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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
[KB1214] PcVue Automatic Deployment
Applies to: PcVue 16.2 onwards Summary: How to install or update PcVue on a complete architecture in a more efficient way? This article describes the procedure to automatize the deployment […]
[KB1213] PcVue as a Service – Open Application Explorer
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: Since PcVue is able to run as a Windows service the use of options in AIExplorer command line becomes very useful. We will describe […]
[KB1201] Could not load type ‘System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule’ from assembly
Applies to: WebVue, Web Services using IIS Symptom: While trying to access WebVue, or a PcVue Web Services page, or testing web functionalities with the SvWebDiag tool, this error appears: […]
[KB1151] Windows Updates to enforce DCOM hardening – KB5004442
Applies to: PcVue and FrontVue – Multiple versions Summary: Microsoft has started rolling out Windows updates that could affect users of the OPC Classic technology, software components and products relying […]
[KB1125] Increasing the maximum number of USER and GDI objects that can be created per-process
Applies to: Windows XP onwards Summary: This article describes how to increase the maximum number of USER and GDI objects that can be created per-process. Details: The system provides two […]
[KB1124] Adjusting registry settings to run PcVue as a service on a Web back end station
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Symptom: Running PcVue as a Windows service application on a Web back end station causes a crash of the sv32 process under certain conditions. If […]
[KB1120] Firewall configuration guideline for PcVue
Applies to: PcVue Summary: This document describes the firewall rules commonly required in the context of PcVue projects. Details: The last revision of the technical content accommodates changes in PcVue […]
[KB1072] PcVue as a service – service doesn’t restart PcVue after crash
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: By default, the SV Core Daemon service will terminate gracefully if sv32.exe process terminates intentionally or unexpectedly. This article explains how to configure it […]
[KB1057] Regional Settings Option
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 and PcVue 12 Summary: About Windows regional beta option : Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support Details: Since Windows 10, there is a regional beta option: […]
[KB1042] Simple query to count record in SQL Server grouped by variable name
Applies to: PcVue 8.10 onwards Summary: A good practice for SQL Server database size optimization is to investigate which tags are recorded more often than others. This allows for example […]
[KB1038] How to change a network connection from category Public to Private
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: A simple method using PowerShell to change the network properties of a specific network connection. It can be useful for example to create a […]
[KB863] PcVue is launched but will not start
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 and 11.2 Symptom: When launching PcVue it doesn’t start (nothing happens). A fix has been implemented in 11.1.06110 and 11.2.06058, also in version 12 onwards. Originator: […]
[KB839] Using Transparent Database Encryption (TDE) on an SQL Server database
Applies to: All versions of PcVue that support the HDS Summary: This article explains how to enable and disable Transparent Database Encryption (TDE) on an SQL Server database. TDE is […]
[KB809] Setup of SQL Server 2014 fails
Applies to: SQL Server 2014 Summary: If the installation of SQL Server 2014 fails close to the end. Details: If the installation of SQL Server 2014 fails close to the […]
[KB765] Remote Desktop Session Height and Width
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: Configuring the size of a Remote Desktop Session window.Originator: AC Details: A Remote Desktop Session can be configured by a .RDP (Remote Desktop […]
[KB761] Useful SQL Scripts
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: Some example SQL scripts useful for troubleshooting.Originator: NK Details: GetDBSize.sql Script providing information about the space used by the data vs the space […]
[KB722] PcVue VS SQL Server Compatibility
Applies to: PcVue 8.10 and later Summary: List of SQL Server version and PcVue version with which it has been qualified. Qualified means it has been tested and verified and […]
[KB718] Data Execution Prevention for PcVue
Applies to: Windows Server operating systems Summary: For security reasons Windows Server 2012 onwards has Data Execution Prevention (DEP) enabled by default for all applications and services. After installation of […]
[KB707] Compatibility between Direct-Link software, operating systems and virtualization solutions
Applies to: Direct-Link all versions Summary: This article describes the compatibility between between the (Molex) Brad Direct-Link software, operating systems and virtualization solutions Details: The attached file was up to […]
[KB663] PcVue doesn’t stop on HP machine
Applies to: PcVue all versions Symptom: On HP machines the sv32.exe process is still running after PcVue shutdown. Details: A utility called HP Protect Tools is installed by default on […]
[KB634] Error message Attempt to initialize the CRT more than once while launching PcVue
Applies to:PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Symptom:The following Windows error message is prompted at PcVue startup and PcVue can never be launched. “Attempt to initialize the CRT more than once” Details:A […]
[KB585] How to change database collation
Applies to: SQL Server. Summary: This article explains how to modify collation to avoid conflict between two databases. If collation is not the same on the two replicated databases, replication […]
[KB555] Backing up SQL Server databases with HDS storage units
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards Summary: This article guides you through setting up a backup strategy for HDS databases. The actions shown were taken with a version of SQL […]
[KB541] How to run a large PcVue application in 64 bit OS environment
