Commands by Category

Adds a listener event on the agv

Deprecated, use AGV class.
Gets various information about an agv, based on the what parameter:
AGV_CURRENT_CP - Returns the agv's current control point
AGV_ORIGIN_CP - Returns the agv's origin control point
AGV_INTERMEDIATE_DEST_CP - Returns the agv's intermediate destination control point
AGV_DEST_CP - Same as AGV_INTERMEDIATE_DEST_CP
AGV_FINAL_DEST_CP - Returns the agv's final destination control point
AGV_DEST - Returns the agv's destination object
AGV_BATTERY_LEVEL - Returns the agv's current battery level as a percentage of battery capacity (0 - 100)
AGV_AMP_HOURS - Returns the agv's current battery level in amp hours
AGV_START_RECHARGE - Starts the agv recharging. Returns the time it will take to recharge to full capacity.
AGV_RECHARGE_TO_LEVEL - Explicitly set's the agv's battery level to p1 (0 - 100).
AGV_ADD_ALLOC_POINT - Should be called from the travel initialization trigger. Manually adds a control point/control area for allocation, i.e. a control point or control area that would not otherwise need to be allocated as part of the agv's current travel path. The control point/control area is passed as p1, and the distance at which it must be allocated is passed as p2. The command will return a reference to a node that represents that allocation. Use AGV_SET_ALLOC_POINT_DEALLOC_DIST and AGV_SET_CAN_STOP_AT_ALLOC_POINT to specify further data on that allocation point.
AGV_SET_ALLOC_POINT_DEALLOC_DIST - For a manual allocation point that's been added, this sets the travel distance at which the agv can deallocate the object. You should call this at some point after adding the allocation, so that the object will be properly deallocated. p1 is a reference to the allocation point node returned by AGV_ADD_ALLOC_POINT, and p2 is the deallocation distance.
AGV_SET_CAN_STOP_AT_ALLOC_POINT - Sets whether or not the agv can stop at a manually added allocation point. The default is no, i.e. the agv will not stop at the stop distance, but will continue to the next stoppable point before attempting to allocate the object. Setting this to 1 will allow the agv to stop at the manual allocation point to allocate ahead. p1 is a reference to the allocation point node returned by AGV_ADD_ALLOC_POINT, and p2 is 1 or 0.
AGV_ATTACH_TRAILER - Manually attaches a trailer to the AGV. p1: the object to attach. p2: the trailer gap to apply. p3: If 1, the trailer will be attached behind the AGV (attach to the AGV's tail), if 0, the trailer be attached ahead of the AGV (attach to the AGV's head). p4: If 1, the trailer will automatically be detached when the object exits the AGV, if 0, the trailer should be manually detached.
AGV_DETACH_TRAILER - Manually detaches a trailer from the AGV. p1: the object that is attached as a trailer.
AGV_SPEED - Returns the agv's current speed
AGV_PROXIMITY_STATE - Returns 1 if the agv is blocked by proximity on an accumulating path, 0 otherwise.
AGV_ACCUM_AHEAD_AGV - Returns the agv ahead of this agv on an accumulating path, if one exists.

Deprecated, use AGV class.
Reassigns an agv to the specified control point

Deprecated, use AGV class.
Redirects the agv to the designated object/control point. mode can be one of the following values:
REDIRECT_AND_WAIT - if not redirected before arrival, the agv will wait at the destination until redirected
REDIRECT_AS_FINAL - the destination becomes the new final destination for the agv REDIRECT_AND_CONTINUE_ON_ARRIVAL - the agv will continue to the final destination after arriving at the intermediate destination
REDIRECT_AND_CONTINUE_ON_PRE_ARRIVAL - the agv will continue to the final destination after pre-arriving at the intermediate destination (it will not decelerate to a stop)

Returns a reference to an AGV control point

Adds a listener to events on one or more control points

Allocates a control point to the claiming object. If successful, a reference to a coupling node representing the allocation will be returned.

Returns a control point connection. Also, if connection is a string and controlpoint and rank are both 0, then this command will return the index of the given connection. This is for speed, so that you can subsequently use a number for the connection.

Deallocates a control point from the claiming object. If successful returns 1, otherwise 0.

Returns the agv network distance between two control points

Returns 1 if the given control point is available. byCriterion is not used right now, but is reserved for future use.

Returns the number of connections a control point has

Returns a reference to the task sequence queue associated with the control point

This command closes the client socket specified as socket.
It must be called sometime after clientcreate(). Once a socket is closed, nothing can read from it or write to it.
The socket number may be reused again by a later call to clientcreate(). This function returns true if the socket closes correctly.

This command attempts to connect the socket specified by socket to a server running on the machine called hostname, which is listening on the port specified.

The number passed as socket is the number that was previously returned by clientcreate(). The string passed as hostname can be either the computer's name (if it is on the same network as the client) or its IP address. This command should not be called until after a successful call to clientcreate() is made. If the socket does not connect, then it is closed and clientcreate() will have to be called again to reopen it. This functions returns true if the socket connects successfully.

This command creates a new client socket that is set to communicate using the TCP/IP protocol. FlexSim can create up to fifty client sockets at one time.

Each client can be connected to a different server. This function returns a number that must be stored by the model to reference the socket that was created.

If an error occurs, this function returns 0.

This command receives data that has been sent to the socket specified as socket. The value of socket is the number that is returned by clientcreate(). This command operates differently in flexscript vs. c++. In c++, buffer must be a valid pointer to a char* destination into which the read bytes will be copied. The return value will be the total number of bytes received. Up to bufsize bytes from the clients message will be read and stored in the preallocated character array called buf. In flexscript, however, buffer should be passed as NULL, and the return value will be the actual string that is received. If noblocking = 1, then this command does not block FlexSim program execution, but if noblocking = 0, FlexSim program execution will block (freeze) until something is received from the client.

This command sends a message across the socket specified as socket. The value passed as socket is the number returned by clientcreate(). The charlength is the length of the string being passed and is usually optional. Needed only if the string being sent has NULL characters in it.

This command opens the table in the database called tablename. If the database is open in SQL mode, this command does nothing. The table that was open when this command was called will be closed. Only the new table can be read. This allows the user to read from multiple tables in Table mode without having to close and reopen the entire database.

This command closes the currently open ODBC database. Only one database can be open at a time. If this command is called before dbopen(), it has no effect. If used after an SQL "INSERT" command it gives an error message. First use a normal "SELECT" statement before calling dbclose().

Exports to the currently open database table from the table beginning with the specified node.
The starting row and column in the table are specified as well as how many rows and columns
to export.

Exports to the currently open database table from the Global Table specified.
The starting row and column in the table are specified as well as how many rows and columns
to import.

This command returns the name of the field or column specified by fieldnum in the currently open ODBC database. It returns an empty string if there is no database currently open. If the user specifies a field number that does not exist, an exception occurs.

Get the table dimensions of the open ODBC database

This command returns the mode of the currently open ODBC database. The return values are as follows:
DBMODE_CLOSED - 0 - no database open
DBMODE_SQL - 1 - database open in SQL mode
DBMODE_TABLE - 2 - database open in Table mode

This command returns the number of columns in the currently open ODBC database. If there is no database open, it returns 0.

This command returns the number of rows in the currently open ODBC database. If there is no database open, it returns 0.

This command returns a string containing the information that is found in the cell specified by row and col in the currently open ODBC database. If there is no database open, this function returns a null string (a value of 0).

Returns the number found in the specified row and col of the current database table.

Returns the string found in the specified row and col of the current database table.
Note: if used in FlexScript only fields it will return a number which must be converted to a string explicitly using tostring().

Imports from the currently open database table into the table beginning with the specified node.
The starting row and column in the table are specified as well as how many rows and columns
to import.

Imports from the currently open database table into the Global Table specified.
The starting row and column in the table are specified as well as how many rows and columns
to import.

This command attempts to open an ODBC database. Returns a 1 for success, 0 otherwise. The database must have an ODBC alias (or Data Source Name DSN) defined before it is opened. This is done using the "Data Sources" option in the Windows Control Panel. The alias name is passed to the command as databasename, the database file name should not be passed. Databases can be opened in two different modes. These modes have slightly different behavior and available commands. The two modes are SQL mode and Table mode. If the parameter tablemode is 1, then the database will be opened in Table mode, and command should be the name of the table in the database to open. If the table is opened successfully, the entire table will be available to read. Individual cells can be edited in Table mode. No SQL commands should be called if the database is in Table mode. If tablemode is 0, then the database will be open in SQL mode and command should be the initial SQL query. If the query executes successfully, only the result of the query will available to read. Individual cells cannot be edited in SQL mode. However, SQL update queries can be called once the database is open. If showlogin is 1 then the standard login prompt (username/password) will be shown before the connection to the database is made.

