KB-31394: Using Windows APIs in E3.
Question: Can Windows APIs be declared in the E3 application to leave the screen transparent, only displaying objects (buttons, images, etc.)? Can it be done in Visual Basic applications? Solution:No,…
Category: Elipse E3
KB-31471: .DOM file not being executed via desktop.
Question: Why can’t the .DOM file be executed via double click after it had been copied and pasted onto the desktop? It works properly when executed via the project’s folder.…
KB-32369: Retrieving figures inserted as resource.
Question: How can I edit a figure that was inserted as resource in E3 if I don’t have the original figure anymore? Solution: Figures inserted as resource in E3 are…
KB-48768: Retrieving the application domain’s path.
Question: Is there any method that retrieves the path of the folder where the application domain is? Solution: To retrieve the path of the folder with the application, you can…
KB-48512: Changing a field’s background color according to its value in E3Browser.
Question: How can I change the background color on an E3Browser row according to the value on the column? For example, when the column’s value is “T”, I want the…
Tag count in E3.
Question: How are tags counted in E3, for licensing purposes? Solution: Only communication tags and blocks are counted for this purpose (according to their size — Size property), whether communication…
New Trends in SCADA systems.
Introduction In this article, we present and discuss the state of the art of new trends in SCADA systems. In recent years, the panorama of the automation market has been…
KB-48678: Retrieving a file’s name and extension via scripts.
Question: How can I retrieve a certain file’s name and extension via ShowFilePicker method? (Example: the path “C:\test\test.txt” must return only “test.txt”.) Solution: To do so, you can use the…
Quality control in Elipse’s software.
1) Introduction Providing a solution to the customer’s problems is just as important as producing this solution at the highest quality standards. Planning and executing software programs are not easy…
Error when reprogramming the hardkey.
Question: When reprograming the hardkey, why does the following error message pops up? Solution: This message means the version of the hardkey’s installer is older, and must therefore be updated.…