eda_add_block Function

Add a new block of the specified type on the specified node.

Syntax

Function eda_add_block(NodeName, TagName, BlkType)

Properties

The eda_add_block function syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.
NodeName	String. The node name on which to add the block.
TagName	String. The name to identify the tag (maximum of 256 characters).
BlkType	Integer. The block type index.

Return Value

Integer. FE_OK if data is valid

Remarks

Note that the type is passed as an integer. A type string such as “AI” can be converted to a type index by calling the eda_type_to_index function as listed below. The new tag will be initialized to the same default values that appear when a new tag is created with DatabaseManager. These values can be written using the various other functions mentioned here.