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[KB1243] How to configure a database transactional replication
Document attached: How to configure SQL replication SQL script attached: DBO.MSrepl_error: SQL query for trigger creation
[KB1232] Replication of two SQL Data Base
The architecture : PcVue Configuration:You can configure two databases for each instance, assigning them different names, while ensuring that the table names remain identical across both databases.Below is an example […]
[KB1242] SQL Server Native Replication (Standard edition)Template
See attached pdf document. Download attachments: KB1242.pdf
[KB1241] SQL Server Native Replication (Enterprise Edition)
See attached pdf document. Download attachments: KB1241.pdf
[KB1221] Cassandra provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. Apache Cassandra is commonly used by large organizations for applications such as social media, […]
[KB1075] How to create a sample project
To use this project, you will need to :1/ Unzip the attachment in your USR folder.2/ Rename the project according to your needs.3/ Start the project and modify the window […]
[KB1235] Oracle 21c with UDC
First, you need to download 3 installers: The server, the ADO.net provider and a GUI client for easy testing Oracle XE installation steps :– Unzip the OracleXE213_Win64.zip archive and run […]
[KB1219] EmVue v1 – Software download
Download link EmVue v1 EmVue_1.1.180.iso : Download Hash (SHA256) : 777343936F0D13EB827F55CA246AAC54FFF9074A3D9B8F72D73BD647BFB3310F How to verify the integrity of downloaded files? Prior to installing the software, it is important to check the integrity of […]
[KB1218] EmVue v1 – Release Information
Key features – An overview of the key features in version 1 Initial Release (1.0) What’s new in 1.1 – An overview of the main new features in the Release […]
[KB1237] Adding a Development station to a Multi-station Architecture
The DEV station remains passive under normal conditions but can be temporarily activated for testing purposes. Here are the steps to add a DEV station to a multi-station architecture: Configuration: […]
[KB1236] Not possible to archive in SQL database
If the traces are activated you could have this kind of error: CSchTable::AbleToWrite on ‘TRENDTABLE1′ is FALSE ID=’2’ Here’s what we recommend you check in this case: Is the database […]
[KB1233] Optimisations for SQL database archiving with HDS
1. Dedicated disk for mdf file Objective: Improve database performance by isolating data files (mdf) on a dedicated disk. Action: Configure the system so that mdf files are stored on […]
[KB1231] Error loading the Application Architect configuration
This type of message appears when there are inconsistencies in the project configuration. An error message is systematically displayed in the event viewer: The error indicates the blocking point for […]
[KB1230] Protected: [Draft] How to import proprietary unit trends into HDS database
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[KB1188] PcVue 16 – Software and License Utility download
[KB1228] DIMO Maint MX provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution that interacts with DIMO Maint MX and retrieves information on […]
[KB1224] Salesforce provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution to connect Salesforce Platform to PcVue to get data from CRM […]
[KB1225] Telegram provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution to Send message with emoji, bolt, italic… Send command, inline keyboards… […]
[KB1226] Twilio provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution to send an SMS from a data center or a Cloud […]
[KB1227] X provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution to create or send a tweet. Status: This provider has the […]
[KB1223] Netatmo provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution to access famous Netatmo IoT platform and Netatmo partner from PcVue. […]
[KB1222] Operat provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider is a solution to publish energy consumption in the tertiary sector from PcVue. Status: […]
[KB1220] Automatic Acknowledgment of Alarms with the Same Priority
Applies to: PcVue – Multiple versions Summary: This article explains how to modify the PARAM.DAT file, specifically the COLORWDWALARM lines, to enable automatic acknowledgment of alarms at the same level. […]
[KB1216] Sofrel OPC UA Server Validation Results
Applies to: PcVue 16.1 and later Summary: This article contains the results from validation tests of the Sofrel OPC UA Server v2.20.27 and PcVue. Originator: ELCH Details: This guide contains […]
[KB1130] HDS Files format PcVue 15
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This document describes the content of each HDS configuration files.Warning 1: Modifying manually these files can cause irreversible damage.Warning 2: This article is only […]
[KB1131] HDS diagnostics
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This article proposes different ways to diagnose proper functioning of HDS.Warning 1: Modifying manually these files can cause irreversible damage.Warning 2: This article is […]
[KB1129] HDS Files list
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This article lists all the files managed by the HDS.Warning 1: Modifying manually these files can cause irreversible damage.Warning 2: This article is only […]
[KB1211] How to import a local library into a PcVue project
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: Here are the steps to import an existing library into a project. Details: To integrate an existing library into your project, you will have […]
[KB1212] How to display the networking architecture in a PcVue mimic?
