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PcVue installation
PcVue miscellaneous
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Scripting
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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
[KB150] Using a Buffer with SCADA BASIC
Applies to: PcVue all versions. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article gives advice on using buffers […]
[KB149] How to Start an Excel Macro with a SCADA BASIC Instruction
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article shows how you can start a macro with a SCADA BASIC instruction in PcVue. Details: For the example below, Excel must already […]
[KB148] SQL Syntax for SVSQL SCADA Basic Instruction
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article outlines the SQL syntax to use […]
[KB146] Logging of Alarm Acknowledgements
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04d onwards. Summary: This article describes how to attribute alarm acknowledgement from SCADA Basic to the current user. Details: It is possible to acknowledge alarms from […]
[KB145] Limitations of the ‘IF’ instruction
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes some limitations of the ‘IF’ instruction Details: In SCADA Basic you cannot combine a test of an register variable and bit […]
[KB144] How to Increase the Number of Symbols in SCADA BASIC Programs and SCADA BASIC limitations
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article explains how to modify the limit […]
[KB143] How to start a SCADA Basic Program when a mimic opens
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to make a SCADA Basic Program run when a particular mimic opens.From version 11.0 onwards it is not necessary to […]
[KB142] How to Send Messages to the Event Viewer
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to run a trace […]
[KB141] How to retrieve mouse coordinates in SCADA BASIC
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This articles describes how you can retrieve mouse coordinates in a PcVue project. Details: This uses the function GetCursorPos from a Windows DLL, USER32.DLL, […]
[KB140] How to open windows in a particular region using SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04 onwards. Summary: This article describes how to use SCADA Basic to control the opening of windows in selected regions. Details: There are 2 SCADA Basic […]
[KB139] Date and time formats from SCADA Basic and VBA
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article discusses discrepancies in the ways date-time formatting works in PcVue, SCADA Basic, VBA and animations. Details: Calculations of date and time do […]
[KB138] Changing a threshold value by a SCADA BASIC Program
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to modify a threshold value of a register, using SCADA BASIC. Details: When a threshold value of a register variable […]
[KB137] Retrieving memory information with Enable Basic
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to retrieve information […]
[KB136] Printing a Window with Enable Basic VBscript
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00c onwards.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article outlines methods for printing a Window (or Mimic) with VBscript. Details: There are three ways to print […]
[KB135] Launching an Excel workbook using an Enable Basic script
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article describes how to launch a Microsoft Excel workbook using an Enable Basic script. Details: The sample […]
[KB134] Error when installing VBA
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes what to do when the installation process halts at the point of installing the VBA components. The problem as described is […]
[KB133] Installing Earlier Versions of the Sentinel Protection Key Drivers
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to solve a problem […]
[KB132] Installing Later Versions of the Sentinel Protection Key Drivers
Applies to: PcVue version 8.10. Summary: This article describes ways of installing the SafeNet Sentinel software when an earlier version, 7.20x or 8.00, is or was present. Details: When you […]
[KB131] Removing PcVue manually using the Registry Editor
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10j to version 9.0 Summary: This article describes how to remove PcVue manually using the Windows Registry Editor (RegEdit utility). Details: Precautions You can cause severe […]
[KB129] Installing PcVue in a Windows Server 2003 Environment
Applies to: PcVue versions 7.20, 8.00 and 8.10 Summary: This article describes how to deal with an error message in Windows Server 2003. Details: When PcVue is installed on the […]
[KB128] Installing PcVue without Windows Administrator rights
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00. Summary: This article describes the error message that appears when you start PcVue, without having Administrator rights in your Windows user profile, when running under […]
[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 […]
[KB123] Compatibility of the RGB Transparent Colour
Applies to: PcVue all versions. FrontVue all versions. Summary: This article describes a work-around for an incompatibility of the RGB (Red-Green-Blue) Transparent colour. Solution: An incompatibility arises when a mimic […]
[KB122] Trends in PcVue – displaying milliseconds
Applies to: PcVue Version 6.10c onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to display milliseconds […]
[KB121] Using substitution variables in animations etc.
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article gives cross-references to the parts of […]
[KB207] Optimizing CPU performance when loading animated GIF images
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20a onwards. Summary: This article explains how optimise CPU performance when loading Animated GIF images into a mimic. Details: If a GIF animation is heavily used […]
[KB119] How to Use Substitution Strings in the Animation Comment Field
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04j onwards. Summary: This article explains you how to use Context Variables to display information in a Comment field. Details: If you put a Command animation (such […]
[KB117] How to Display Only the Units Text for a Register Variable
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to display only the Units text of a Register Variable in a Register Variable animation. Details: The format string by […]
[KB116] Properties linked to temporary variables
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. Summary: This article describes how temporary variables can be linked to the properties of drawing elements to produce animation effects. Details: Variable In PcVue, […]
[KB115] Executing a Standard Key Action with a Run Macro Animation
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to execute a standard key action in a Run Macro animation. Details: Function Key Configuration allows you to associate standard […]
[KB114] 3D DirectX Converters
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. Summary: This article suggests converters for re-formatting objects in various formats into DirectX format. Details: Converters Tool Source Features Deep Exploration Right Hemisphere: Software […]
[KB112] Threads in PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes the multi-threading architecture of PcVue. […]
[KB111] PcVue Software Manager Numbers
Applies to: PcVue from 6.00 Summary: Software managers numbers and threads Details: Software managers numbers and threads At runtime, the PcVue application consists of software managers running in several threads: […]
[KB110] T File
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: Description of T files Details: The file T […]
[KB109] TRACE.DAT File
Applies to:PcVue all versions While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary:Description of the TRACE.DAT file Details: Information – such […]
[KB108] START.DAT File
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: Description of the START.DAT file Details: The START.DAT […]
[KB107] AUDIT.LAS, AUDITF and AUDITM Files
Applies to: PcVue all versions While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: Explanation of the Audit files Details: The […]
[KB106] About PcVue Audit Files
Applies to: PcVue all versions. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: To help you to audit your application, […]
[KB105] How to Generate a Readable Exception Log File
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 onwards. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to generate […]
[KB104] Installing IIS after installing PcVue Framework
Applies to: PcVue versions 8.00 onwards with support for Windows 2000 and XP. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. […]
[KB103] RAS Flow Limitation (modem 3030 error)
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how avoid a communication break […]
[KB102] Communications limits in versions before 7.00f
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00d and earlier. Summary: This article specifies limits of connectivity for communications in previous versions of PcVue. Details: If too many frames are generated in PcVue, […]
[KB101] RS485 PCI Communication Card with PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows 2000, XP and NT. Summary: This article provides reference data for the RS485 communication card for working with PcVue. Details: This […]
[KB100] Using Supervisor LAN Connection Through a TCP/IP Network via a Router
Applies to: PcVue all versions supporting Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0. Summary: This articles describes the configuration that is required when using a LAN connection between PcVue stations on […]
[KB99] Tuning the time to detect disconnection in TCP/IP
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to improve detection of disconnection from a TCP/IP network. Details:This article is for use with: Multi-station PcVue (Full TCP/IP or […]
[KB98] Producing internal variables on a station with redundancy
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 prevent sharing […]
[KB97] Client-Server Connection and PcVue connection for RAS in Windows XP
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP Summary: Client-Server Connection and PcVue connection for RAS in Windows XP. See also the article About Configuring a RAS Connection […]