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FrontVue 15
FrontVue 16
PcVue 10.0
PcVue 11
PcVue 11.1
PcVue 11.2
PcVue 12
PcVue 15
PcVue 16
PcVue 6
PcVue 7.00
PcVue 7.20
PcVue 8.00
PcVue 8.10
PcVue 8.2
PcVue 9.0
PlantVue 2.6
WebVue
[KB1161] PcVue workspace adaptation on Windows resolution change
Applies to: PcVue version 12.0 onwards Summary: The decrease of Windows resolution makes PcVue reduce its workpace. How to readapt PcVue worspace if Windows resolution increases ? Details: A Typical […]
[KB1059] ActiveX Microsoft Web Browser in PcVue
Applies to: PcVue 7 onwards Summary: It is possible to use an ActiveX in order to navigate on a website inside a PcVue mimic. This way it is possible for […]
[KB861] CHANGING AN IMAGE USING VBA
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 update and PcVue 11.2 update onwards Summary: A new VBA method, SetImage, allows the image file used in the Image drawing element to be changed programmatically.Originator: […]
[KB843] Controlling the Workspace using VBA
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 and 11.2 update. Summary: Two new VBA methods allow the Workspace size and position to be controlled programatically. Details: There has long been an issue when […]
[KB838] Populating the Grid with an SQL Request in VBA
Applies to: Versions of PcVue supporting VBA and the Grid control. Summary: How to display SQL Server trend table values in a grid control. With minor modifications this example could […]
[KB803] Incompatibility of the AITimer between PcVue 10.0 SP2 and 11.1
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 SP2 and 11.1 Summary: The AITimer of version 10.0 SP2 is incompatible with the AITimer of version 11.1.Originator: ND Details: If you install 10.0 SP2 on […]
[KB767] Large on-screen keypad using mimic
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 Summary: Example of an on-screen key pad created with a mimic and driven by SCADA Basic Details: An on-screen numeric keypad using a mimic and SCADA […]
[KB762] How to get/display the time with milliseconds using VBA
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: There is nothing in VBA that will allow you to display the time with milliseconds. A simple solution is to call a system […]
[KB729] Using HARDCOPY in a Multi-screen Environment
Applies to: PcVue. All versions. Summary: Workaround, using a SCADA Basic script, to generate a screen hard copy when in a multi-screen environment.Originator: FABO Details: If you need to print […]
[KB719] Creation of Office 2013 document from PcVue VBA is not possible
Applies to: PcVue – all versions supporting VBA Summary: Office 2013 doesn’t install the component required to manipulate Office documents through VBA. This is a known problem and there is […]
[KB716] Accessing SQL Server Database through VBA
Applies to: All VBA versions Summary: This VBA module allows to send read and write requests to a SQL Server database, using the ADO VBA Reference. The script is embbeded […]
[KB695] VARIABLE mode REFRESH
Applies to: PcVue 9.0 SP2 and later Summary: How to force the refresh of a variable on a client station. Details: A new mode REFRESH has been added to the […]
[KB690] Cypress Enable help files
Applies to: All versions of PcVue particulary 11 onwards Summary: The VBA-like scripting language called Cypress Enable was originally supplied with PcVue before VBA itself was integrated. The Cypress Enable […]
[KB682] Copy/Paste of a VBA symbol object
Applies to: PcVue – all versions supporting VBA Summary: If VBA symbol code of a duplicated symbol is not executed after a copy/paste, you need to check the symbol configuration. […]
[KB673] How to use time-delayed alarms with SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 onwards Summary: This program shows how to create a delayed alarm using SCADA Basic, the alarm being activated by a manually controlled bit. This delayed […]
[KB664] VBA and SCADA BASIC function integration
Applies to: PcVue version 8.20 onwards Summary: The Configure / Project / Settings / Run User Programs // Before initialization // After initialization properties – used to execute SCADA Basic […]
[KB657] How to use the AITimer in VBA
Applies to: PcVue version 8.0 onwards. Summary: How to use the AITimer, provided with PcVue, in VBA. Details: PcVue provides a component library called Arc Informatique Common Controls. So far […]
[KB655] Broadcasting of User.dat
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to broadcast the User.dat file (user configuration) within a multi station application. It is a complement to the other article […]
[KB614] Example of how to use a DLL in SCADA Basic
Applies to: All PcVue versions Summary: An example of using an external DLL in SCADA Baisc. In this example – to read and write in a standard format .ini file. […]
[KB607] Managing VBA events when a mimic object overlaps a template object
Applies to: PcVue all versions.PlantVue all versions.FrontVue all versions. Summary: This article explains the options for managing VBA events when a mimic template object and a mimic object overlap. Details: […]
[KB606] Memory leak when making unnecessary use of Alloc_Buffer
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Memory leak when making unnecessary use of the SCADA Basic instruction ALLOC_BUFFER. Details: It has been observed that sometimes, if ALLOC_BUFFER is used to […]
[KB591] How to read/write an INI file using SCADA BASIC
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: Two functions to read/write an INI file using SCADA BASIC Details: Two functions to read an INI style configuration file from PcVue. Supports any […]
[KB590] How to convert a time into the FILETIME format used by the HDS
Applies to: PcVue version 11 onwards. Summary: How to convert, using SCADA Basic, a Unix time (also known as Epoch time, Posix time…) to the FILETIME format as used by […]
[KB589] How to obtain the GMT offset using SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be necessary […]
[KB552] Chrono, UTC, Local hour in VBA
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article contains a set of useful VBA functions for the conversion of datetime values from UTCtime to local time or Chrono values to datetime values and […]
