KB-38181: Counting Driver licenses in an XObject.
Question: In an application, an I/O Driver is inserted into an XObject. Are the Driver licenses counted for each XObject‘s license? Solution: Yes, each XObject‘s instance uses one Driver license.
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KB-38178: Closing a computer’s process via E3
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…
KB-34892: License to view application on two monitors.
Question: Do I need an additional Viewer license to open an application on two monitors? Solution: No. Although you are using two monitors, the application is being executed on a…
Accessing all tags of a Driver.
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…
KB-38071: Setting a Display for longer than 24 hours.
Question: On an application, the value of a Chrono Tag (which counts the working time of a device) being shown on a Display in the format hh:mm:ss is erased after…
KB-37409: S7Functions Driver not enabling Extras option
Question: Why is the Extras option not enabled for configuration even after DriverLocation property has been set with the S7Functions Driver’s DLL? Solution: According to the driver’s manual, to fix…
KB-28155: Communicating with Siemens S7 PLCs.
Question: Which driver can I use to communicate with S7-200/S7-300/S7-400/S7-1200 PLCs? Solution: Elipse Software has developed several I/O drivers for Siemens devices, and the most widely used with S7 series…
KB-28261: Monitoring links between Remote Domains.
Question: How can I detect when a Remote Domain is down via XObject? Solution: To do so, follow these procedures: 1. Create an XObject, and insert three properties in it:…
KB-27972: Altus OPC driver communicating via serial
Question: Does OPC Altus TCP/IP driver communicate via serial? Solution: No, it does not, it just communicates via Ethernet.
KB-28065: Converting a number into a string.
Question: How can I convert a number into string? Solution: To do so, use the Global Manager’s Str() function. Example of script: // Str(Value,size,prec)TagReceiveValue = Str(30.95,6,2)