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 and 10 Summary: Attached document describes the procedures to follow in order to run a large PcVue application, that requires more than 2 Gbytes of RAM, […]
[KB521] SQL Server Express Limitations
Applies to: SQL Express 2005 and 2008 Summary: This article is a reminder of the SQL Express database size limitations Details: Version Database size (.mdf) SQL Express 2005 4 Gb […]
[KB492] How to display local time in an SQL Server view
Applies to: Pcvue all versions Summary: This article explains how to add a TIMESTAMP field dynamically to Read requests from an external tool (for example SQL Server Management Studio) […]
[KB487] How to reduce the database LOG file (.ldf) size
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article will help you to reduce disk space used by your LOG file when using the HDS and SQL Server 2005 or later. […]
[KB481] HDS stopped
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 onwards. Symptom: An historical configuration based on HDS is configured but the HDS never starts. Details: This issue may appear if you installed SQL server […]
[KB474] Integrity error DBCC CHECKDB
Applies to: SQL Server 2005 onwards. Summary: This article explains how to manage an consistency / integrity / DBCC CHECKDB error. Details: A data base may become corrupt. In this […]
[KB462] How to change SQL server password
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Summary: What to do if you forget the password needed for SQL to connect its SQL Server process? Details: All is not lost, you […]
[KB454] Desktop access right
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 and earlier. Summary: This article describes how to lock or unlock the desktop access from PcVue User Rights. Details: From PcVue 6 to PcVue 7.2 […]
[KB442] FAQ Virtualization
Question: VMware is a software solution to provide several virtual computers on a same host. Each virtual computer is completely independent from a software point of view but it uses […]
[KB434] PcVue “Run as administrator”
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 onwards. Summary: With PcVue 9.0 and Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7, the first time PcVue is started the user is requested to […]
[KB428] How to connect to a SQL Server instance
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article is a reminder about how to connect to an SQL server 2008 R2 instance. Details: Here are the correct formats to connect […]
[KB365] How to start PcVue in a Terminal Server session
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: PcVue architecture allows clients to be connected to the data acquisition server through terminal server client session. Details: […]
[KB351] Sending files on an FTP server using DOS commands
Applies to: Operating systems Summary: Sending files on an FTP server using DOS commands Details: The server FTP has to allow writing in the selected directory. Example of the daily […]
[KB344] Mouse problem with VMware after importing a Virtual PC image
Applies to: VMware Summary: After importating a Virtual PC file into VMware, the mouse did not work properly. Solution: There’s an incompatibility between the VMware Tool’s mouse driver and computer […]
[KB343] Memory handle problem on Dell Computer
Applies to: PcVue all versions when running on a Dell computer. Summary: On some Dell computers there is a tool, installed by default, called Open Manager. This program is visible […]
[KB342] Trouble reading .chm files on some Dell computers
Applies to: PcVue all versions when installed on a Dell computer. Summary: When you try to read a .chm file, the Windows installer service shows a popup asking for the […]
[KB328] SQL Server Firewall
Applies to: SQL Server 2005 This article contains obsolete references. Summary: By default ports and used protocols are: SQL Server uses the port 1433 ( TCP) SQL Browser uses the […]
[KB327] Enable the SQL Server Browser service
Applies to: SQL Server 2005 Summary: To facilitate the configuration of the posts, the SQL Server browser allows the discovery on the network of the SQL Server and the offer […]
[KB325] What do the EventNumber, VarType and AlarmState columns mean ?
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: The meaning of the EventNumber, VarType and AlarmState columns in an SQL database as used by the Historic Data Server (HDS). Details: Sometimes it […]
[KB314] SVSQL mode CONNECT – Return Code: 0
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: The SCADA Basic instruction, SVSQL mode CONNECT, return code 0 is not documented in the online help. The online help describes the verb “CONNECT […]
[KB312] SQL Server 2008 Unnamed Instance
Applies to:SQL Server 2008. Summary:It is not possible to create a database with SQL server 2008, installed as unnamed instance, when using generic syntax “.\”. This syntax, which allows access […]
[KB311] Sql Server 2005 Express installation problem with MSXML SP2 on XP
Applies to: SQL Server 2005 and Windows XP Summary: SqlServer setup fails: SqlServer setup does not complain about missing prerequisites but is unable to install MSXML extensions and the MS […]
[KB305] Replication sample with 2 SQL Express and 1 SQL Standard
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for SQL Server 2005.The basic content of this article may also be applicable to other versions of Pcvue and SQL Server although the […]
[KB303] Remote Desktop Connexion
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Summary: The /console option does not work for mstsc. Details: Problem: Since Version […]
[KB262] Automatic logon on Windows XP
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP. Summary: Starting PcVue as service is not supported. So you can only modify Windows registry for automatic logon and launching […]
[KB253] Disabling the AutoPlay option when inserting a USB key
Applies to: PcVue all versions supporting Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server. Summary: This article describes how to disable the AutoPlay option before you insert a USB key (dongle). Details: […]
[KB252] How to Share the Same Paging File for Windows NT and 98
Applies to: Computers using both Windows 95 or 98, and Windows NT. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: With a dual-boot system with Windows NT and Windows 98, it is […]
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