Working Outside of CODESYS 3

The source files of a file-based project consist of plain text.

Do not change the metadata comment (* METADATA … *) at the beginning of the file. This metadata is used by CODESYS to identify the object.

In version 1.0.0.0 of CODESYS File-Based Storage, changes you make to the hard drive while a project is open will not be recognized by the programming tool and will not be automatically reloaded. To load changes made outside of the project, close the project and reopen it.

Object in structured text: The boundary between the declaration and the implementation is derived by CODESYS from the declaration. If the declaration cannot be parsed, then the entire contents are placed in the declaration until the error is corrected. No contents will be lost. When the declaration is valid again and the project is reloaded, the parts of CODESYS will be separated correctly.

Use the Open Folder in File Explorer command to open the project folder in file explorer.

If the contents of an object cannot be interpreted, the object will be opened in a read-only editor for unknown objects. In this way, the contents remain unchanged and can be viewed.