Category: Screen Objects

Question: Does Browser object have any kind of scrollbars? Solution: No. One way to work around this problem is by clicking a register and then dragging it up/down, or then…

Question: Is it possible to mask the values being typed on a setpoint, and have asterisks be displayed instead? Solution: There are no properties or functions in the SetPoint that…

Question: Does Trend Graph object in SCADA have any type of refresh time? Solution: Yes: on Trend’s General tab, there is an option called Refresh Trend every X seconds.

Question: Can a real-time Trend Graph’s scrolling be paused and played in SCADA? Solution: Yes; to do so, you must use the Trend’s Frozen property, attributing values 1 to when…

Description: Can I create 3D animations and/or rotation and sliding movements in SCADA? Solution: The object Animation will only switch images, so the 3D effect must be in the images.…

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Bruno Musarra

Question: How can a Browser’s settings be edited at run time? Solution: To do so, open this object’s Properties window to edit it via EditProperties() function. Example: Browser1.EditProperties()

Question: Can I set a Browser’s column width in SCADA? Solution: Yes, but this cannot be done directly. Width depends on the size of the field’s content, which is set…

Question: How can the Keypad be closed when Enter button is pressed? Solution: A possible solution is to create a script in the desired screen, in OnKeyPress event, and select…

Sample application using Pens’ AddDatA() and CopyObject() functions to create personalized drawings in a Trend. Attachments: Sample.zip