Siemens SIMATIC FM 458-1 DP User Manual page 134

Configuring
Incorporating the
table as source file
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Fig. 4-41 An example of a table in MS Excel saved as text file (*.prn)
After the file has been saved, the file type should be changed from *.prn
to *.awl. This file can then be opened with any text editor.
The following diagram shows the table example as STL [AWL] file,
opened in the standard Windows text editor:
Fig. 4-42 Table example, saved as *.awl file, opened in the text editor
This file can only be used as external source file in STEP7 for a DB.
Using the file example "BEISPIELTABELLE.AWL", generated above, the
individual steps to incorporate an externally generated table in a DB will
now be explained.
Application Module FM 458-1 DP - User Manual
A5E01078222-02 Edition 03.2009