Problems with execution of Trigger after program starts.

Hello, I study computer sience and I work on a plugin based model transformation system.

This system contains a plugin to export models to Flexsim 4. By using a Flexsim 4 compatible xml-format. (It is neccessary that I stay at Version 4!)

It actually works very well.

The basic flexsim elements are edited by creating and editing correxponding xml-nodes. For example i define an OnExit-Trigger for the Flexsim-Element.

Therefore I copied and pasted an example in flexsim script into the corresponding xml-structure. The xml-Node then for example looks like this:

The attempt of the trigger is to open the input side of the grandparent-element.

<node>
    <version>2</version>
    <flags>66</flags>
    <name>
        <![CDATA[exittrigger]]>
    </name>
    <datatype>2</datatype>
    <branch>1</branch>
    <flagsex>16384</flagsex>
    <indexcache>0</indexcache>
    <data>
<![CDATA[treenode item = parnode(1);
treenode current = ownerobject(c);
int port = parval(2);
{ //************* PickOption Start *************\\
/**Close and Open Ports*/
/** 
The action will be performed if some condition is true (equal to 1).*/
if(/** \nCondition: */ /**/content(current) < 2/**/)
{
/** 
Action: */ /**/openinput/**list:closeinput~openinput~stopinput~resumeinput~closeoutput~openoutput~stopoutput~resumeoutput*/
(
/** 
Object: */ /**/inobject(inobject(current,1),1)/**/
);
}
/**\n\nWarning: It is better to send a delayed message to open or resume the ports of the current object!*/
/**\n\n*/
} //******* PickOption End *******\\
]]>
    </data>
    <node>
        <version>2</version>
        <flags>64</flags>
        <name>
            <![CDATA[]]>
        </name>
        <datatype>0</datatype>
        <branch>0</branch>
        <flagsex>0</flagsex>
        <size>0</size>
    </node>
</node>

If I start Flexsim 4 with the generated model. I see everything, but during the simulation, the trigger is not executed.

Can anybody explain, why the trigger is ignored during the simulation?

If I then open the Element-properties in Flexsim and if I search the trigger, it is set and well-defined. If then I close the properties-dialog, the trigger works.

Maybe I forgot to define in the xml-Structure, that the trigger is ready to be executed? But I dont know how to do so...

The attachement contains a Flexsim 4 compatible XML-Structure.

Have you tried with the buildall() command? This builds all the flexscript nodes again. You could try this in the script window after you have loaded your xml file to see if it does the trick.

Or after the properties are closed, is your node now toggled as flexscript so is that what is failing? (your node looks like a square with an "S" inside instead of a simple round ball)

Thanks, but that does not work at all.

After generating the model the end user should open it in flexsim and this should be ready, to work with.

Ideally the user dont need to type and execute a single command to run the simulation with the full power of all Triggers.

I would assume, that the subnode "node" does require some Contents, but what?

Do you have an idea?

your node looks like a square with an "S" inside instead of a simple round ball

Whether the shown trigger is senseless or not. That does not care.

If you open a model you can execute any command you want. So for now I'm just trying to find what the problem is. Usually if the code doesn't work upfront, but does work after you opened the properties tabpage it is the fact that the properties toggle the node as flexscript.

Have you saved your model as xml after the trigger worked and look at the differences?
I have attached a picture showing you toggled and non toggled nodes. I don't have version 4 on my pc anymore so I can't tell what should be in the subnode

Save as xml is not possible for my "educational license".

My possibilities are not sufficent. A already send a request to upgrate my license. I am still waiting for response.

Maybe you or someone else can do this job for me ??

E.g. open my attached model in Flexsim 4.5 (! - our programm only works with this version) and toggle, as you said, every Trigger by opening, and closing the Flexscript Editor for my defined triggers. After doing that for each Element, save as xml and attache the resulting file to this thread, so that I can do the neccessary comparisons?

This would be very helpfull and I would be very gratefull.

OK Maybe it also works with a newer Version of Flexsim.

So if you or anybody else can build a simple model with the basic elements: source, processor and sink and define a sample OnExit-trigger. Then save it as XML and attache it to this thread.

Maybe I can then compare the results with the results of my Flexsim-Version.

Here is a simple model in version 5.1.2 with a source, processor and sink and a msg on the onexit of the processor

Thanks a lot. In my example the subnodes are missing.

<node>
     <version>2</version>
     <flags>66</flags>
     <name>
         <![CDATA[exittrigger]]>
     </name>
     <datatype>2</datatype>
     <branch>1</branch>
     <flagsex>16384</flagsex>
     <indexcache>0</indexcache>
     <data> 
<![CDATA[treenode item = parnode(1); treenode current = ownerobject(c); int port = parval(2);  { //************* PickOption Start *************\\  /**Close and Open Ports*/ /**  The action will be performed if some condition is true (equal to 1).*/ if(/** \nCondition: */ /**/content(current) < 2/**/) { /**  Action: */ /**/openinput/**list:closeinput~openinput~stopinput~resumeinput~closeoutput~openoutput~stopoutput~resumeoutput*/ ( /**  Object: */ /**/inobject(inobject(current,1),1)/**/ ); } /**\n\nWarning: It is better to send a delayed message to open or resume the ports of the current object!*/ /**\n\n*/  } //******* PickOption End *******\\   ]]> 
    </data>
     <node>
         <version>2</version>
         <flags>64</flags>
         <name>
             <![CDATA[]]>
         </name>
         <datatype>0</datatype>
         <branch>0</branch>
         <flagsex>0</flagsex>
         <size>1</size>
        <node>
                <version>2</version>
                <flags>66</flags>
                <name><![CDATA[]]>
                </name>
                <datatype>2</datatype>
                <branch>0</branch>
                <flagsex>131072</flagsex>
                <data><![CDATA[°]]>
                </data>
        </node>
     </node>
 </node>

Now it works! Thanks alot!