         "Name": "Copy All",
         "Desc": "Copy something",
         "Icon": "CopyAll.ico",
         "Path": "copy.py"
 },
 {
         "Name": "Delete",
         "Desc": "Delete something",
         "Icon": "Delete.ico",
         "Path": "delete.py"
 }
]

Start CODESYS.

The script files, configuration file, and symbol files are read and provided in the “Tools Customize” dialog on the “Command Icons” tab, in “ScriptEngine Commands” category.

Open the dialog “Tools Customize” and click on the tab .

Select the empty toolbar there and click the “Add Toolbar” button.

A line editor opens at the empty toolbar.

Type in a name (example: ‎User defined toolbar‎).

The custom toolbar is displayed in the CODESYS window.

Add the recently imported commands and close the dialog.

Click one of the icons.

The following output is displayed in the message view.