KB-15457: Pinging external devices via E3.
Question: How can I ping a device that is external to the network running the application? Solution: To do so, you can use VBScripts commands. For example: dim oShell, strComputerset…
KB-15510: Changing a pen’s width at runtime.
Question: How can I change a pen’s width at runtime? Solution: To do so, you must change the pen’s Width property via scripts. Example: Screen.Item(“E3Chart1”).Pens.Item(“Pen1”).Width = 20 NOTE: Attached to…
KB-12658: Reading/Writing TXT files with E3.
Question: How can I read/write TXT files with E3? Solution: To do so, you must use the methods from FileSystemObject object. Examples: ** Script to create a TXT file **…
KB-13594: Retrieving the RGB value from an absolute value.
Question: How can I convert an absolute decimal value into its separate RGB values? Solution: To do so, you will need to use scripts. In the example below, the script…
KB-28855: Writing multiple values at once in a block.
Question: Can I write all the values in a block at once, instead of writing them individually in each element? Solution: Yes. To do so, disable the IOBlock’s AllowWrite property…
KB-17264: Playing sound files via E3.
Question: How can I play sound files in E3? Solution: To do so, select a script and use Viewer’s PlaySound method. NOTE: Attached to this article is a sample application…
KB-12286: Creating links at runtime.
Question: How can I create links between I/O tags and objects already added to the screen, at runtime?Solution: To do so, use the object’s CreateLink method.: CreateLink (Property, Source[, Type])…
KB-29215: Script debugger for Windows Vista.
Question: Is there a Windows Vista-compatible script debugger available that can be used with E3? Solution: No, there is no specific script debugger available in Windows Vista, but we recommend…
KB-19378: Showing the value of the pen being plotted by E3Chart.
Question: How can I show in a display the value of the pen being plotted in E3Chart? Solution: To do so, you must add E3Chart‘s GetCursorPos(x,y) method to a script…
KB-19299: Comparing dates in a script.
Question: How can two dates from two different sources be compared to each other? Solution: To do so, you must use CDate() command to format the dates before they are…