Display

Runs the specified graphic display file. Parameters specified here override settings in the Display Settings dialog box in the Graphic Display editor.
Syntax
Display <
display
> [/B] [/E] [/U] [/O] [/Z] [/ZA] [/P
file
] [/T
<tag>, <tag>,
 ...
] [/H
nnn
] [/W
nnn
] [/Min] [/Max] [/M] [
position
]
where
<display>
is a relative or absolute reference to a graphic display. If the file name has a space in it, enclose the name in quotes.
[/B]
 displays the graphic in the background.
[/E]
 disables the Enter key so it does not download values in numeric input fields to the programmable controller or server, unless the
On-screen Keyboard
 option is selected on the screen or input object.
[/U]
 uploads tag values into all input fields when the display first opens.
[/O]
 suppresses the display of the object key menu.
[/Z]
 loads the specified graphic into the cache so the display appears quickly when it is first used. To remove all displays from the cache, use the
FlushCache
command.
[/ZA]
 loads the specified graphic display into the cache and continually updates the graphic display, even when it is not visible.
[/P
file
]
 is a relative or absolute reference to a parameter file that contains tag names to be substituted into the display.
  • If the file name contains spaces, it must be enclosed in double quotes.
  • If the display does not contain placeholders, do not use this parameter.
[/T
<tag>,
]
 is the list of tags (separated by commas) to be substituted into the display.
  • If the tags are members of a User Defined data type (UDT) and the UDT is an array element, the tags are separated by placeholders {}. For example,
    Display display2 /T{[PLC1]Parameters[0,0].Par1},{[PLC1]Parameters[0,0].Par2},{[PLC1]Parameters[0,0].Par3}
  • If the display does not contain placeholders, do not use this parameter.
[/H
nnn
]
 specifies the height of the graphic display in pixels.
[/W
nnn
]
 specifies the width of the graphic display in pixels.
[/Min]
 runs the display minimized (as an icon)
[/Max]
 runs the display maximized (full screen size)
[/M]
 Specifies which monitor to open the display on.
FactoryTalk View SE
 supports up to six monitors per HMI client.
[
position
]
 Specifies the position of the popup window. The options are as follows:
  • /Q1
     top right corner
  • /Q2
     top left corner
  • /Q3
     bottom left corner
  • /Q4
     bottom right corner
  • /CT
     centered in the top half
  • /CB
     centered in the bottom half
  • /CL
     centered on the left side
  • /CR
     centered on the right side
  • /CC
     centered in the screen
  • /Xnnn
     nnn pixels from the left edge
  • /Ynnn
     nnn pixels down from the top
  • /DT
     docks the display to the top of the FactoryTalk View SE Client window
  • /DB
     docks the display to the bottom of the FactoryTalk View SE Client window
  • /DL
     docks the display to the left edge of the FactoryTalk View SE Client window
  • /DR
     docks the display to the right edge of the FactoryTalk View SE Client window
  • /RP
     close to the interactive object where the Display command is executed
The position is relative to the calling objects.
FactoryTalk View
 shows the popup windows responsively, depending on whether the current client is configured to use multi-monitor.
  • If the client is configured to use only one monitor, the popup window is shown at the relative position of the primary monitor.
  • If the client is configured to use multi-monitor,
    • with the
      /M
       parameter, the popup window is shown on the monitor specified.
    • without the
      /M
       parameter, the popup window is shown on the current monitor where the
      Display
      command is executed.
Remarks
This command is run only on the
FactoryTalk View SE
 Client that issued it. It is ignored when it is issued from a
FactoryTalk View Studio
 or HMI Server.
When using this command:
  • To a specify position parameter for the Display command, in the Command Wizard, select the
    Window Position
     check box to open the list of position parameters and select from it.
  • You can use /H with the docking parameters DT or DB to define the height of display docked to the top or bottom of the window, and /W with DL or DR to define the width of a display docked to a side.
  • The X, Y, B, Min, and Max parameters will be ignored if you use them with the docking parameters (DT, DB, DL, DR).
  • If the position specified for a graphic in the Display Settings dialog box places it partly outside the FactoryTalk View SE Client window, the client repositions the graphic so that it is all inside the window, thus eliminating scroll bars. To override this, position the graphic using the /X and /Y parameters with the Display command.
  • Limit to 40 the total number of displays per client that are cached using the /ZA parameter, or are configured to use the Cache after Displaying option.
  • If you use the
    Always Updating
     option with the Cache After Displaying option (/ZA), the startup command run when the display is loaded into the cache. The shutdown command runs only when the cache is flushed (using the FlushCache command) or when you close the FactoryTalk View SE Client.
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