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[KB1161] PcVue workspace adaptation on Windows resolution change
Applies to: PcVue version 12.0 onwards Summary: The decrease of Windows resolution makes PcVue reduce its workpace. How to readapt PcVue worspace if Windows resolution increases ? Details: A Typical […]
[KB857] RUN-TIME COLOR PICKER
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: A sample project implementing a run-time color picker. Originator: LM Details: A sample project which allows the user to select a color from […]
[KB861] CHANGING AN IMAGE USING VBA
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 update and PcVue 11.2 update onwards Summary: A new VBA method, SetImage, allows the image file used in the Image drawing element to be changed programmatically.Originator: […]
[KB843] Controlling the Workspace using VBA
Applies to: PcVue 11.1 and 11.2 update. Summary: Two new VBA methods allow the Workspace size and position to be controlled programatically. Details: There has long been an issue when […]
[KB838] Populating the Grid with an SQL Request in VBA
Applies to: Versions of PcVue supporting VBA and the Grid control. Summary: How to display SQL Server trend table values in a grid control. With minor modifications this example could […]
[KB803] Incompatibility of the AITimer between PcVue 10.0 SP2 and 11.1
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 SP2 and 11.1 Summary: The AITimer of version 10.0 SP2 is incompatible with the AITimer of version 11.1.Originator: ND Details: If you install 10.0 SP2 on […]
[KB762] How to get/display the time with milliseconds using VBA
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: There is nothing in VBA that will allow you to display the time with milliseconds. A simple solution is to call a system […]
[KB760] Troubleshooting PcVue Installation: VBA
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 and later Summary: Unexpected behavior during the PcVue VBA installation process. Originator: JM Details: VBA is not installed after a reboot was requested during the installation […]
[KB779] Connecting to an Access database using VBA and ADO
Applies to: PcVue 8.10 onwards Summary: A sample project including simple VBA routines to connect and manage an Access database using ADO (Active Data Objects) Details: The project includes sub-routines […]
[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 […]
[KB721] Workaround for VBA related handle leak
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 sp1 update (10.0.16061), 10.0 sp2 update (10.0.26008), 11.0 update (11.0.06032.9123) and later. Related articles: KB495 Summary: There is a handle leak from VBA (whether you use VBA […]
[KB719] Creation of Office 2013 document from PcVue VBA is not possible
Applies to: PcVue – all versions supporting VBA Summary: Office 2013 doesn’t install the component required to manipulate Office documents through VBA. This is a known problem and there is […]
[KB716] Accessing SQL Server Database through VBA
Applies to: All VBA versions Summary: This VBA module allows to send read and write requests to a SQL Server database, using the ADO VBA Reference. The script is embbeded […]
[KB690] Cypress Enable help files
Applies to: All versions of PcVue particulary 11 onwards Summary: The VBA-like scripting language called Cypress Enable was originally supplied with PcVue before VBA itself was integrated. The Cypress Enable […]
[KB682] Copy/Paste of a VBA symbol object
Applies to: PcVue – all versions supporting VBA Summary: If VBA symbol code of a duplicated symbol is not executed after a copy/paste, you need to check the symbol configuration. […]
[KB664] VBA and SCADA BASIC function integration
Applies to: PcVue version 8.20 onwards Summary: The Configure / Project / Settings / Run User Programs // Before initialization // After initialization properties – used to execute SCADA Basic […]
[KB657] How to use the AITimer in VBA
Applies to: PcVue version 8.0 onwards. Summary: How to use the AITimer, provided with PcVue, in VBA. Details: PcVue provides a component library called Arc Informatique Common Controls. So far […]
[KB607] Managing VBA events when a mimic object overlaps a template object
Applies to: PcVue all versions.PlantVue all versions.FrontVue all versions. Summary: This article explains the options for managing VBA events when a mimic template object and a mimic object overlap. Details: […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[KB321] VBA function DoEvent
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to use the VBA function DoEvents and warns about the possible problems that can occur when using it. Details: The […]
[KB313] How to restart a PcVue project – svrestart.exe
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards Summary: This article describes how to restart a PcVue project by using the executable “SvRestart.exe”.An attached project, made with version 8.2 of […]
[KB306] SCADA Basic function execution from VBA
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: By forcing a variable in VBA code you can trigger a SCADA Basic function. By forcing a variable in SCADA Basic you can trigger […]
[KB164] VBA UserForms are not saved with mimics in ASCII format
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 onwards. Summary: This article provides a work-around for the fact that when a mimic is saved in ASCII format, any VBA UserForm in it is […]
[KB163] UserForm cannot migrate between PcVue versions 7 and 8.
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 VBA. Summary: This article indicates how to work around an incompatibility that affects VBA projects that contain UserForms. Solution: When you migrate a project from […]
[KB162] Restrictions on executing VBA scripts
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20d onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to configure PcVue […]
[KB161] Restriction on Symbols that Include VBA Code
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20a onwards. Summary: This article advises on a limitation on symbols that include VBA code. Details: If you create an instance of a symbol containing a […]
[KB160] Restart PcVue with SvRestart.exe and VB script
Applies to: From PcVue version 7.00 to version 8.00 (incl.) Summary: This article describes how to restart a project with a VBscript procedure to call Restart_PcVue. Details: Open the attach […]
[KB159] Mimic templates with VBA/Enable scripts
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 onwards. Summary: This article describes how to overcome a limitation concerning mimic templates with VBA/Enable scripts. Details: You can associate a script with a mimic […]
[KB158] Incompatibility between VBA 6.2 and VBA 6.4
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 SP3 onwards. Summary: This article identifies and gives a work-around for an incompatibility between versions 6.2 and 6.4 of Microsoft VBA. Solution: Until version 8.00 […]
[KB157] How to lock the Internet Explorer context menu for the Web Browser ActiveX
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 lock […]
[KB156] How to check whether a project is from a VBA version of PcVue
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 to version 9.00. From version 10 onwards VBA was standard. Summary: This article describes how to tell from its mimic files whether a project came […]
[KB155] Defining an OLE DB Connection String for ADO Access via VBA
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 shows how to define […]
[KB154] Bindable properties of external ActiveX
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards. Summary: This article indicates how to identify which properties of an external ActiveX can be linked to variables from the variables tree. Details: When […]
[KB153] Adding a plug-in to VBA
Applies to: FrontVue all versions. PcVue version 7.20 onwards. Summary: This article describes how to add a powerful plug-in to VBA. Details: The VBA Editor enables you to add third […]
[KB152] Accessing extended attributes using VBA/Enable scripts
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 shows how to use VBA […]
[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 […]
[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 […]