This command sets the value of the cell specified by row and col in the currently open ODBC database to value. If the database is open in SQL mode, this command does nothing. If the database alias is set to be read-only, this command will cause an exception. Aliases are set to read-only in the "Data Sources" option of the Windows Control Panel. If a number value needs to be passed to the function, the strintonum() command should be used.

Sets the number found in the specified row and col of the current database table to the given value.

Sets the string found in the specified row and col of the current database table to the given value.

This command performs the SQL query specified by query on the currently open database. The result becomes the current table. If the database is in Table mode, this command does nothing. If the query returns a table, that table can be read using the dbgettablecell() command. If the query performed an update, the dbgettablecell() command will cause an exception to occur.
After performing UPDATE statements with this command, a SELECT should be called immediately following, as there is no table returned by an UPDATE. This command is only usable in SQL mode. If forwardOnlyCursor is 1, then it will assume the result is a forward-only-cursor result. For forward-only cursors you cannot use dbgetnumrows(). Instead, after the call to dbsqlquery(), you call dbnextrow(). This command will return the activated row. It will return -1 once it hits the end of the table.

This command sets the username and password that will be used to access a database when dbopen() is called next. This allows a model builder to use the login parameters required by a database, without having to use the username/password prompt that dbopen() provides. The username and password set by this command will be used every time dbopen() is called until they are changed by calling dbusername() again. It is acceptable to set either the username, password or both to an empty string.

Opens a dialog box displaying the currently loaded database table. The table cannot be edited from this dialog.

This command closes the currently open Excel workbook. If save is 1, the workbook will be saved before it closes. If save is 0, changes made to the workbook will be discarded.

Creates a new worksheet. The new sheet will be given the specified name.

Deletes the specified range. Does not affect the data in the range.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting).

Deletes the specified worksheet. If allowwarning is 1, you will be warned before you delete a sheet with data.

Exports data from a table within FlexSim to Excel. The table may be referenced by the name of a GlobalTable or by using a treenode reference to a table node. The type of data (string or number) to be exported is determined by the datatype of the cells in the FlexSim table. The user specifies the starting row and column number in Excel, and the total number of rows and columns to export.

Retrieves a location parameter about the named range. Valid values for param are:
1 = Starting Row Number
2 = Starting Column Number
3 = Ending Row Number
4 = Ending Column Number
5 = Width
6 = Height
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting).

Returns the name of the worksheet where the specified range is located.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting).

Imports data from Excel to a table in FlexSim. The table may be referenced by the name of a GlobalTable or by using a treenode reference to a table node. The type of data (string or number) to be exported is determined by the datatype of the cells in the FlexSim table. The user specifies the starting row and column number in Excel, and the total number of rows and columns to export.

This command opens Microsoft Excel so that it can be accessed by FlexSim. If launchdir is not specified, the path defined in Tools|Excel...|Global Settings will be used. Otherwise, the launchdir must be an accurate path to the location on the hard drive where EXCEL.EXE is located. It is typically something like "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office10," but may be different depending on the version of Excel installed. It is generally not required to launch Excel before communicating with it. However, if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel via DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), this is not the default behavior) Excel must be running before any communication can be performed. If excellaunch() is called at the beginning of communication, excelquit() must also be called before the user opens a new model, compiles the current model or closes FlexSim.

Starts the automatic importing of data from Excel sheets to FlexSim tables as setup in the Tools | Excel... | Multiple Table Import window.

This command opens the file called workbook in Excel. Only one workbook can be open at a time. The user must call excelclose() before trying to open another workbook, opening a new model, compiling the current model, or closing FlexSim. Before reading from the open file, excelsetsheet() must also be called.

This command closes Microsoft Excel if it is open. After this command is called, no other commands to Excel should be called. Any Excel files that were open should be closed before this command is called. You may get an Excel prompt to save changes to any workbooks that were left open. Use excelclose() to avoid this. This command must be called if excellaunch() was called previously.

Reads a numeric value from a cell defined by row and column in the specified named range. The upper-left cell of the range is row 1, column 1.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting).

Reads a text value from a cell defined by row and column in the specified named range. The upper-left cell of the range is row 1, column 1.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting).

Writes a numeric value to a cell defined by row and column in the specified named range. The upper-left cell of the range is row 1, column 1.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting). For writing a whole table of values to Excel, use excelrangewrite.

Writes string value to a cell defined by row and column in the specified named range. The upper-left cell of the range is row 1, column 1.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting). For writing a whole table of values to Excel, use excelrangewrite.

Returns the value of a cell in the active worksheet as a variant. Flags can be specified to specify what exactly is returned from Excel. Those flags are EXCEL_DATA_NUMBER, EXCEL_DATA_STRING, and EXCEL_DATE_AS_NUM.

EXCEL_DATA_NUMBER will read the Excel data as a number.

EXCEL_DATA_STRING will read the Excel data as a string.

EXCEL_DATE_AS_NUM will interpret any Excel dates as a Flexsim readable date number.

Reads a numeric value from a cell defined by row and column of the active sheet of the currently open Excel workbook.

Reads a text value from a cell defined by row and column of the active sheet in the currently open Excel workbook.

Saves the currently open Excel file. If a filename is passed to this command, the file will be saved with that name. This is the equivalent of selecting Save As from Excel's File menu. If no parameters are passed to this command, the file will be saved with its current name, and the original file will be overwritten. This is the equivalent of selecting Save from Excel's File menu.

Creates or changes a named range. The range will be on the active sheet. The range's upper-left cell is defined by startrow and startcolumn. The bottom-right cell is defined by endrow and endcolumn.
This command does nothing if FlexSim is set to communicate with Excel using DDE (by calling maintenance(1000,1), not FlexSim's default setting).

This command sets the active worksheet in the currently open Excel workbook. Whenever excelreadnum() or excelreadstr() are called, the value read will come from the active worksheet. The active worksheet may be set many times for the same open workbook.

Returns a string that contains the Excel interface version.

Writes a numeric value to a cell defined by row and column of the active sheet in the currently open Excel workbook.

Writes string value to a cell defined by row and column of the active sheet in the currently open Excel workbook.

Opens a file using the default application used for opening files with the specified extension on your computer. The available commands are: edit, explore, find, open, and print. A return value > 32 means success.

Run an external program. This command will issue a command to the operating system. The commandline may contain full program arguments. A return value > 31 means success.

The server will attempt to accept a client connection. If noblocking = 0, the command blocks until a connection is made. It returns an index used to reference the connection made.

The server will attempt to accept a connection from a waiting client. A number will be returned that is the index of the connection established. A return value of 0 indicates that no connection was created. This value will be used in all future server calls. If noblocking = 1, the server will not block FlexSim program execution, but will return a 0 if no client attempts to connect. If noblocking = 0, the server will block (freeze) FlexSim program execution until a client attempts to connect. Connections with clients are only made with this command.

The specified connection to a client is closed. Does not close the main server socket. This should be done when the server is completely finished communicating with a client.

Closes the main server socket and all of the connections that are still open. No more communication can be done until it is created again. All connections should be closed before this is called.

Creates a server socket that is listening for connections on the specified port. Some ports (called well-known ports) are reserved for special applications. Anything port number over 1024 is usually safe to use.

Receives a message from the specified connection. This command operates differently in flexscript vs. c++. In c++, buffer must be a valid pointer to a char* destination into which the read bytes will be copied. The return value will be the total number of bytes received. Up to bufsize bytes from the clients message will be read and stored in the preallocated character array called buf. In flexscript, however, buffer should be passed as NULL, and the return value will be the actual string that is received. If noblocking = 1, then this command does not block FlexSim program execution, but if noblocking = 0, FlexSim program execution will block (freeze) until something is received from the client.

Sends the specified text message to the client that is connected to the specified connection. Returns the number of bytes (characters) sent correctly. The text message to be sent must be converted into a char *. The charlength is the length of the string being passed and is usually optional. Needed only if the string being sent has NULL characters in it.

This command shuts down the processes that were started with socketinit(). It should be called when the model has completely finished working with the sockets that it had open. This function returns true if the shut down is successful. See clientsend() for more information.

This command initializes the background processes that allow Windows Sockets to be used. It must be called before any calls to socket commands will work. This function returns true if the initialization is successful. See clientsend() for more information.

Assert type as C style string (e.g. char*). Alias for stringtopchar

Returns the number of meters in the specified number of centimeters.

Converts the given value (a time) from one format to another. The from and to arguments only accept the following values:

FS_DATETIME
XL_DATETIME
MODEL_TIME
DATE_STR
TIME_STR
DATETIME_STR

FS_DATETIME - the number of seconds since Jan 1, 1601. getmodelunit(START_TIME) returns a value in FS_DATETIME units.

