Use missing.cmd

SCHNDR/iocBoot/iocSCHNDR-IOC-01/config.xml

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 <macro name="PORT" pattern="^COM[0-9]+$" description="Serial COM Port (for RTU or ASCII)" hasDefault="NO" />
 <macro name="IPADDR" pattern="^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$" description="IP Address (for TCP)" hasDefault="NO" />
 <macro name="IPPORT" pattern="^[0-9]+$" description="Modbus TCP Port (default: 502)" defaultValue="502" hasDefault="YES" />
-<macro name="DEVCMD0" pattern="^[A-Za-z0-9]+$" description="CMD file base name in devices subdirectory to load" defaultValue="nodevice" hasDefault="YES" />
-<macro name="DEVCMD1" pattern="^[A-Za-z0-9]+$" description="CMD file base name in devices subdirectory to load" defaultValue="nodevice" hasDefault="YES" />
+<macro name="DEVCMD1" pattern="^[A-Za-z0-9]+$" description="CMD file base name in devices subdirectory to load" defaultValue="missing" hasDefault="YES" />
+<!-- add DEVCMD2 etc if need more in future, but use defaultValue="nodevice" for all these -->
 </macros>
 </config_part>
 </ioc_config>

SCHNDR/iocBoot/iocSCHNDR-IOC-01/devices/missing.cmd

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+##
+msgBox("ERROR: $(IOCNAME) - no device is defined")
+##

SCHNDR/iocBoot/iocSCHNDR-IOC-01/st-common.cmd

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ epicsEnvSet("PLC", "PLC0")
 < $(IOCSTARTUP)/dbload.cmd
 
 ##ISIS## load device specific init and DB from devices directory
-< devices/$(DEVCMD0=nodevice).cmd
-< devices/$(DEVCMD1=nodevice).cmd
+< devices/$(DEVCMD1=missing).cmd
+## if useful later add reading  devices/$(DEVCMD2=nodevice).cmd  etc
 
 ##ISIS## Stuff that needs to be done after all records are loaded but before iocInit is called 
 < $(IOCSTARTUP)/preiocinit.cmd