Category: Scripts

Question: Can I close a computer’s process via E3? Solution: Yes. To do so, you must write a script. For example: ProcessName = “notepad.exe”PID = 2536Set service = GetObject(“winmgmts:\\.\root\cimv2”)‘Closes the…

Question: How can I access all tags of a Driver if it has several subfolders? Solution: To do so, you must write a script using recursion. Example (script executed at…

Question: How can I configure a SetPoint to be opened with the current time? Solution: To do so, you must create a script in the setpoint’s OnStartRunning event, and attribute to…

Question: How does Set command help enhance a script’s performance? Solution: In addition to improving the organization and making it easier to analyze scripts, Set command optimizes the script’s performance…

Question: How can I set up a text to be displayed on the bottom line of a MsgBox? Solution: To do so, you must concatenate the Chr(13) character to the…

Question: At run time, how can I retrieve the DPI of a screen open in an E3Viewer? Solution: To do so, you must write a script similar to the example…

Question: At run time, how can I retrieve the resolution of an open screen in an E3Viewer? Solution: To do so, you must write a script similar to the one…

Question: How can I open a CHM file by setting a certain topic via E3? Solution: To do so, you must use the Viewer’s ExecuteExternalApp method. For example:  Application.ExecuteExternalApp “hh.exe”,…

Question: How can I move a TXT file between folders via E3? Solution: To do so, you must use the VBScript’s MoveFile() method. Example: Set fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)fso.MoveFile “C:\file.txt”, “c:\destination\”