XL_DATETIME - the serialized day number, where day 1 is Jan 1, 1900. Feb 10, 2025 1:30 PM is 45698.5625 in XL_DATETIME units. This format is used in Microsoft Excel for dates.

MODEL_TIME - the number of model units since the model start time

DATE_STR - a string representing the date portion of a datetime value. The resulting text will depend on the date format specified in the model settings. If converting from this format, the value must be formatted according to those settings.

TIME_STR - a string representing the time portion of a datetime value. The resulting text will depend on the time format specified in the model settings. If converting from this format, the value must be formatted according to those settings.

DATETIME_STR - a string representing the time and date of a datetime value. The resulting text will depend on the time and date formats specified in the model settings. If converting from this format, the value must be formatted according to those settings; the time portion must be first, separated from the date portion by a single space.

Note that year 3000 and beyond are not supported by this command.

Return the number of model time units in the given number of days.

Return the number of model length/time units in the specified number of feet/minute.

Return the number of model length/time units in the specified number of feet/second.

Return the number of model length units in the specified number of feet.

Return the number of model time units in the given number of hours.

Return the number of model length units in the specified number of inches.

Return the number of model time units in the given number of minutes.

Return the number of model length/time units in the specified number of miles/hour.

Assert type as a node pointer. Only serves a real purpose in C++.

Assert type as an arithmetic number. Only serves a real purpose in C++.

For developer use. Assert type as pointer. Assert that the argument thing is of type void*. Only serves a real purpose in C++, but is safe to use in flexscript.

Deprecated, use Conveyor class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor.MergeController class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor.MergeController class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor.MergeController class.

Deprecated, use Conveyor.MergeController class.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.acos() instead.

Gets the arccos of an angle in radians.

This command is deprecated. Use the + operator instead.

Addition of value1 to value2. This returns the result of the arithmetic expression value1+value2.

This command is deprecated. Adds a new entry to the Movement table that is recorded when Full History is enabled. The new entry records that the flowitem identified by flowitemid moved from the orgin object to the destination object and the specified time. The entry also records that the flowitem's itemtype at the time of the movement was the itemtype passed as the third parameter. Users should only have to use this command in very rare situations.

This command is deprecated. Adds a new entry to the State table that is recorded when Full History is enabled. The new entry records that the specified object passed in as the third parameter changed to the specified state at the time that is entered as the first parameter. This should only need to be called if the object is having its state changed by soem command other than setstate().

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.LabelName or treenode.labels.assert() instead.

Adds a label to object.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.addCol(). instead.

Adds a column to a table.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.addRow() instead.

Adds a row to a table

This command is deprecated. Use the && operator instead..

This command is deprecated. Use Math.atan2() instead.

Returns the angle in degrees, rotated clockwise from the positive x axis, of the vector (dx, dy). Calling angle(dx, dy) is the same as calling -Math.degrees(Math.atan2(dy, dx)).

This command is deprecated. Use tonode() instead.

Assert type as node pointer.

This command is deprecated. Use tonum() instead.

Assert type as arithmetic number.

This command is deprecated. Use toptr() instead.

Assert type as pointer

This command is deprecated. Use Array.length instead.

Gets the number of elements in an array.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.asin() instead.

Gets the arcsin of an angle in radians.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.attrs.assert().

Gets a reference to attribute attributename of object, creates the attribute if it does not exist.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labels.assert() instead.

Gets a reference to label labelname, creating the label if it does not exist.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.subnodes.assert() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.atan() instead.

Gets the arctan of an angle in radians.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.atan2() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use var(), var_s() or getvarnode() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use getvarnode() instead.

Get the attribute node of an object by name. An attribute node is one which resides inside the "variables" node of the structure of an object. This function will return the pointer to the node called name inside the variables node of object. var_s supercedes this command.

This command is deprecated. Use the Video Recorder instead.

This command is deprecated. Use the Video Recorder instead.

This command is deprecated. Use the Video Recorder instead.

Deprecated, Legacy conveyors are no longer supported.

This command is used in conjunction with the BasicConveyor object.

The bcgetitemkinematics command is used to obtain a reference to one of the three kinematics associated with a flowitem traveling on a BasicConveyor:

0 = The main convey state kinematics. You may get kinematic information from this, but do not change the kinematic by adding kinematics or initializing it.

1 = A user-definable kinematics that is dependent on simulation time.

2 = A user-definable kinematics that is dependent on the convey position of the flowitem on the conveyor.

The two user-definable kinematics are available for the user to set up customized kinematic motion in addition to traveling down the length of the conveyor. Use bcgetitemkinematics to get a reference to the desired kinematics node, and then use standard initkinematics() and addkinematic() commands as normal. You will need to use the alternative initkinematics parameter list: initkinematics(node, x, y, z, rx, ry, rz, managerots, localcoords). Also, if you add kinematics to the type 2 convey depend kinematic node, bear in mind that all time units for that kinematic no longer apply to actual simulation time units. Instead, they are interpretted as "convey units". For example, a speed of 5 is no longer 5 units per time unit, but is instead 5 units per conveyed unit. Acceleration is not distance per time squared, but distance per conveyed unit squared. Start times are no longer a time to start the kinematic, but a position along the conveyor to start the kinematic at. As an example, let's say you add a kinematic to the convey dependent kinematic node to travel 1 unit in the y direction with "start time" 5 and "max speed" 0.5. What that translates to for the convey dependent kinematic is that the item will start traveling in the y direction once it reaches 5 units along the conveyor. Also, for every unit that it travels down the length of the conveyor, it will travel 0.5 units in the y direction (0.5 y units per convey unit). Thus it will finish the y kinematic once it has travelled 7 units down the conveyor. If the item is blocked in the middle because of accumulation, say at convey position 6, then its y kinematic will also stop, and not resume until the item resumes along the conveyor.

See bcsetitemconveystate command documentation for a general description of the BasicConveyor object.

Deprecated, Legacy conveyors are no longer supported.

This command is used in conjunction with the BasicConveyor object

The bcgetitemposition command returns the current position of an item on a BasicConveyor object. The position is measured along the conveyor's length from the head of the conveyor to the flowitem's edge furthest from the head of the conveyor.

See bcsetitemconveystate command documentation for a general description of the BasicConveyor object.

Deprecated, Legacy conveyors are no longer supported.

This command is used in conjunction with the BasicConveyor object.

The bcsetdirection command stops all flowitems on the conveyor and sets the direction of travel to 1=forward and 0=reverse. All flowitems will need to have their convey state reset with the bcsetitemconveystate() command before they will begin moving again. The example below shows how to stop the conveyor, and then have all the flowitems accelerate up to a speed of 1 in the reverse direction. Any additional item kinematics will still be active after a direction change.

See bcsetitemconveystate command documentation for a general description of the BasicConveyor object.

Deprecated, Legacy conveyors are no longer supported.

This command is used in conjunction with the BasicConveyor object.

The BasicConveyor object allows flowitems to be moved in and out of the conveyor at any time and at any location. Each flowitem on the BasicConveyor can be assigned and re-assigned its own kinematic profile defining how the flowitem is to move along the conveyor. When one flowitem overtakes another flowitem on the conveyor which is either stopped or traveling at a slower speed, it will slow down immediately to match that flowitem's speed. Although flowitems may travel in either direction along the conveyor, all flowitems will travel in the same direction at any given time. The travel direction of the conveyor is set with the bcsetdirection() command. As flowitems are moved in and out of the conveyor, other flowitems on the conveyor are aware of the increase or decrease in available space along the conveyor, and will accumulate naturally. After a flowitem enters the conveyor, either indirectly with the receiveitem() command or directly with the moveobject() command; it is necessary to define the flowitem's initial kinematic profile. This profile is refered to as the flowitem's "convey state", and it is set with the bcsetitemconveystate() command. The convey state for a flowitem can be set multiple times if desired. The following are definitions for the parameters used to define the convey state of a flowitem:

basicconveyor = A reference to the conveyor.

item = A reference to the flowitem.

startpoint = The starting location for the flowitem as measured from the beginning of the conveyor, along the conveyor's length to the flowitem's edge furthest from the head of the conveyor (the leading edge if the conveyor's direction is forward, the trailing edge if the conveyor's direction is backward).

startspeed = The initial speed the flowitem will begin traveling at.

targetspeed = The target speed the flowitem will try to achieve. If the targetspeed is greater than the startspeed, then the flowitem will accelerate up to the target speed; otherwise it will decelerate down to the target speed. If both the startspeed and the targetspeed are set to 0, the flowitem will be positioned at the startpoint, and will not move.

accdec = The acceleration or deceleration used to achieve the target speed over time. A value of 0 indicates infinite acceleration/deceleration; or in other words the flowitem will reach it's targetspeed immediately.

