Exporting a report as a password-protected file.
Question: How can I generate and export a PDF report protected by password, which will later be required for opening it? Solution: Reports are Elipse E3‘s ActiveX components called ActiveReport.…
Category: Reports
Returning the duration (in minutes) of an active alarm.
Question: How can I return the duration (in minutes) that the alarm was active? Solution: Alarm sources are Elipse E3‘s objects which set up all the information regarding to…
KB-103387: Scrolling objects in a report section.
Question: I need to check/change the value of a certain property in all “Label” objects from a report’s PageHeader section. In this case, can I scroll a report section in…
KB-91923: Exporting a report to CSV format.
Question: Can reports with .CSV extension be generated? I’ve tried doing so with the Export method but haven’t succeeded. Solution: Yes, they can. When the report has been previously set…
KB-87954: Using multiple columns in a report’s Detail section.
Question: Can I set up a report so that data from Detail section are printed side by side, similarly to the figure below? Solution: Yes. There is a property from…
Adding a watermark to a Report.
Question: Can I add a watermark to a report? Solution: Yes, you can. Watermarks are texts of figures displayed under the document’s main text; these watermarks are added to the…
KB-69797: BarCode in a report.
Question: Can I generate a barcode in an Elipse E3’s report? Solution: Yes. To do so, link either the tag’s PathName property’s value or a query field to the BarCode’s…
KB-68754: Using reports with Elipse E3 version x64.
Question: Due to the limitations in x64 processes, can I use a project with reports in the 64-bit version? Solution: Yes. To do so, just use an x86 Viewer (32…
Using an E3Chart in reports.
There are some peculiarities when creating an E3Chart in a report that differentiates it from an E3Chart in an application. When used in an application, the E3Chart can plot charts…
KB-29202: Printing an application’s screen.
Question: How can I print an application screen? Solution: To do so, access the E3Studio, create a Report, insert a Figure in PageHeader section without linking it to any images,…