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: Whenever you create a PcVue multi-station project, you logically want to display real-time information from all stations in a dedicated view. For […]
[KB1214] PcVue Automatic Deployment
Applies to: PcVue 16.2 onwards Summary: How to install or update PcVue on a complete architecture in a more efficient way? This article describes the procedure to automatize the deployment […]
[KB1205] Migrating a PcVue project containing LON communication
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: Prerequisites for migrating a PcVue project containing LON communication. Details: Prerequisites to take into account: – Plan for updating the LON license (LON server […]
[KB1197] Security Alerts
Despite the strict methods and precautions employed when designing, developing and packaging our products, security vulnerabilities may occur. This page lists all known security alerts on products designed by ARC […]
[KB1172] SQLite Provider – Installation tutorial
Applies to: PcVue 16 Summary: SQLite is probably one of the most used database engine. But SQLite editor does no more share installer (.msi).However it is possible to […]
[KB1213] PcVue as a Service – Open Application Explorer
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: Since PcVue is able to run as a Windows service the use of options in AIExplorer command line becomes very useful. We will describe […]
[KB1203] CPU at 100% with in web Navigator using Webvue in a VM
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: With PcVue 16, WebVue uses WebGL technologie. By default, WebVue tries to refresh the whole WebGL view at the refresh rate of the screen, […]
[KB1202] How to disable the native menu in WebVue
Applies to: PcVue 16 (Not included in V15.2.6, but should be available in the next uptdate) Summary: This article aims to show how to disable the native menu in WebVue: Details: […]
[KB1201] Could not load type ‘System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule’ from assembly
Applies to: WebVue, Web Services using IIS Symptom: While trying to access WebVue, or a PcVue Web Services page, or testing web functionalities with the SvWebDiag tool, this error appears: […]
[KB1194] How to create an Exprv.dat file with the Application Architect
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: This article explains how to create an Exprv.dat or another file with the Application Architect. Details: In the following example, the expressions are used to […]
[KB1193] JSON provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows interaction between JSON files and PcVue. Status: This provider has the status: Release […]
[KB1192] Excel provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows interaction between Excel files and PcVue. Status: This provider has the status: Release […]
[KB1191] Cosmos DB Provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider will allow direct interaction with the NoSQL database engine provided by Microsoft in SaaS […]
[KB1190] WebVue good practices
Applies to:PcVue 12, 15 and 16 Summary:This article aims to provide some best practices for the deployment of WebVue. Everything in this article, from the introduction to the end is […]
[KB1187] PcVue 16 – Extra Documentation
Applies to: PcVue 16 This article was last updated to include information related to PcVue 16.0.0. Summary: This article contains the extra documentation supplied with PcVue 16. Details: Note: These […]
[KB1186] PcVue 16 – Libraries and Demonstration projects
Applies to: PcVue 16 Summary: This article contains the pre-defined libraries and demonstration projects supplied with PcVue 16 in English, French, Russian and Chinese language. If you wish to use […]
[KB1183] REST provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows direct interaction with a multitude of REST API. Note that some APIs do […]
[KB1184] PcVue 16 – Release Information
Applies to: PcVue 16 This article was last updated to include information related to PcVue 16.2.0. Summary: This article contains the so-called “readme first” information for PcVue 16. Files attached […]
[KB1182] CSV provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows interaction between csv files and PcVue. Status: This provider has the status: Release […]
[KB1185] FrontVue 16 – Release Information
Applies to: FrontVue 16 This article was last updated to include information related to FrontVue 16.0.0. Summary: This article contains the so-called “readme first” information for FrontVue 16. Files attached […]
[KB1174] RTE Ecowatt Provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: Véritable météo de l’électricité, Ecowatt qualifie en temps réel le niveau de consommation des Français. A chaque instant, des signaux clairs guident le consommateur […]
[KB1173] Networking errors: The remote client station is not configured in local station
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards. Summary: This article describes a simple issue we can encounter sometimes between two PcVue stations. Note that there is a more generic article about understanding […]
[KB1211] How to import a local library into a PcVue project
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: Here are the steps to import an existing library into a project. Details: To integrate an existing library into your project, you will have […]
[KB1170] Using a PcVue Date Time Picker
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: A Date and Time Picker is an input field for selecting both a date and a time.This article describes how to deploy a date […]
[KB1159] Open the Windows virtual keyboard
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: PcVue comes with its own virtual keyboard, but you cannot enlarge this one.To have bigger virtual keys, you can use the Windows On-Screen Keyboard. […]
[KB1114] How to filter events and continue to display users logon and logoff?
