Question: Can I enable a modal screen’s Close button when the option Disable task switching is on? Solution: When you disable task switching (Viewer properties, Settings tab), the Viewer’s title…
Question: Why does the message “Error changing registry data”, regarding the permissions granted to the program, pop up when installing an Elipse system (E3 or SCADA) when it is trying…
Description: The Micrologix 1100 has an embedded ethernet port that can be used to comunicate with ABDF1 driver. To do so, the driver must usually be set up as follows:…
Question: How can I open an ordinary file (for example, an Excel file) via Elipse SCADA? Solution: To open any files via Elipse SCADA, there are two possibilities: 1. Use…
Question: If the time set up at Run every x msec field in the WhileRunning event is decreased, will the application’s execution become faster or slower? Solution: First, we should…
Question: Can I erase the contents of a text file (*.txt)? Solution: No, because there is no specific command that does so. One way to work around this is to…
Question: Can I use a ComboBox in Elipse SCADA? Solution: No, because Elipse SCADA does not support this resource. You will only be able do use the buttons already available…
Question: How can I convert a counter’s value from seconds to hours, minutes, and seconds (for example, from 70 seconds to 00h 01min 10seg)? Solution: A possible solution is by…
Question: How can I remove a link from a Display with a tag that has been added via SetTag() function? Solution: To do so, you must use SetTag() command again,…
Question: What format does GetDiskFreeSpace() function return its values: in bytes, Kbytes, or Mbytes? Solution: The return value of this function displays the total amount of Kbytes available in the…