No destination or termination speed is required, because the flowitems continue traveling along the conveyor until they either reach the end of the conveyor, run into another flowitem, or their convey state is changed again. The BasicConveyor allows multiple "Decision Points" to be defined along its length. These trigger points are convenient locations to update the convey state of a flowitem. In addition to the main convey state kinematic assigned to the flowitem with the bcsetitemconveystate() command, a flowitem has two other kinematic structures associated with it that may be used to apply custom kinematic motion (translation or rotation) in addition to the travel motion along the conveyor. One of the kinematic structures is based on simulated time units, and the other is based on distance units along the length of the conveyor. To access these kinematic structures, use the bcgetitemkinematics() command, then use the initkinematics() and addkinematic() commands to create the custom kinematic motion desired. See bcgetitemkinematics() command documentation for more information.

This command is deprecated. Use & operator instead.

Returns a bitwise AND operation on the two 32 bit integer values.

This command is deprecated. Use ~ operator instead.

Returns the bitwise not of the 32 bit integer value

This command is deprecated. Use | operator instead.

Returns the bitwise OR of the 32 bit integer values

This command is deprecated. Use ^ operator instead.

Returns the bitwise XOR of the 32 bit integer values

This command is deprecated. Use Math.ceil() instead.

Gets the smallest integral value not less than num.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.cell() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.cell() instead.

Gets a reference to the table's cell.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.centerObjects[] instead.

Reference the object connected to an object's center port.

This command is deprecated. Legacy conveyors are no longer supported. Use Conveyor.targetSpeed instead.

Changes the speed of the conveyor to newspeed.

This command clears the output console if it is open. The output console is where output from the pt(), pf(), and pr() commands is printed.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.subnodes.clear() instead.

Destroys all of the objects/nodes under the node.

This command is deprecated. Deletes all of the data that has been collected by the Full History system. If resetuniqueid is 1, then the unique IDs of the flowitems that are created after this command is called will being again at 1. Typically, this parameter should be 0, as that will continue numbering so that old flowitems are not confused with new flowitems.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Use Object.input.close() instead.

This command blocks the input of the object. Only the input ports themselves, or the input in general needs to be closed to block entry. When port connections are displayed with sufficient size in the view window, you will see a small red bar drawn across all the input ports (squares) for the object, signifying the input ports are blocked. Individual ports may still be open and drawn in green, but entry to the object is still blocked because of the red bar. Compare this command with stopinput().

This command is deprecated. Use Object.output.close() instead.

This command blocks the output of the object. Only the output ports themselves, or the output in general needs to be closed to block the exit. When port connections are displayed with sufficient size in the view window, you will see a small red bar drawn across all the output ports (squares) for the object, signifying the output ports are blocked. Individual ports may still be open and drawn in green, but exit from the object is still blocked because of the red bar. Compare this command with stopoutput().

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.aqua instead.

Sets the color of object to aqua.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.byNumber() instead.

Sets the color of object based on a color index.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.black instead.

Sets an object's color to black.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.blue instead.

Sets the color of object to blue.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.brown instead.

Sets the color of object to brown.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.gray instead.

Sets the color of object to gray.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.green instead.

Sets the color of object to green.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.lightBlue instead.

Sets the color of object to lightblue.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.lime instead.

Sets the color of object to lime.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.orange instead.

Sets the color of object to orange.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.pink instead.

Sets the color of object to pink.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.purple instead.

Sets the color of object to purple.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.random() instead.

Sets the color of object to a random color.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.red instead.

Sets the color of object to red.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color() instead.

Sets the color of an object using red, green and blue components.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.silver instead.

Sets the color of object to silver.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.teal instead.

Sets the color of object to teal.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.white instead.

Sets the color of object to white.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color.yellow instead.

Sets the color of object to yellow.

This command is deprecated. Use the == operator instead. myStr == "Hello"

Test for string equality.

This command is deprecated. Use the + operator instead. "a" + "b" + "c"

Concatenates strings together.

This command is deprecated. Use contextdragconnection() instead.

Connect ports of two objects. The two objects are connected by checking whether the ports exist on the objects in question and then connecting them. The output port of the first object will be connected to the input of the second object. If the ports do not exist, or are already connected then the command will abort. To connect two objects by automatically adding ports, see the command objectconnect().

This command is deprecated. Use tracked variables and/or Process Flow to track custom statistics.

This command is deprecated. Use tracked variables and/or Process Flow to track custom statistics.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.subnodes.length instead.

Gets the number of child nodes in a parent node.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.attrs.length instead.

Gets the content of the object's attribute sub-tree.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.cos() instead.

Gets the cos of an angle in radians.

The value of the iterator used with several commands such as repeat(), findmatch(), findmin(), and findmax(). The value of count will depend on which iteration is currently being executed.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to pause its current task for delaytime seconds. During the time that it is delayed, it will be in the state specified by state. The task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

Creates an instance of the named global task sequence with the given dynamic parameters 1-5 and dispatches it to the specified dispatcher. Returns a reference to the created global task sequence. Note that this does not dispatch the task sequence. You need to dispatch it yourself using dispatchtasksequence().

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to load flowitem. The object will not travel to the flowitem before loading it. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence on the object specifies as dispatcher that causes it to send a message to the object specified as receiver. The OnMessage trigger of the receiving object will be executed when the message is sent. The values passed as param1, param2, and param3 will be available in the trigger function using the param() command. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to travel to origin, load flowitem, travel to destination and unload flowitem. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to travel to destination, and load flowitem. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to travel to destination. It will travel until its front edge reaches destination. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to travel to the point specified by xlox, y, and z. Once the object reaches that point, it will wait in the state specified as state until an endwaittask() command is issued to it. For a list of legal states, see setstate(). If relativeloc is 1, the specified point is relative to the origin of dispatcher. If relativeloc is 0, the specified point is the exact point in

the model that dispatcher will try to travel to. It will travel until its front edge reaches the specified point. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to travel to the point specified by xlox, y, and z. If relativeloc is 1, the specified point is relative to the origin of dispatcher. If relativeloc is 0, the specified point is the exact point in the model that dispatcher will try to travel to. It will travel until its front edge reaches the specified point. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to travel to destination, and unload flowitem. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence for the object specified by dispatcher that causes it to unload flowitem into the object specified by destination. The object will not travel to the location before unloading. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead.

This command creates a task sequence on the object specified as dispatcher that causes the object to not perform new task sequences that it is given until it has been released. The object can be released with the endwaittask() command. The object will be in the state specified by state while it is waiting. For a list of possible states, see setstate() command. This task sequence will be given a priority of priority and a preempting value of preempting. The possible values for preempting are:

0 - PREEMPT_NOT
1 - PREEMPT_ONLY
2 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ACTIVE
3 - PREEMPT_AND_ABORT_ALL

This command is deprecated. This should not be used as a special command with the setcurrent command anymore. Instead, declare a treenode variable type as current, then use current in your code as any other variable type.

This command is deprecated.

Update database with any changes.

This command is deprecated. Use contextdragconnection() instead.

Either connects or disconnects ports between fromobject and toobject according to the specified characterpressed. This command mimics the keyboard and mouse combinations used to connect/disconnect object ports. For instance an 'A' would be as if the letter "A" were held down on the keyboard while click-dragging from the fromobject to the toobject. For 'A' and 'Q' it connects and disconnects output ports to input ports. For 'S' and 'W' it connects and disconnects central ports. Can only be used in C++, not flexscript.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.radians() instead.

Convert degrees to radians.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.deleteCol(). instead.

Removes a column from a table.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.deleteRow() instead.

Removes a row from a table.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labels["LableName"].destroy() instead.

Deletes the specified label from the node called "labels" on the specified object.
The specified label can either be the labelname as a string or the label's rank as a number.
If the label does not exist in that node, this command does nothing.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.destroy() instead.

Destroys thenode.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.sign() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use the / operator instead.

Division of value1 by value2. If value2 is zero, the calculation is aborted and zero is returned.

This command is deprecated. Use / operator instead.

This is an alias for div().

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead.

Dumps the full result table for the last call to query() into a node. If asTable is 1, it will dump the result as table data. If asTable is 0, it will dump it as bundle data.

This command is deprecated. Turns Full History collection on and off. If the parameter passed in is 1, Full History will be turned on. If it is 0, it will be turned off. This command should not be called directly. Instead, use the Enable Full History menu option to turn Full History on or off.

This command is deprecated. Use Process Flow instead or the freeoperators() command instead.

This command releases the object specified as dispatcher from a wait task issued by the createwaittask(). Once the object is released, it will return to the state that it was previously in, and it will begin to perform any task sequences that are in its tasksequence queue.

This command is deprecated. Use the == operator instead..