Applies to: PcVue 10 SP2 onwards Summary: Using the PcVue logviewer dialog box, it is possible to filter the events according to their nature while also displaying the connections and […]
[KB1067] Real time variable tracking library
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: Since version 7 of PcVue, there is a grid component that can be used for monitoring real-time variables. Here is a library to facilitate […]
[KB1062] Custom display scaling settings on Windows
Applies to: PcVue Symptom: On its own, Windows is able to configure automatically the size of text, apps, and other items by setting Scale and layout parameter to a different […]
[KB852] Annotating the Time Display of a Trend Viewer
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 onwards Summary: You can customize the lables for the time information display of a Trend Viewer.Originator:ND Details: The lower border of a Trend Viewer can display […]
[KB851] Displaying Timestamp Quality in the HMI
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 and later Summary: How to display timestamp quality in the HMI.Originator: ND Details: With some protocols the data is timestamped at the device. This is particularly […]
[KB847] Formatting the display of a register as a time and/or date
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 onwards Summary: When formatting the display of a register as a time and/or date there are some subtleties in behaviour that are not immediately obvious. The […]
[KB829] How to work with GEZE library
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: This article explains how to use GEZE library which is provided with PcVue 11.2. Details: About GEZE GEZE is a company who has a […]
[KB806] Entering and displaying non-latin characters
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: The purpose of this article is to explain how to enter and display non-latin characters in PcVue. That is, those characters not available from […]
[KB802] Workaround for the loss of layer information when copy pasting a drawing element
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: When you copy and paste a drawing element in the HMI, the layer configuration of the original drawing element is not reproduced in the […]
[KB798] How to convert a project from a single screen to a dual screen
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: The following information can be used as the starting point for converting an existing single screen project into a dual screen project.Originator:LM Details: PcVue […]
[KB737] Display a special character like “delta”
Applies to: All versions of PcVue. Summary: How to display special characters in a PcVue text drawing element. Details: Open the Windows Character Map. The simple way to do this […]
[KB731] Adding line breaks to the text of a Chart Control
Applies to:PcVue 11.1 and later. Summary:Line breaks in the text displayed in a Chart Control. Details:You can add line breaks to the text displayed in a Chart Control (Main title, […]
[KB730] Changing the Color Palette programatically
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 onwards Summary: The color palette can be changed by loading an alternative palette file (PALCOL.DAT) using VBA. Details: The VBA method ThisProject.LoadColors allows alternative color palettes […]
[KB702] PcVue with Russian Characters
How to use PcVue and Russian characters You will need to use an operating system configured for Russian language. Here are the main modifications to do in the system’ settings. […]
[KB675] PcVue Form Controls and User Rights
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 onwards Summary: This article explains how to control the command level variable when using PcVue Form Controls. Details: When you use PcVue Form Controls, the […]
[KB658] Handled or pulse command animation issues
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 onwards. Summary: This article explains how to configure the advanced settings of PcVue when using a Send Bit animation and the Pulse or Handled option. […]
[KB648] Calculation of average value in a Trend Viewer legend
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: Information about how average values, optionally displayed in the Trend Viewer legend, are calculated. Details: The average field in the Trend Viewer is a […]
[KB586] Display issue with the ActiveX Microsoft Forms 2.0 ListBox
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 onwards Summary: This issue may happen with ActiveX Microsoft Forms 2.0 ListBox.Bottom of the list box displays the mimics which contains the list box Details: […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[KB483] Opening mimics developed with a VBA version in an ENA version
Applies to: PcVue 7.20 onwards. Summary: If the project runs with the ENA (Enable Basic) version PcVue, but you have mistakenly modified it with a VBA version any modified mimis […]
[KB457] Compatibility between PcVue and FrontVue
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. Summary: This article shows a workaround for compatibility between PcVue and FrontVue or PlantVue Solution: Elements involved: This affects symbols, mimics and mimic templates […]
[KB455] Strikethrough font in Alarm Viewer
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 SP1 onwards. Summary: This article explains why you sometimes see a strikethrough font in the the Alarm Viewer. Details: The Alarm Viewer’s font properties on […]
[KB368] Using non-latin fonts in your project
Applies to: PcVue all versions.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: Preparation for working with non-Latin fonts Details: When working on a project, where a Cyrillic or East-Asian language is used […]
[KB367] Use of the ASCII and ANSI parameters
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: The character encoding of configuration files used by PcVue can be defined in two ways: Either by a command line argument or as a […]
[KB361] Image keeps its original size after re-sizing its container
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 onwards. Summary: After inserting an image in a mimic and reducing the size of its container, at runtime the image is displayed at its original resolution […]
[KB358] Display alarm time stamps on a single line
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 onwards. Summary: Since Pcvue version 8.2, alarm timestamps can be displayed on a single line. This is official and documented. Details: It is also possible […]
[KB356] How to change the default font
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: When you create a new text the default font is always Arial Regular 16. How to change this default behavior? Solution: Open the Drawing […]
[KB355] How to have a text embedded in a rectangle?
