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Alarms
Audit and diagnostic
Communication interfaces
Configuration environment
Data acquisition
DataVue/Data Export
Development kits
General
Historical data
HMI
Other Products
PcVue installation
PcVue miscellaneous
Real time data
Sample projects
Scripting
Security bulletin
SnapVue
System
TouchVue
UDC
Upgrade issues
Useful tools
Version Information
EmVue v1
FrontVue 15
FrontVue 16
PcVue 10.0
PcVue 11
PcVue 11.1
PcVue 11.2
PcVue 12
PcVue 15
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
[KB398] ODBC Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20c.In 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 […]
[KB397] Multi-trend Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c.In 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 […]
[KB396] MimicTab Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB395] Mask PcVue Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 SP1.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be […]
[KB394] Log Report Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c and PcVue version 9.0. In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. […]
[KB393] Import Export Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB392] HTML Report Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c.In 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 […]
[KB391] Redundant Client-Server Archive Unit Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB389] GPConf Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00.In 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 […]
[KB388] Filter Project
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0.In 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 […]
[KB387] Find Files Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 and PcVue version 11.0.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally […]
[KB386] Simple Email Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB385] Email Project (Using native mail server)
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB384] Email Project (Using MS Outlook)
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c ENA and PcVue version 8.2 VBA.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that […]
[KB383] Dream Report Data Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB382] DLL Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c.In 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 […]
[KB380] Crystal Buttons Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c.In 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 […]
[KB379] Bilingual Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c.In 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 […]
[KB378] Alarm Timestamp Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 SP1.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be […]
[KB377] AlarmTime Project
Document sans nom Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it […]
[KB376] Alarm Display Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c and PcVue version 9.0.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally […]
[KB375] AIGrid Project (2)
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10 onwards. Summary: Example of the use of the AIGrid ActiveX control to browse the Variable Database. The project uses a new feature of the AIGrid […]
[KB374] AIGrid Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c ENA and PcVue version 8.2 VBA.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that […]
[KB373] Alarm Sound Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10.In 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 […]
[KB372] ActiveX and VB Project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c ENA and PcVue version 8.2 VBA.In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that […]
[KB370] ODBC with PcVue x64 OS
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to use PcVue and ODBC on an x64 operating system Details: First read the article titled Managing Data Sources 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 […]
[KB365] How to start PcVue in a Terminal Server session
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: PcVue architecture allows clients to be connected to the data acquisition server through terminal server client session. Details: […]
[KB363] How PcVue and Alert communicate using the Alert Mediator
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: The Alert Mediator is a way to connect PcVue and Alert The connection is based on DDE communication. Note that a NetDDE connection is […]
[KB362] SCADA Basic Editor does not start
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: SCADA Basic Editor does not start Details: When clicking the ellipsis (3 points) button, the editor window does not open. Two solutions can be […]
[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 […]
[KB360] Maximum number of variables in a recipe
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 onwards. Summary: Since PcVue version 9.0, the maximum number of variables in a recipe can be configured via the menu Configure.Project.General operations.Recipes. Details: The maximum […]
[KB359] HDS Replication and SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: A SCADA Basic program to manage HDS replication. Details: To use it, unzip it and copy the .ini file in TP directory (the program […]
[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 […]
[KB354] Activation of WebVue traces
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: […]
[KB353] Dream Report installation if DotNet 2.0 is not installed
Applies to: Dream Report Summary: Potential problem when connecting Dream Report to PcVue. Solution: There is no warning when installing Dream Report when DotNet (.NET) framework 2.0 is not already […]
[KB352] Applicom QuickNote about communication errors when using an Ethernet protocol
Applies to: Applicom Summary: Applicom QuickNote on how to analyse communication errors when using an Ethernet protocol. Details: Please see attached file. Download attachments: QuickNote_ErrorHistory.pdf
[KB351] Sending files on an FTP server using DOS commands
Applies to: Operating systems Summary: Sending files on an FTP server using DOS commands Details: The server FTP has to allow writing in the selected directory. Example of the daily […]
[KB350] Migration of COMM.DAT to Pcvue version 7.0 onwards
Applies to: PcVue 7.00c. Summary: Two new data types for Cimway, Bytes LM and Bytes ML, were introduced in Pcvue version 7.00beta9. These are to allow the possibilty of data […]
[KB349] Variable beginning with a number
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: How to allow a variable name, in the PcVue variables tree, that starts with a number. Details: PcVue version 8.00 and previous. In Configure/Project/Compatibility, […]
[KB348] Communication Settings
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. Summary: Possibility to temporize the invalidation of variables due to communication failure. Details: There is the possibility, since PcVue 7.10c, to temporize the invalidation […]
[KB347] Number of items in Dream Report
Applies to: Dream Report Summary: Bad count of the items in Dream Report when you duplicate an SQL table and modify the SQL query. Details: Before 3.22 version there is […]
[KB345] Sentinel SuperPro/UltraPro and Sentinel Hardware Keys
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Troubleshooting installation of the driver for the Sentinal protection key. Details: See attached file supplied by the protection key manufacturer. Download attachments: SafeNet20sentinel20Trouble20shooting20Guide.pdf
[KB344] Mouse problem with VMware after importing a Virtual PC image
Applies to: VMware Summary: After importating a Virtual PC file into VMware, the mouse did not work properly. Solution: There’s an incompatibility between the VMware Tool’s mouse driver and computer […]
[KB343] Memory handle problem on Dell Computer
Applies to: PcVue all versions when running on a Dell computer. Summary: On some Dell computers there is a tool, installed by default, called Open Manager. This program is visible […]
[KB342] Trouble reading .chm files on some Dell computers
Applies to: PcVue all versions when installed on a Dell computer. Summary: When you try to read a .chm file, the Windows installer service shows a popup asking for the […]
[KB341] “Var::SetWatchAtLaunch, Invalid Value” in the event viewer in version 8.10
Applies to: PcVue versions 8.10.The basic content of this article may also be applicable to other versions of PcVue although the detail may vary. Summary: Error message “Var::SetWatchAtLaunch, Invalid Value” […]