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EmVue v1
FrontVue 15
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PcVue 11.1
PcVue 11.2
PcVue 12
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PcVue 16
PcVue 6
PcVue 7.00
PcVue 7.20
PcVue 8.00
PcVue 8.10
PcVue 8.2
PcVue 9.0
PlantVue 2.6
WebVue
[KB566] FORMAT sample project
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be necessary […]
[KB564] How to choose the correct version of Java for 64-bit Windows
Applies to: WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 11.2 and earlier.WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 12 onwards use different technology to which this article is not applicable. Summary: How […]
[KB559] S7 ISO Error codes
Applies to: PcVue vesion 10.0 only Summary: The error codes, in the help for version 10.0 of PcVue, for the IP ISO S7 protocol are out of date. The following […]
[KB555] Backing up SQL Server databases with HDS storage units
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards Summary: This article guides you through setting up a backup strategy for HDS databases. The actions shown were taken with a version of SQL […]
[KB554] CFR21 Part 11 Project
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be necessary […]
[KB553] BACnet over LonTalk
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 to version 11.1.BACnet communication in PcVue version 11.2 onwards uses different technology to which this article is not applicable. Summary: BACnet devices (equipment), connected via […]
[KB552] Chrono, UTC, Local hour in VBA
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article contains a set of useful VBA functions for the conversion of datetime values from UTCtime to local time or Chrono values to datetime values and […]
[KB550] How to temporarily disable database archiving
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards Summary: This article describes how to pause and resume HDS database archiving using VBA. (For proprietary archive units you must use the SCADA Basic […]
[KB548] Alert Migration
Applies to: Alert Summary: This article explains good practice when migrating an Alert project. Details: This article covers two situations using, as an example, a project developed before the 2000’s […]
[KB547] Remote License Manager
Applies to: Remote License Manager all versions. Summary: The Remote License Manager is a software tool that allows you to upgrade / update your PcVue protection key (dongle) without returning […]
[KB546] Varexp.dat format and PcVue 10.0
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 onwards. Summary: This article presents new Varexp.dat file format Details: In order to support variables with 12 branches, new columns have been introduced in the Varexp.dat configuration file. […]
[KB545] Setup IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 using a batch file
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 only. Summary: A batch file to setup IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 Pro. IIS is required if running WebVue. Details: Launch, as administrator, this batch […]
[KB544] SEARCH & REPLACE Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 SP2In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be […]
[KB541] How to run a large PcVue application in 64 bit OS environment
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 and 10 Summary: Attached document describes the procedures to follow in order to run a large PcVue application, that requires more than 2 Gbytes of RAM, […]
[KB540] PcVue 7.20 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue version 7.20. If you wish to work with the online help, download and […]
[KB539] PcVue 7.00 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue version 7.00. If you wish to work with the online help, download and […]
[KB538] PlantVue 2.6 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PlantVue version 2.6 Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PlantVue 2.6. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB537] Migration of the HDS Databases to PcVue 10.0
Applies to: PcVue versions 10.0, 11.0, and 11.1. The basic content of this article may also be applicable to other versions of PcVue although the detail may vary. Summary: This […]
[KB536] Modbus Plus Protocol
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 (Build 2476) Summary: This article explains how to use Modbus Plus protocol with PcVue 10.0. Details: The Modbus Plus driver is not supplied with PcVue […]
[KB535] PcVue 6.10 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10 Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue 6.10. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB534] PcVue 6.05 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PcVue version 6.05 Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue 6.05. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB533] PcVue 6.04 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04 Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue 6.04. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB532] PcVue 6.03 – ONLINE HELP
Applies to: PcVue version 6.03. Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue 6.03. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB531] How to fix Trace.dat maximum size
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 SP2 and version 10.0 SP1 onwards. Not applicable to PcVue version 11.0 onwards as the audit mechanisms were changed. Summary: This article explains how to […]
[KB530] SELECTOR instruction, new modes
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 and 10.0. Summary: This article presents new SELECTOR modes. The new modes appeared in PcVue 9.0 but are not described in online help of some […]
[KB528] Form controls and WebVue limitation
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 to 12 Summary: If we change the control’s selection (combo-box, list-box,check-box list, option-button list and tree-view) with WebVue then the variables Index and User data are not […]
[KB526] PcVue 6.02 – Online Help
Applies to: PcVue version 6.02. Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue 6.02. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB523] Web Services Toolkit Portal (WSTPortal) fails to uninstall
Applies to: PcVue versions 9.0, 9.0 SP1 and SP2. Summary: This article describes what to do when WSTPortal has not been properly uninstalled with the corresponding PcVue version Details: This problem […]
[KB522] How to change the AIgrid cells size manually ?