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: You want to draw a text surrounded by a rectangle like this screenshot. By default you cannot do it with a basic text object […]
[KB299] Display time stamped and quality of a variable using a standard animation
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: How to display time stamped and quality of a variable using a standard animation Details: To display the time stamp of a variable you […]
[KB294] Modify a text attribute of a variable using a standard animation
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Modify a text attribute of a variable using a standard animation. Details: To modify a variable’s extended text attribute, you can use a simple […]
[KB290] Max number of points displayed in a trend viewer
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Maximum number of points displayed in a Trend Viewer Details: PcVue is limited to 4000 points on an historical request (one request per trace […]
[KB282] How to display 3D models from SolidWorks in PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: PcVue is unable to use 3D images in SolidWorks native format. Details: One solution is to convert 3D SolidWorks models to the VRML format […]
[KB281] How to fix some graphics behaviour issues
Applies to: PcVue all versions.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: How to fix some graphics behaviour issues, like : BMP pictures become black on mouseover Colour of a text displayed […]
[KB280] How to display milliseconds in a Trend Viewer
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: How to display milliseconds in a Trend Viewer Details: For displaying, milliseconds in time information and in cursor mode in trend viewer, you have […]
[KB279] How to broadcast exception periods from one time table to others
Applies to: Pcvue version 8.2 SP1 onwards. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: How to broadcast exception periods […]
[KB278] How to correctly configure the Single Axis Position animation to create a slider control
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: How to correctly configure the Single Axis Position animation to create a slider control Details: The Single Axis Positioning animation can be used to […]
[KB273] How to filter on User in log table
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: How to filter by User in a log table using deferred extended attribute. Details: This method uses variable attributes and deferred referencing. That is […]
[KB246] Resource allocation for graphical objects
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20c onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to check the […]
[KB245] Images in mimics not being displayed
Applies to: PcVue, FrontVue and PlantVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to solve a problem in which images in mimics are not displayed. Details: Symptom When a mimic […]
[KB244] How to Export an Image from AUTOCAD in WMF Format File
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04 onwards. Summary: This article explains how to export AUTOCAD, version 13, 14 and later, images in WMF (Windows Metafile) format so as to insert them […]
[KB210] Call VCR with a Run Time Dongle
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to call VCR with a Run Time Dongle (protection key). Details: When you create a new application, the F12 function […]
[KB127] How to display a variable’s description in a Trend Viewer in historical mode
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20c onwards. Summary: This article describes how to display a variable’s description in a Trend Viewer’s legend area, in historical mode as well as in real-time […]
[KB126] Cursor shape for a fixed-size mimic
Applies to: Pcvue, FrontVue and PlantVue, all versions. Summary: This article describes how to prevent the cursor from appearing to allow re-sizing as it passes over the edge of a […]
[KB125] GDI leak on opening a mimic in Windows
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. Summary: This article describes how to prevent a memory leak from the Graphics Device Interface […]
[KB124] Text appearance as Transparent (on migration between PcVue versions 6 & 7 or later)
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards. Summary: This describes how to let drawing elements of the Text type, configured with the Transparent colour, disappear from the HMI. Details: When a […]
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