This command is deprecated. Use excelexporttable() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use excelimporttable() instead

This command is deprecated. This command allows the user to send an Excel 4.0 macro command to Excel. This language is no longer maintained by Microsoft and may be removed from future versions of Excel.

This function is overloaded so that it has two functions depending on which arguments you pass in. The first (where you pass in a string) is deprecated. Use excelrangereadnum() and excelrangereadstr() instead.

The second (where you pass in a treenode) will read a range in Excel and assign all of the data in that range to the target treenode. If the treenode has bundle data, the excel data will be set on the bundle. Otherwise, subnodes will be inserted under the target treenode that will have the Excel data set on them as either string or number data, in the same format as Global Tables.

The origin of the range is specified by the row and col passed in, and the second pair of numbers will specify the size of the range. If 0 is passed in for any one of these, Flexsim will automatically choose the boundary in that direction of the Excel range that has data.

Flags can be passed in to change exactly what is read from Excel. Those flags are EXCEL_DATA_AUTOMATIC, EXCEL_DATA_NUMBER, EXCEL_DATA_STRING, EXCEL_DATE_AS_NUM, EXCEL_USE_COLUMNHEADERS and EXCEL_USE_ROWHEADERS.

EXCEL_DATA_AUTOMATIC will assign string or number data based on what the datatype of the Excel cell is. This is the default behavior.

EXCEL_DATA_NUMBER will force all Excel data to be read as a number.

EXCEL_DATA_STRING will force all Excel data to be read as a string.

EXCEL_DATE_AS_NUM will read any Excel dates as numbers readable by Flexsim as dates. Otherwise, the data will come in as a string.

EXCEL_USE_COLUMNHEADERS will take the first row of data and use it as names for the table columns instead of data.

EXCEL_USE_ROWHEADERS will take the first column of data and use it as names for the table rows instead of data.

This function is overloaded so that it has two functions depending on which arguments you pass in. The first(where you pass in a string) is deprecated. Use excelrangewritenum() and excelrangewritestr() instead.

The second (where you pass in a treenode) will write all the of the data under a treenode to the active Excel sheet. If the treenode has bundle data, this will read the bundle and write it to the sheet, otherwise it will look for child nodes with data on them, like a Global Table. The row and col passed in here specify where on the Excel sheet to begin writing the data. All of the data on the source node will always be written. Flags can be passed in to change the use of headers. Those flags are EXCEL_USE_COLUMNHEADERS and EXCEL_USE_ROWHEADERS.

EXCEL_USE_COLUMNHEADERS will write any existing column headers as a separate row in the Excel table.

EXCEL_USE_ROWHEADERS will write any existing row headers as a separate column in the Excel table.

This command is deprecated. Use excelreadnum(), excelreadstr() or excelreadcell() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use excelwritenum() and excelwritestr() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.executeCell() or the Table class's [] operators instead.

Executes the table cell's text as Flexscript.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.exp() instead.

Returns (e ^ value) where e is 2.7183.

This command is deprecated. Writes to a database (.mdb file) the Full History data that was collected during a run. If a file name is passed to this command, that name willbe used for the database. If no file name is passed in, the user will be prompted for a file to save the data to. If the file (either passed in or selected from a dialog) does not exist, it will be created.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.fabs() instead.

Absolute value of the argument.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.factorial() instead.

Factorial of value.

This command is deprecated. Use the Group class instead.

Create a new family (a list of nodes used for organizing relational information).

This command is deprecated. Use the Group class instead.

Delete a family.

This command is deprecated. Use the Group class instead.

Returns a pointer to a member of the specified family.

This command is deprecated. Use the Group class instead.

Adds a new family member to the specified familycontainer.

This command is deprecated. Use the Group class instead.

Removes a family member from the specified familycontainer.

This command is deprecated. Use the Group class instead.

Returns the size of the specified family.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class to construct the array using an array literal: Array arr = [1, 2, 3];

Fill a local array with values.

Performs a matching test a defined number of times, and when a match is found, returns a user-definable value associated with that match. Within the match expression and return expression, "count" can be used to determine which iteration your are on in the check. This can be used to search in a list of things for a matching item or criterion. If returnexpression is not included in the call, then findmatch() will return the count associated with the matching expression. If no matches are found, findmatch() will return 0. If reverseorder is 1, then it will go backwards, assigning count to nr first, then nr - 1, etc. down to 1. If returnexpression is left out, then findmatch will return the count associated with the found match.

Iteratively evaluates an expression, and then returns the maximum value found, or a user-definable return value associated with that maximum value. Within the value expression, return expression and criterion, "count" can be used to determine which iteration you are on in the check. If the return expression is not defined, the maximum value found will be returned. Additionally, you can specify a criterion to filter out values as invalid. If criterion is defined and nothing meets the criterion, 0 will be returned.

Iteratively evaluates an expression, and then returns the minimum value found, or a user-definable return value associated with that minimum value. findmin() is the same as findmax() except it finds the minimum value instead of the maximum value. For more information, refer to the documentation for findmax().

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.first instead.

Reference a parent node's first child node.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.floor() instead.

Gets the largest integral value not greater than num.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.fmod() instead.

Remainder of value1/value2 as a double.

This command is deprecated. Use selectedobject() instead.

Iterate on the node that is both selected (red) and highlighted (yellow) in the selected view. Reference the selected and highlighted node by using "a" within the loop.

This command is deprecated. Use for() or while() commands instead.

Execute a block of code for each node that is in the tree layer directly under the node specified as container. To access the node that is currently active in the loop, the "a" command is used. The forobjectlayerunder() command can only be used in flexscript, not C++.

This command is deprecated. Use for() or while() commands instead.

Execute a block of code for each node that is in the same layer and has a rank value less than or equal to the rank of the object specified as thenode. To access the node that is currently active in the loop, the "a" command is used. The forobjectsbefore() command can only be used in flexscript, not C++.

This command is deprecated. Use for() or while() commands instead.

Execute a block of code for each node that is in the same layer and has a rank value greater than the rank of the object specified as thenode. To access the node that is currently active in the loop, the "a" command is used. The forobjectsbehind() command can only be used in flexscript, not C++.

This command is deprecated. Instead use:

for(int i =1; i<= container.subnodes.length; i++)
{
     if(switch_selected(container.subnodes[i]))
     {
         pt(container.subnodes[i].name); pr();
     }
}

The block following the command will be iterated upon once for each selected object in the container. The value of the "a" command will return the pointer to the object being iterated upon. This command is not available in C++.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.frac() instead.

Gets the decimal part of value.

This command is deprecated. Use the >= operator instead.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Gets the value of a node with numeric data.

This command is deprecated. Use Color.r or Color.g or Color.b or Color.a instead.

Gets the rgb color component of object

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.dataType instead.

Gets the datatype of a node

This command is deprecated. Use Object.stats.input.value instead.

Returns the input statistic of the involved object.

This command is deprecated. Use labels instead.

Returns the itemtype value of a flow item.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labelProperties instead.

Gets the value of an object's label.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labelProperties instead.

Gets the number value of an object's label.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labelProperties instead.

Gets the string value of an object's label

This command is deprecated. Use getmodelunit() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use getmodelunit() instead.

Returns a name or abbreviation of the current model's units.

This command is deprecated. Returns a movement record that has been recorded for the Full History Report. A movement record is created every time a flowitem moves from one object to another if Full History is enabled. The parameter passed to this function is the number of the record (beginning at 1) that the user wishes to retrieve. If this command is called in C++, the return value is a MoveRecord*. If this command is called in FlexScript, the return value can be assigned to an int.

This command is deprecated. Returns one of the values from the movement record that is passed in as the first parameter to the function. This record is the return value from a call to getmoverecord(). The value passed to this function as the second parameter indicates which value from the movement record the user wishes to retrieve:
0 = The record ID. This is the record\'s row number in the movement table.
1 = The ItemID of the flowitem whose movement is recorded by the record.
2 = The time the flowitem moved.
3 = The object that the flowitem moved from. This is returned as an int and should be converted to a treenode using tonode().
4 = The object that the flowitem moved to. This is returned as an int and should be converted to a treenode using tonode();
5 = The itemtype of the flowitem at the time it moved.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.name instead.

Gets the name of a node/object.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.name instead.

Gets the name of a node/object.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Gets the value of a node with numeric data.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Gets the value of a node with string data.

This command is deprecated. Returns the number of movement records that have been collected for the Full History Report. The records are deleted when a model is reset, so this will return 0 before a model run. If Full History is not enabled, this will return 0.

This command is deprecated. Returns the number of state change records that have been collected for the Full History Report. The records are deleted when a model is reset, so this will return 0 before a model run. If Full History is not enabled, this will return 0.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

Returns the index number of the bmp or jpeg image currently assigned to the base of the object.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead.

