Requirement: A programming object (POU or GVL) of a project is open.
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Select the command “Edit Auto Declare”.
The dialog box “Auto Declare” opens.
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Select the desired scope for the variable from the selection list “Scope”.
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Enter a variable name in the input field “Name”.
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Select the desired data type from the selection list “Type”.
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If the initialization value deviates from the standard initialization value, enter an initialization value for the variable.
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Complete your entries with a click on “OK”.
CODESYS lists the newly declared variable in the declaration part of your programming object.
With the help of pragmas in the declaration part you can affect the processing of the declaration by the compiler.