Create virtual objects en masse

[JRP]

Hi, how can I create a large number of virtual objects with the same specific properties, using a script, specifying a smaller address and a larger address or the desired number of addresses?

Greetings

[Daniel]

You received the answer already, use grp.create and some loop.
https://openrb.com/docs/lua.htm#grp.create

[JRP]

Hello

Yes, but I'm trying to use it and I can't make a loop that does what I want.

Greetings

[admin]

This will create 10 objects starting from 32/2/12:

Code:

address = buslib.encodega('32/2/12')

for i = 1, 10 do
  grp.create({
    address = address,
    datatype = dt.bool,
    name = 'object #' .. i,
  })

  address = address + 1
end

[JRP]

Hello Thanks is just what I needed.
The point is that I want to understand the buslib.encodega function.
What it does is get the id of the group address? What is a direct call to the object database?
I can't find it in the documentation.
Greetings

[Daniel]

It just converts group addresse in to numeric format.

[JRP]

ok.thanks

[Dré]

I did made a export in ETS, with a esf file.
I opened it in a notepad en edit the names, groupadresses en type.
and i imported in to the LM.
So i can edit all at the same time in a single view.
It also support to import a virtual object.
For me it was easier to do, and i could use different names types for all of these object.

[admin]

ESF works but you cannot specify the datatype there directly, only the data length in bits/bytes. This means that all 1 byte objects will have 05.001 scale datatype, 2 bytes will have 09 floating point datatype and so on.

[JRP]

I did made a export in ETS, with a esf file.
I opened it in a notepad en edit the names, groupadresses en type.
and i imported in to the LM.
So i can edit all at the same time in a single view.
It also support to import a virtual object.
For me it was easier to do, and i could use different names types for all of these object.

Thanks for your contribution and admin for the clarifying note.

Greetings

[Dré]

I did made a export in ETS, with a esf file.
I opened it in a notepad en edit the names, groupadresses en type.
and i imported in to the LM.
So i can edit all at the same time in a single view.
It also support to import a virtual object.
For me it was easier to do, and i could use different names types for all of these object.

Is it possible, this corrupt my Wiser?

It looks like it worked for a month, but after a restart of the Wiser, the Wiser didnt had a 'Object' and i didnt had a script anymore.
after i realise it was corrupt after the restart i would use a backup , but the first few backups had the same problem.

tha backups where not empty, all the pictures where in the backups.

But i also used the esf import (edited) file before.

[admin]

This can be caused by the the internal microSD card being in read-only state. The only solution is to replace it.

[Dré]

This can be caused by the the internal microSD card being in read-only state. The only solution is to replace it.

I also tried to import the backup to another LM and also there all object and scripts are gone, any idea why it didn't make a backup of all objects and scripts?