Hi,

I'd like to use an array of tags and order it by different characteristics in script (ex. the tags with an active alarm first).

I think the best way to achieve this is by using the function GetTagList then sort that array. Unfortunately GetTagList only return an array of tag names so I can't access the tags properties. In order to sort them I would need a function that return a tag property.

I also tried to get the list of alarm tags thinking I could use that list to see which tag have active alarms but using "Alarm" as a tagType isn't working (\GetTagList("CommunAncestorName"\ShortName, TRUE, 0, "*", "Alarm" ); )

Is there a solution for my problem?

Thank you

Could you accomplish what you are looking for using the built-in Tag List Widget or the Alarm List Widget?

I don't think so.

I need to display an arbitary amount of widgets linked to my typical dataset. That amount will change dynamically, that is why I think they need to be in a list. Also I want to be able to sort them by alarm so the operator will see where his attention need to be fast. I don't need to display the alarms, I just need to know which widgets have active alarms.

My current solution is to create a tag name list with GetTagList(), then I use AlarmManager\GetAlarmStateStats on each tag in my list to create another list of alarm stats for each tag. What I lack is a way to sort my first list (my tag list) depending on the content of the other list (the alarm stats list). Do you think I could use SortArray() for that, or should I make a sub-module as a sorting function?

Thank you for you help

I found a way to do what I wanted to do. I made a sub module as a sorting function and I call it whenever I need to sort an array.

Thank you Dave for the inputs and support