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[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 […]
[KB96] About Configuring a RAS Connection in Windows XP
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 onwards that support Windows XP. Summary: This article describes how to install a Remote Access Service under Windows XP. It then explains how configure the […]
[KB95] About Configuring RAS Connection in Windows NT
Applies to: PcVue all versions that support Windows NT. Summary: This article describes how to install the Remote Access Service under Windows NT. It then explains how to use it […]
[KB94] Problem creating NetBIOS name
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Error messages can appear when you are creating the NetBIOS name. Details: When the messages Error creating Server name and/or Error creating client appear […]
[KB93] PcVue client fails to connect to PcVue server
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes one possible cause when a PcVue client station fails to connect to a PcVue server. Details: First you should check that […]
[KB92] NetBIOS Return Codes
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article lists the error codes when using NetBIOS during a multi-station connection. Details: A return code is displayed in the PcVue Event Viewer […]
[KB91] Multi-station communication time-out
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 information about handling time-outs in […]
[KB90] Multistation PCVUE 2 to PcVue 32 Migration
Applies to: PCVUE 2 (before 4.xx). Summary: Some modifications are required for migrating a PCVUE 2 application using Multistation to 32-bit PcVue. Details: In a PCVUE 2 application, SVNET.DAT is […]
[KB89] Using two network cards
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: This article explains the redundancy with two network cards Details: This form of redundancy is of the ‘hot standby’ type: Connections are established and […]
[KB88] The system variables
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: The system variables indicate the state of connection […]
[KB87] Detecting breaks in connection
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: How to detect breaks in connection Details: Connection […]
[KB86] Advice on configuration
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: Configuring the transport protocol For the TCP/IP transport […]
[KB85] The NETBIOS interface
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. From PcVue version 9.0 onwards the NETBIOS technology referenced in this article is supported for backwards compatability only. While the basic content of this […]
[KB84] How multi-station communication works
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. From PcVue version 9.0 onwards the NETBIOS technology referenced in this article is supported for backwards compatability only.While the basic content of this article […]
[KB83] About multi-station communication
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. From PcVue version 9.0 onwards the NETBIOS technology referenced in this article is supported for backwards compatability only.While the basic content of this article […]
[KB81] How to hide or show the event viewer of PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: A solution to hide or show the event viewer of PcVue Details: It is possible to create a small executable in order to show […]
[KB80] Using Schneider SCA72 Converter with APPLICOM SW1000SER SOFTLINK
Applies to: PcVue all versions.PlantVue all versions. Summary: This article describes a problem with using the Schneider SCA72 converter with APPLICOM SW1000SER SOFTLINK. Details: The SCA72 converter cannot be used […]
[KB78] Unity versions for Smart Generator
Applies to: PcVue 8.00 onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article defines the versions of Unity that […]
[KB77] Quality OPC flags for PcVue OPC Server
Applies to: PcVue 7.20a onwards. Summary: This article explains how to interpret the quality information provided by the PcVue OPC server. Details: Each OPC item is sent by the PcVue […]