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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
[KB1105] Repeat Query for Sql variables
Applies to: PcVue 15.1 onwards Summary: PcVue 15 introduces the possibility to create Sql variables based on Sql queries. Version 15.1 introduces the ability to manually trigger these queries by […]
[KB1104] Sql Variables and Data Archiving
Applies to: PcVue15 onwards Summary: This article describes how to configure data archiving when you use Sql variables with row selection mode “All Rows” or “By Field Value”. […]
[KB1096] Sql Variables – Avoid SQL Injections
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: Embedding SQL scripting in PcVue is extremely powerful, but this feature can be exploited to perform a malicious act, erase data, read sensitive data […]
[KB868] REPLICATION WITH 1 SQL SERVER EXPRESS AND 1 SQL SERVER STANDARD EDITION
Applies to: PcVue all versions. SQL Server Express 2008 R2 Summary: One possible and tested way to backup historical data from SQL Express to SQL Standard.Originator:AC Details: The following script […]
[KB859] HOW PCVUE HANDLES SQL SERVER CONNECTIONS
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: How PcVue handles SQL Server connections.Originator: LM Details: When you start a PcVue project which uses the HDS and SQL Server for archiving […]
[KB844] Estimating SQL Server Database Size
Applies to: All versions of PcVue supporting the HDS All versions of SQL Server supported by PcVue Summary: How to estimate the size requirements for an SQL Server database 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 […]
[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 […]
[KB732] How to copy the contents of an HDS table to another SQL table or other relational database
Applies to: All PcVue versions including the HDS Originator: AD Summary: The SQL Server tools allow you to copy the contents of a table using two methods. On the fly […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[KB654] How .hds files work ?
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Summary: This article explains why the file “ProjectName_DatabaseName_TableName.hds” in the Databases directory contains records. Details: .hds files are created in the directory containing the […]
[KB568] How to create and export a custom table in the HDS
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 onwards Summary: When using a Maintenance Plan & Export Task to export data from a database, the format of the output is defined by the […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[KB520] PcVue historical database – Log and trend tables description
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Summary: This article describes LOG and TRD columns in PcVue database, created when configuring a HDS archive unit Details: General In attached file, you […]
[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. […]
[KB479] How to generate TS column if it is absent from the database
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how, when using the HDS, to generate a TS column by using an SQL query. Details: TS is an optional column. […]
[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 […]
[KB460] Maintenance plan – Purge
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Summary: This article helps you to understand why the Purge task is useful and how best to control it. Details: What’s the difference between […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[KB148] SQL Syntax for SVSQL SCADA Basic Instruction
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article outlines the SQL syntax to use […]