Step 5: Compile And Save Project - AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS PLC Getting Started

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Step 5: Compile and Save Project

Syntax Check (Compile)
Next, you will need to compile the ladder logic program. Compiling the program is done with
the Syntax Check function. The ladder program is checked for problems and other conditions
that may prevent the ladder program from executing correctly. The results of the Syntax Check
are displayed in the Output Window at the bottom of the Main Window as shown below.
From the Program drop down menu, select Syntax Check as shown at left, or press the F8
function key on your keyboard, or click on the Syntax Check icon located on the Program
Toolbar.
If everything in the program checks out correctly, then the Output Window will indicate
0 error(s) as shown in the following example.
If there are any errors, they will be indicated in the Output Window. For quicker troubleshooting,
double click on any particular error in the Output Window and be taken directly to the rung
and instruction that may be causing the error. The following is an example of an error.
Save Project
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It is always a good practice to save your project at this point.
From the File drop down menu, select Save Project, as
shown here, or click on the Save Project icon located on the
File Toolbar.
Enter the File Name for your
project in the Save As dialog
box. You can also browse to
the folder that you want the
project saved under. Click
Save.