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to change AIGrid cells size (in pixels) manually. Details: You must modify the mimic file: First save the mimic as […]
[KB521] SQL Server Express Limitations
Applies to: SQL Express 2005 and 2008 Summary: This article is a reminder of the SQL Express database size limitations Details: Version Database size (.mdf) SQL Express 2005 4 Gb […]
[KB520] PcVue historical database – Log and trend tables description
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Summary: This article describes LOG and TRD columns in PcVue database, created when configuring a HDS archive unit Details: General In attached file, you […]
[KB519] BACnet : variables status
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 onwards.The BACnet implementation from PcVue version 11.2 onwards uses different technology to which this article is not applicable. Summary: You will find below, a reminder […]
[KB518] PcVue 6.01 – Online Help
Applies to: PcVue version 6.01. Summary: This article contains the online help .zip folder supplied with PcVue 6.01. If you wish to work with the online help, download and use […]
[KB517] How to optimize HDS table browsing for Dream Report
Applies to: PcVue 8.10 version onwards. Summary: Here is a useful trick if you need to quickly browse the table content of an HDS Database. For example in Dream Report, […]
[KB516] How to resize the AIGrid
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 SP7 onwards. Summary: A sample VBA function to resize the AIGrid component after zoom or screen adaptation. Details: An example mimic after ZOOM OUT: The […]
[KB515] Dream Report startup procedure
Applies to: Dream Report 3.43 SP3. Summary: The attached document describes the installation of Dream Report, its configuration compared to PcVue as well as the use of the concept of […]
[KB514] How to disable the vertical scroll bar when using Webvue and MS Internet Explorer
Applies to: WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 11.2 and earlier.WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 12 onwards use different technology to which this article is not applicable. Summary: When […]
[KB513] Error : Recursive property not allowed
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0.The basic content of this article may also be applicable to other versions of PcVue although the detail may vary. Symptom: Application Architect – ERROR : […]
[KB512] Security bulletin 2011-1
Summary: This security bulletin follows the ICS-CERT alert 11-271-01 released on September 28th 2011 and the ICS-CERT advisory ICSA-11-340-01 released on December 6th 2011, by the USA Department of Homeland […]
[KB510] AVI File Encoding Supported
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: AVI encoding supported by PcVue. Details: An AVI file must have the right encoding format in order to be inserted in a PcVue […]
[KB508] Multistation compatiblity issue
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Describe the version with which the multistation is compatible Details: According to the messaging we chose, the version may vary, so be careful. Please […]
[KB507] ERROR Message 5002 : Variable unknown (x) from station y Manager User Interface Function Recipe
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. Summary: This article give more details about error message 5002 Details: The error message “5002 : Variable unknown (x) from station y Manager User […]
[KB506] How to access a VBA graphic object
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards Summary: Syntax to access a graphic object using a string variable Details: Please note that the graphic object does not have to be ticked […]
[KB505] How to share a physical com port on the same computer
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: This article describes how duplicate a physical Com port, or share a virtual Com port, on the same computer. For example to make a […]
[KB502] PcVue 8.2 – Online Help
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2. Summary: This article contains the online help .chm files supplied with PcVue 8.2.If you wish to work with the online help in a language other […]
[KB500] How to establish a connection to Webvue over Internet
Applies to: WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 11.2 and earlier. The basic content of this article may also be applicable to later versions of WebVue although the detail may […]
[KB497] Single or multiple regions
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: This article applies to Windows environments when PcVue mimics are displayed on multiple screens. Details: Description of the problem: When PcVue starts in a […]
[KB496] Running SCADA Basic functions
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: This article describes the sequence in which SCADA Basic functions are run when called simultaneously from different sources (via a button, action or cyclic […]
[KB495] Memory leak when using the MULTIMEDIA instruction
Applies to: PcVue all VBA versions. Related articles: KB721 Summary: This article explains the handle (and memory) leakage due to the MULTIMEDIA instruction in SCADA BASIC. Note that there is another […]
[KB494] Load balancing on a multi-station network
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 onwards. Summary: This article explains how to set up load balancing on a PcVue network. Details: What is Availability Rate The balancing of workload in […]