Returns the number of columns in the result table for the last call to query().

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead.

Returns the total number of rows in the result table for the last call to query()

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead.

Returns the source table's row number associated with a matched row in the last query() result.

table - If a string, it is the name of the table as defined in the FROM statement. If you used an alias, it should be the table's alias. If a number, it should be the 1-based index of the table in the FROM statement. If there is only one table in the query, this should be 1. For multiple tables, the first table in the FROM is 1, the second is 2, etc.
matchRow - The 1-based row of the result table of the query.

Note that this command will not work if you use aggregator functions such as MIN(), MAX(), AVG(), etc. in the SELECT clause. When aggregators are used, this command just returns the number of rows in the source table.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead.

Returns a value in the result table for the last call to query()

row - The 1-based row number of the result table
col - The 1-based column number of the result table, or the name of the result column. If you have defined aliases in the select statement, the column name should be the alias.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.rank instead.

Gets the rank of a child node in its parent's sub-tree.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Gets the value of a node with string data.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.stats.state().value instead.

Returns the state of an object in numeric form.

This command is deprecated. Returns a state change record that has been recorded for the Full History Report. A state change record is created every time an object changes state if Full History is enabled. The parameter passed to this function is the number of the record (beginning at 1) that the user wishes to retrieve. If this command is called in C++, the return value is a StateRecord*. If this command is called in FlexScript, the return value can be assigned to an int.

This command is deprecated. Returns one of the values from the state change record that is passed in as the first parameter to the function. This record is the return value from a call to getstaterecord(). The value passed to this function as the second parameter indicates which value from the state change record the user wishes to retrieve:
0 = The record ID. This is the record\'s row number in the movement table.
1 = The time of the state change.
2 = The state that the object changed to.
3 = The object that changed state. This is returned as an int and should be converted to a treenode using tonode().

This command is deprecated. Use Object.stats.state().valueString instead.

Returns the state of an object as a text string.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.cell().

This command is deprecated. Use Table.numCols instead.

Gets the number of columns in the table.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.getColHeader() or Table.getRowHeader() instead.

Gets the value of the header field of a table.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class's [] operators instead.

Gets the number value in a table cell.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.numRows instead.

Gets the number of rows in the table.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class's [] operators instead.

Gets the text value in a table cell.

This command is deprecated. Use the TrackedVariable class instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Variant.type instead.

This command is deprecated. Do not use. Use the mesh() API instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglColor() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglColor() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglDisable() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglEnable() instead.

This command is deprecated. Do not use. Use the mesh() API instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglLoadIdentity() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglMatrixMode() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglNormal() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use List("GlobalListName") instead.

References a global list by name.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use fglPopMatrix() instead.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use fglPushMatrix() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglRotate() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglScale() instead.

This command is deprecated. Do not use. Use the mesh() API instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglTranslate() instead.

This command is deprecated. Do not use. Use the mesh() API instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Group.addMember() instead.

Adds an object to a group.

This command is deprecated. Use Group[] instead.

Gets a reference to a group member.

This command is deprecated. Use Group.length instead.

Gets the number of members in a group.

This command is deprecated. Use Group.removeMember() instead.

Removes an object from a group.

This command is deprecated. Use the > operator instead..

For developer use. Used to get information about a command. Enter the command name in parameter 3. The return value will be copied into the string data of destnode.
"what" defines what information is needed, as follows:
1 - returns the xml fragment string that contains the documentation for that command

This command is deprecated. Use switch_hidelabel() instead.

This command sets the specified object to show or hide its name and basic statistics on the screen. A value of 1 is show and a value of 0 is hide. If the name and statistics are hidden for an object, they will not be visible in any view window. View windows also have an attribute that controls this connector display of all objects in the view.

This command is deprecated. Use switch_hideconnectors() instead.

This command sets the specified object to show or hide its ports and connections. A value of 1 is show and a value of 0 is hide. If the ports and connections are hidden, they will not be visible in any view window.

This command is deprecated. Use += operator instead. myNode.value += 2;

Increments the value of a node by a defined amount.

This command is deprecated. Use the TrackedVariable class instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.inObjects[] instead.

Reference the upstream object connected to a downstream object's input port.

This command is deprecated. Use user libraries instead.

Install a service pack (.fpk).

This command is deprecated. This should not be used as a special command with the setitem command anymore. Instead, declare a treenode variable type as item, then use item in your code as any other variable type.

This command is deprecated. Use for() or while() commands instead.

Repeatedly execute the following block {} with counter value traversing from start to end being incremented by step. The count command can be used to access the current counter value on each iteration. The return value of count will depend on which iteration is currently being executed.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labels[] instead.

Gets the node reference to an object's label.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.last instead.

Reference a parent node's last child node.

This command is deprecated. Use the <= operator instead.

This command is deprecated. Use List.backOrders() instead.

References to a list's back orders.

This command is deprecated. Use List.entries() instead.

References to a list's pushed entries.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Index of occurrence of value in list. The list, of length qty, is searched and the position in the list of the value val is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Index of highest value. The list, of length qty, is searched and the position in the list of the highest value is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Highest value. The list, of length qty, is searched and the value of the highest value is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Average of values. The mean of the values in the list, of length qty, is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Index of lowest value. The list, of length qty, is searched and the position in the list of the lowest value is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Lowest value. The list, of length qty, is searched and the value of the lowest value is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the * operator instead.

Product of list. The product of all the values in the list, of length qty, is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use List.pull() instead.

Pulls one or more entries from a list.

This command is deprecated. Use List.push() instead.

Pushes an entry onto a list.

This command is deprecated. Use List.backOrders()[backOrderNum].remove() or List.entries()[entryNum].remove() instead.

Removes an entry or back order from its owning list.

This command is deprecated. Use the - operator instead.

Subtraction of list. The list, of length qty, is traversed and the first value has all subsequent values subtracted from it and then is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use the + operator instead.

Sum of values. The sum of all the values in the list, of length qty, is returned by this function.

This command is deprecated. Use soundload() instead.

A sound file on disk will be loaded into FlexSim and recorded in the Media List. The media list of FlexSim will keep a list of all loaded sounds. Each sound has a corresponding name and an index. This command will return the index corresponding to the loaded sound. The sound must be a .wav file.

This command is deprecated. Use local variables like treenode, int, double, string instead.

Gets a reference to an indexed local variable as a treenode. You must use localarray() to define how many local variables are used and what data type they should have. Can only be used in flexscript.

This command is deprecated. Use the Array class instead.

Allocate general purpose local array with the given quantity of local variables.
Type can be: 1 = num, 2 = str, 3 = coupling, 4 = obj. May only be used in flexscript.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.log() instead.

Natural Logarithm of value.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.log10() instead.

Base-10 Logarithm of value.

lognormal() and lognormal2() are similar functions, but with different parameter definitions. lognormal() uses parameter definitions as defined on wikipedia and other sites. lognormal2() uses parameters as defined in the latest versions of Expertfit. Essentially, the parameters can be converted as follows:

lognormal( location, normalmean, normalstdev ) = lognormal2( location, Math.exp( normalmean ), normalstdev )
lognormal2( location, scale, shape ) = lognormal( location, Math.log( scale ), shape ) (Math.exp(x) is e raised to the x power, and Math.log(x) is the natural logarithm of x.)

Please make sure you use the right distribution. Using the wrong distribution could result in bad simulation results.

lognormal( location, normalmean, normalstdev, stream ) is a continuous probability distribution.

Inputs:
location : ( - ∞, ∞ )
normalmean such that ( Math.exp( normalmean ) > 0 )
normalstdev such that ( normalstdev > 0 )
stream is a reference to one of FlexSim's random number streams {0,1,2,...}

Outputs:
range = ( location , ∞ )
mean = location + Math.exp( normalmean + normalstdev²⁄ 2)
variance = Math.exp( 2*normalmean + normalstdev² ) [ Math.exp( normalstdev² ) − 1 ]

Probability Density Functions:



Possible Applications:
Used to model the time to perform some task, and to model quantities that are the product of a large number of other quantities. It can also be used as a rough model in the absence of data.

Comments:
The probability density for the lognormal distribution takes on shapes similar to gamma( normalstdev, normalmean ) and weibull( normalstdev, normalmean ) densities for normalstdev > 1, but can have a large spike close to x=0 that is often useful.

This command is an alternative to the lognormal2 command, used in the absence of data. You can specify the mean and standard deviation, and the command will calculate from those parameters the proper location, scale, and shape parameters for the lognormal2 command, and return a sample from that distribution. Note that the shape of the distribution is pre-defined to be a bell-shaped curve with a reasonably long right tail. Hence this command isn't as flexible as the lognormal2 command. This command, similar to the triangular distribution, should be used in the absence of data, where you know the mean and standard deviation of the distribution, and you assume that the distribution is right-skewed (it has a longer right tail), but you do not have a real data set to fit to a distribution. Refer to lognormal2 for more information. Relating to the diagram describing the lognormal2 distribution, the lognormalmeanstdev command uses a normalstdev/shape value of 0.75 to define its shape. Note that since the shape of the distribution is hard-set, depending on the mean and standard deviation values, this may return a negative value.

