Script Runner

About the Script Runner

The Script Runner (ScScript.exe) is a ribbon utility that you can use to run a .csx file. Typically, the .csx file is a script written in C# that includes calls to the AVEVA Process Simulation Scripting Interface. The controls in the Run Script group on the Advanced tab allow you to run a script directly from the AVEVA Process Simulation user interface (UI) without opening an integrated development environment (IDE), such as Microsoft Visual Studio, or a command-line tool.

Typically, you use scripts to automate actions and processes in AVEVA Process Simulation. You can also extend your scripts to include application programming interfaces from third-party software, such as data visualization software. This allows you to transfer data to and from AVEVA Process Simulation and third-party applications to extend your data visualizations, as shown in the following diagram.

Concepts

• Scripts use the AVEVA Process Simulation Scripting Interface to automate changes within AVEVA Process Simulation.

• You can use the the AVEVA Process Simulation Scripting Interface Help documentation distributed along with the Scripting Interface software development kit (SDK) to learn more about the available functions.

• You can find the Scripting Interface SDK in the AVEVA Process Simulation installation package, in the Toolkits folder.

• Scripts can also access third-party applications or utilities to meet your needs.

• The Script Runner uses the %userprofile%\My Simulations folder as the current working directory. This means that:

  • Any relative paths that you use in your .csx file are relative to the %userprofile%\My Simulations folder.

  • Any generated output files appear in the %userprofile%\My Simulations folder.

Actions

• Open and review the AVEVA Process Simulation Scripting Interface Help.

• Add scripts to the user script folder to populate the list of scripts that you can run.

• Select a script (.csx file) to run.

• Run a script.