[KB550] How to temporarily disable database archiving
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards Summary: This article describes how to pause and resume HDS database archiving using VBA. (For proprietary archive units you must use the SCADA Basic […]
[KB530] SELECTOR instruction, new modes
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 and 10.0. Summary: This article presents new SELECTOR modes. The new modes appeared in PcVue 9.0 but are not described in online help of some […]
[KB516] How to resize the AIGrid
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 SP7 onwards. Summary: A sample VBA function to resize the AIGrid component after zoom or screen adaptation. Details: An example mimic after ZOOM OUT: The […]
[KB506] How to access a VBA graphic object
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards Summary: Syntax to access a graphic object using a string variable Details: Please note that the graphic object does not have to be ticked […]
[KB496] Running SCADA Basic functions
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: This article describes the sequence in which SCADA Basic functions are run when called simultaneously from different sources (via a button, action or cyclic […]
[KB495] Memory leak when using the MULTIMEDIA instruction
Applies to: PcVue all VBA versions. Related articles: KB721 Summary: This article explains the handle (and memory) leakage due to the MULTIMEDIA instruction in SCADA BASIC. Note that there is another […]
[KB476] SCADA Basic Limitations
Applies to: PcVue vesion 10.0.The basic content of this article may also be applicable to other versions of PcVue although the detail may vary. Summary: This article shows the SCADA […]
[KB458] SCADA Basic Editor is invisible
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 onwards. Summary: The SCADA Basic editor stores the most recent position of the editor window at the time it was last opened. If the window […]
[KB362] SCADA Basic Editor does not start
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: SCADA Basic Editor does not start Details: When clicking the ellipsis (3 points) button, the editor window does not open. Two solutions can be […]
[KB321] VBA function DoEvent
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to use the VBA function DoEvents and warns about the possible problems that can occur when using it. Details: The […]
[KB320] When not to use SCADA Basic SYSTEM mode SYSTEM
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. Summary: Do not use SYSTEM mode SYSTEM to launch a batch file which takes a long time to execute. For example a batch launching […]
[KB306] SCADA Basic function execution from VBA
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: By forcing a variable in VBA code you can trigger a SCADA Basic function. By forcing a variable in SCADA Basic you can trigger […]
[KB164] VBA UserForms are not saved with mimics in ASCII format
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 onwards. Summary: This article provides a work-around for the fact that when a mimic is saved in ASCII format, any VBA UserForm in it is […]
[KB163] UserForm cannot migrate between PcVue versions 7 and 8.
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 VBA. Summary: This article indicates how to work around an incompatibility that affects VBA projects that contain UserForms. Solution: When you migrate a project from […]
[KB162] Restrictions on executing VBA scripts
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20d onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to configure PcVue […]
[KB161] Restriction on Symbols that Include VBA Code
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20a onwards. Summary: This article advises on a limitation on symbols that include VBA code. Details: If you create an instance of a symbol containing a […]
[KB160] Restart PcVue with SvRestart.exe and VB script
Applies to: From PcVue version 7.00 to version 8.00 (incl.) Summary: This article describes how to restart a project with a VBscript procedure to call Restart_PcVue. Details: Open the attach […]
[KB159] Mimic templates with VBA/Enable scripts
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 onwards. Summary: This article describes how to overcome a limitation concerning mimic templates with VBA/Enable scripts. Details: You can associate a script with a mimic […]
[KB158] Incompatibility between VBA 6.2 and VBA 6.4
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 SP3 onwards. Summary: This article identifies and gives a work-around for an incompatibility between versions 6.2 and 6.4 of Microsoft VBA. Solution: Until version 8.00 […]
[KB157] How to lock the Internet Explorer context menu for the Web Browser ActiveX
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to lock […]
[KB156] How to check whether a project is from a VBA version of PcVue
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 to version 9.00. From version 10 onwards VBA was standard. Summary: This article describes how to tell from its mimic files whether a project came […]
[KB155] Defining an OLE DB Connection String for ADO Access via VBA
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20c onwards. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article shows how to define […]
[KB154] Bindable properties of external ActiveX
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards. Summary: This article indicates how to identify which properties of an external ActiveX can be linked to variables from the variables tree. Details: When […]
[KB153] Adding a plug-in to VBA
Applies to: FrontVue all versions. PcVue version 7.20 onwards. Summary: This article describes how to add a powerful plug-in to VBA. Details: The VBA Editor enables you to add third […]
[KB152] Accessing extended attributes using VBA/Enable scripts
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20c onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article shows how to use VBA […]
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