This command is deprecated. Use the < operator instead.

This command is deprecated. Use maintree() instead.

Get the main tree node. This is one of the two primary databases of FlexSim. Also called the "Project Tree". The other primary database is the views tree node also called the "View Layout Tree"

This command is deprecated. Use Array(qty) instead. Array array = Array(4);

Initializes a local array.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.max() instead.

Gets the maximum of value1 and value2.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.max() instead.

Gets the maximum of value1 and value2.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.min() instead.

Gets the minimum of value1 and value2.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.min() instead.

Gets the minimum of value1 and value2

This command is deprecated. Use the DLL functionality provided with version 4 instead.

Used with dll plugins. The type can be:

MOD_LOAD (1)
MOD_UNLOAD (2)
MOD_GETFUNCTION (3)
MOD_RUNFUNCTION (4)

This command is deprecated. Use Table.moveCol(). instead.

Moves a column of a table to newcolumn.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.moveRow(). instead.

Moves a row of a table to newrow.

This command is deprecated. Use the * operator instead.

Product of a and b. This returns the result of the arithmetic expression value1*value2.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.sort() instead.

Sorts the table by each column (ascending for positive columns, descending for negative columns).

This command is deprecated. Use Table.numCols instead.

This command is deprecated. Use the != operator instead.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.next instead.

Reference the next sibling of a node.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.find() instead.

Reference a node by named path from a root node.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value or treenode.dataType instead.

Add data to thenode, ie DATATYPE_NUMBER.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value or treenode.dataType instead.

Removes all data from the node.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value. instead.

Points node a to node b.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.getPath() instead.

Returns the text path of thenode from the model.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.getPath() instead.

Returns the text path of thenode.

This command is deprecated. Use the ! operator instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.centerObjects.length instead.

Number of center ports of object.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.inObjects.length instead.

Number of input ports of object

This command is deprecated. Use Object.outObjects.length instead.

Number of output ports of object.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.numRows instead.

This command is deprecated. Use kinematics instead.

Causes the object to travel to a given rz and return the simulation time that it will arrive. Similar to the travelto command, but includes a start and end speed definition. Used in the development of the TaskExecuter.

This command is deprecated. Use kinematics instead.

Updates the rz of an object after a ntravelto() command was called on it. Used in the OnPreDraw of the TaskExecuter to update it's position.

This command is deprecated. Use string.fromNum() (static method) instead.

Converts value to a string.

This command is deprecated. Use contextdragconnection() instead.

Connect two objects, adding needed ports. Object1 will have an output port added, and object2 will have an inport added as needed. Then the ports are connected.

This command is deprecated. Use getshapeindex() instead.

Get the index of the object's default shape. The media list of FlexSim will keep a list of all loaded shapes. Each shape has a corresponding name and an index. This command will return the index corresponding to the objects default shape.

This command is deprecated. Use getobjecttextureindex() instead.

Gets the index of the object's default image. The media list of FlexSim will keep a list of all loaded textures (images). Each texture has a corresponding name and an index. This command will return the index corresponding to the objects default texture (image).

This command is deprecated.

This command is deprecated. Use fglColor() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use fglEnable(GL_LIGHTING) and fglDisable(GL_LIGHTING) instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.input.open() instead.

This command unblocks the input of the object after it has been previously blocked with the closeinput() command. It is necessary that both the input ports themselves, and the input in general, are open before entry will be allowed. It is advised that modelers never use this command in any field other than the OnMessage field which has been triggered with the senddelayedmessage() command, because commands which open ports often spawn several other activities that shouldn't be performed during transitional events. Compare this command with resumeinput().

This command is deprecated. Use Object.output.open() instead.

This command unblocks the output of the object after it has been previously blocked with the closeoutput() command. It is necessary that both the output ports themselves, and the output in general, are open before exiting is allowed. It is advised that modelers never use this command in any field other than the OnMessage field which has been triggered with the senddelayedmessage() command, because commands which open ports often spawn several other activities that shouldn't be performed during transitional events. Compare this command with resumeoutput().

This command is deprecated. Use the || operator instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.outObjects[] instead.

Reference the downstream object connected to an upstream object's output port.

This command is deprecated.

This command is deprecated. Use param instead.

This command is used inside a function that is called by the nodefunction() command. It returns the parameter passed to nodefunction specified by index as a node (or treenode). The first additional parameter passed to nodefunction() is parameter 1, the second is parameter 2, etc. Parameters can also be retrieved using parval() and parstr() for casting them as numbers and strings respectively.

This command is deprecated. Use param instead.

This command is used inside a function that is called by the nodefunction() command. It returns the parameter passed to nodefunction specified by index as a string. The first additional parameter passed to nodefunction() is parameter 1, the second is parameter 2, etc. Parameters can also be retrieved using the param() command.

This command is deprecated. Used to set values on a "particle" object, which is no longer supported.

This command is deprecated. Use param instead.

This command is used inside a function that is called by the nodefunction() command. It returns the parameter passed to nodefunction specified by index as a number. The first additional parameter passed to nodefunction() is parameter 1, the second is parameter 2, etc. Parameters can also be retrieved using parnode() and parstr() for casting them as a treenode and string respectively.

This command is deprecated. Use the print() command instead.

Print an ASCII character to the output console.

This command is deprecated. Use the print() command instead.

Print an integer to the output console.

This command is deprecated. Use the print() command instead.

Print a floating point number to the output console.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.pi instead.

Gets the value of pi (3.14159....).

This command is deprecated. This should not be used as a special command with the setport command anymore. Instead, declare an int variable type as port, then use port in your code as any other variable type.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.pow() instead.

Calculates num1 raised to the power of num2.

This command is deprecated. Use the print() command instead.

Print a new line to the output console.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.prev instead.

Reference the previous sibling of a node.

This command is deprecated. Use the print() command instead. Print text to the output console.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead. See Miscellaneous Concepts > SQL Queries for more information.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.degrees() instead.

Convert radians to degrees

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.subnodes[] instead.

Reference a child node by rank.

This command is deprecated. Use the treenode.attrs's [] operator instead.

Gets a reference to the ranked node in the object's attribute sub-tree at rank.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class instead.

Gets a reference to a global table.

This command is deprecated. Use Vec3.project() instead.

This command returns the x, y, or z location of an object relative to an object that contains it. The containerobj does not need to be the immediate container, but does need to eventually be a container of the object. Use a coordinate value of 1,2,3 for x,y,z respectively.

Executes expression the specified number of times. The expression can use "count" to get the 1-based number of the iteration being executed.

This command is deprecated. Use resetmodel() instead.

For developer use. This command resets the model. The simulation clock is set to 0, and the OnReset event function is called for every object in the model. The OnReset events generally call the ResetTrigger functions that the users define. The model must be compiled before it can be reset. The resetmodel() command should typically be used instead of reset().

This command is deprecated. Use Object.input.resume() instead.

This command opens the input of an object just like openinput() does, but because it keeps track of previous stopinput() commands called on the object, it will only open input after all stops have been resumed. Refer to openinput() documentation for additional information.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.resume() instead.

Tells the object that it may resume whatever it was doing before stopobject() was called on it.
The id value is optional and is for matching stop requests with resume requests. Refer to the stopobject()
documentation for more information on this.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.output.resume() instead.

This command opens the output of an object just like openoutput() does, but because it keeps track of previous stopoutput() commands called on the object, it will only open output after all stops have been resumed. Refer to openoutput() documentation for additional information.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.round() instead.

Rounds the value to the nearest integer.

This command is deprecated. Use user libraries instead.

This saves the node to disk as a service pack file (.fpk).
A save file dialog box will appear, allowing you to define the path and name of the file. A service pack is nothing more than a node with subnodes. The first subnode is assumed to be toggled flexscript and contain string data with code. When the service pack is loaded using File | Install Service Pack, the first subnode of you service pack will execute automatically. The code will usually copy the other subnodes into the MAIN and VIEW trees.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Sets the value of a node with numeric data.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.setLocation() instead.

Sets the x, y, and z location of the object's rotational center, relative to its container.

This command is deprecated. Instead set Object.color to Color() instead.

Sets the red, green and blue color components of an object

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use labels instead.

This command sets the itemtype attribute of the object to value. If the object does not have the itemtype attribute, this command does nothing. The attribute itemtype is typically used to distinguish between different types of flowitems that may be of the same class.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labelProperties instead.

Sets the value of an object's label.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labelProperties instead.

Sets an object label value.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.labelProperties instead.

Sets an object label value

This command is deprecated. Use Object.location instead.

Sets the x, y, and z location of the object relative to its container.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.name instead.

Sets the name of a node/object.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.name instead.

Sets the name of a node/object.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Sets the value of a node with numeric data.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Sets the value of a node with string data.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

Sets the index number of the bmp or jpeg image to be assigned to the base of the object (2D shape and base image). For the new index to take effect, the imagebase node of the object must be removed or renamed, so this command renames the imagebase node to "_imagebase" for you. The index number must be a valid index number of a currently imported bmp or jpeg image. To view currently imported images, or to import another bmp or jpeg image, use the Import Media option in the ToolBox.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.query() instead. See Miscellaneous Concepts > SQL Queries for more information.

This command. Use treenode.rank instead.

Sets the rank of a child node in its parent's sub-tree.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.rotation instead.

Sets the rotation of the object.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.value instead.

Sets the value of a node with string data.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.size instead.

Sets the size of the object.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.setState(stateNum);

Sets the state of an object.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.stats.state().valueString = stateStr;

For development use. Set the state of an object using the actual name of one of the states. The state names must be as they appear in a state pie chart.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.setColHeader() or Table.setRowHeader() instead.

Sets the value of the header field of a table

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class's [] operators instead.

Sets the number value in a table cell.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.setSize() instead.

Sets the size of a table.

This command is deprecated. Use the Table class's [] operators instead.

Sets the text value in a table cell.

This command is deprecated. Use the TrackedVariable class instead.

This command is deprecated. This command is currently deprecated because a faster leaner implementation of the undo functionality has been developed that does not use this command.

Sets the maximum number of allowable undos. A copy of the entire model will be saved each time a mouse is clicked or a key is pressed. Using the setundos command, you specify the maximum number of model copies that will be remembered for undoing. This command first requires creating a node in the main tree named undo and giving it number data.

This command is deprecated. Do not use.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.sign() instead.

Sign of value.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.sin() instead.

Gets the sin of an angle in radians.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.sort() instead.

Sorts the table by the values in column in ascending order.

This command is deprecated. Use drawtomodelscale() instead.

Set the OpenGL space to the global matrix.

This command is deprecated. Do not use. Use drawtoobjectscale() instead.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.sqr() instead.

Square of value.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.sqrt() instead.

Square root of value.

This command is deprecated. Use the Animation class instead.

Starts an animation on an object.

This command is deprecated. Use Model.statisticalTime instead.

Returns the current simulation time with respect to when stats were last reset, such as since the warmup time has passed in an experiment or since resetstats() was executed.

This command is deprecated. Use the Animation class instead.

Stops an animation on an object.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.input.stop() instead.

This command closes the input of the object just like closeinput() does, but it also keeps track of consecutive stopinput() commands, and will only open input after all stops have been resumed. Refer to closeinput() documentation for additional information.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.stop() instead.

Tells the object to stop whatever it is doing, go into the state specified (in the state profile if specified), and waits for resumeobject() to be called. Stopobject commands are accumulated, meaning if stopobject is called twice on the same object, the object will not resume its operations until resumeobject has been called twice as well. Stopping an object depends on the type of object that is being stopped.

For FixedResources, generally events are delayed indefinitely, input and output is stopped, and all operations going into and out of the object are stopped. This means that TaskExecuters trying to load/unload to or from the object will have to wait until the object has been resumed.

For TaskExecuters, events are not delayed, but rather a preempting task sequence with priority of 100,000 is created for the TaskExecuter, with one TE_STOP task in it.

Be aware that, if there are several stop requests for the same object, the state for each stop request is not remembered. If an object is requested to stop by entity A with state 12, and then is later requested to stop by entity B for state 14, it will go into state 14 and forget state 12. Even if entity B resumes the object before entity A, the object will remain in state 14 until all stop requests have resumed.

The last two parameters, id and priority, are optional and have recently been added to fix the problem in the previous paragraph. If you specify these parameters, then it will store a record of the stop request, instead of just incrementing a value for the number of stops requested. The id is like a key for that stop request. The priority allows the object to prioritize its stop requests. For example, if you have a stop request for the scheduled down state, and another for the breakdown state at the same time, technically the object should be in two states at once, but since a FlexSim object can only be in one state at a time, the priority value breaks the tie and goes into the state of the highest priority stop request.

The id value should match an id value that is added to a resumeobject() command later on. This is for matching stop requests with their appropriate resume requests. For example, if you stop an object for scheduled maintenance with and id of 1, once the scheduled maintenance is finished, you will need to resume the object with the same id of 1.

This command is deprecated. Use Object.output.stop() instead.

This command closes the output of the object just like closeoutput() does, but it also keeps track of consecutive stopoutput() commands, and will only open output after all stops have been resumed. Refer to closeoutput() documentation for additional information.

This command is deprecated. This command is currently deprecated because a faster leaner implementation of the undo functionality has been developed that does not use this command.

It explicitly stores an archived copy of the current model inside the undo folder of the main tree. Refer to undos() command documentation for more information.

This command is deprecated. Use string.substr() instead.

Returns a substring of string defined by index start (base 1) and length.

This command is deprecated. Use string.length instead.

Gets the length of string.

This command is deprecated. Use string.substr() instead.

This command will return a portion of a string. The new string is defined with a starting character number and a length. A start value of 0 refers to the first character in the original string.

This command is deprecated. Use string.replace() instead.

Returns a copy of stringtosearch with all occurrences of searchfor replaced with replacewith.

This command is deprecated. You can simply return strings from C++ user commands with the return statement.

Prior to FlexSim 7.7, this command was used to return a string from a C++ implementation of a user command. This command was only needed in C++. In FlexScript user commands, you can simply return the string with the return statement.

This command is deprecated. Use string.search() instead.

Searches the string for the given substring searchfor (base 0).

This command is deprecated. Use string.toNum() instead.

Converts string to a num.

This command is deprecated. Use apchar() instead.

This command returns the string as a pointer to a C++ character. This is used to convert variables of type string to type char* for some C++ commands which only take char*'s. It is not needed in Flexscript.

This command is deprecated. Use \" instead to include quotation marks within a string.

This command is deprecated. Use the - operator instead.

operator instead. of value1 and value2. This returns the result of the arithmetic expression value1-value2.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.swapCols(). instead.

Swaps two columns in a table.

This command is deprecated. Use Table.swapRows(). instead.

Swaps two rows in a table.

This command is deprecated. Do not use. Get or set the "Show 2D Shape" flag of the object. A value of 1 is hide, a value of 0 is show, and a value of -1 gets the current value. The 2D shape (base) of an object is visible in the Planar view window. Note that view windows also have an attribute named hideallbases that controls the display of 2D shapes (bases) for ALL objects in their view.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.tan() instead.

Gets the tan of an angle in radians.

This command is deprecated. Use Model.time instead.

Returns the current simulation time.

This command is deprecated. Use the TrackedVariable class instead.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.up to set the node's parent (container).

This command moves movenode into the container node. This is like the moveobject command, except no events (ie. OnSend, OnReceive) are executed.

This command is deprecated. Use kinematics instead.

Calculate current travel parameters for the object. A travel path will be calculated. Once set, the object's position will be calculated based on the travel path as defined by this command. This function returns the time of travel end. This function can be used in conjunction with a spline to create curved travel paths.

This command is deprecated. Use kinematics instead.

Update the object's position based on it's current travel parameters. Explicitly set an object's position based on the time and travel path parameters as calculated from the travelto() command on object, using spline as the path geometry if desired.

This command is deprecated. Use Math.trunc() instead.

Truncation of value.

This command is deprecated. This command is currently deprecated because a faster leaner implementation of the undo functionality has been developed that does not use this command.

This command is used to turn on (1) and off (0) the automatic saving of model copies each time there is a mouse click or key press. Use the setundos command, to specify the maximum number of model copies that will be remembered for undoing. To function correctly, this command requires first creating a node in the main tree named undo and giving it number data.

This command is deprecated. Use treenode.up instead.

Reference a node's parent node.

This command is deprecated. Use the Animation class instead.

Updates an animation on an object.

This command is deprecated, use the Toolbox.

Updates the tools menu to reflect any additions or deletions to the tools.

This command is deprecated. Use nodefunction() instead because it will work on any node.

Executes code associated with a node found in the object's userfunctions group having the specified rank index. Use param() within the called function node to retrieve the arguments passed into the function.

This command is deprecated. Use nodefunction() instead, because it will work on any node.

Executes code associated with a node found in the object's userfunctions group having the specified name. Use param() within the called function node to retrieve the arguments passed into the function.