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EmVue v1
FrontVue 15
FrontVue 16
PcVue 10.0
PcVue 11
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PcVue 12
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PcVue 6
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WebVue
[KB1102] List full type=0 LinkEnd count=8192 max=8192 message
Applies to: PcVue all versions Symptom: The Event Viewer shows the following looped message “List full type=0 LinkEnd count=8192 max=8192” and sometimes PcVue crashes. Details: This is a specific case […]
[KB1246] Preventing PcVue crash when a required DLL for 3D is missing
Issue PcVue may crash when opening a 3D mimic if a required DLL is missing at initialization. Cause The absence of the DLL at mimic startup causes a critical error, […]
[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 […]
[KB655] Broadcasting of User.dat
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to broadcast the User.dat file (user configuration) within a multi station application. It is a complement to the other article […]
[KB591] How to read/write an INI file using SCADA BASIC
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: Two functions to read/write an INI file using SCADA BASIC Details: Two functions to read an INI style configuration file from PcVue. Supports any […]
[KB855] NEXT MIMIC SAMPLE PROJECT
Applies to: All versions of PcVue Summary: A SCADA Basic script that provides a “Next” mimic capability, simliar to that provided by the #P (previous) substitution used in the Link-Open […]
[KB674] User-editable hysteresis values for each threshold
Applies to:PcVue version 10.0 onwards Summary:This program shows a workaround to make hysteresis values that can be edited by the user at runtime, plus user-editable delays on alarms. Details: This […]
[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 […]
[KB1166] How to open a pdf from WebVue
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: This project demonstrate how to open a pdf either from PcVue or from WebVue. Details: 1. With PcVue you can copy the pdf file […]
[KB631] CRON.DAT sample project
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 SP1 onwards. Summary: A sample project for distribution of CRON.DAT on a multi-station system using the SCADA Basic instruction CRONTAB. The SCADA Basic program, embedded […]
[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 […]
[KB1079] BUFTOEXCEL migration issue on version 12
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: The Scada Basic BUFTOEXCEL instruction has appeared in version 11.1. However in version 11.1 and 11.2 the APPEND mode is not a real APPEND […]
[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 […]
[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, […]
[KB1139] Impossible to see the Scada Basic editor
Applies to: PcVue 10 onwards Symptom: On a working project we add a new screen, then after some modifications the following problem may appear:– The Scada Basic editor is not […]
[KB1157] How to make a Ping command and use the result in PcVue?
Applies to: PcVue Summary: This article describes a way, from PcVue, to make a ping and to retrieve the result. When we talk about the ping function, we usually advise […]
[KB25] Beep the buzzer when there is at least one alarm (via SCADA Basic)
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to configure PcVue to activate a buzzer when there is at least one alarm. Details: For example, you need to […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[KB151] Using the “?VarName” syntax in SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article defines when you can use the syntax ‘?VarableName’ in SCADA Basic. Details: When you can use ‘?’ The syntax ‘?VariableName’ can only […]
[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 […]
[KB314] SVSQL mode CONNECT – Return Code: 0
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: The SCADA Basic instruction, SVSQL mode CONNECT, return code 0 is not documented in the online help. The online help describes the verb “CONNECT […]
[KB320] When not to use SCADA Basic SYSTEM mode SYSTEM
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards. Summary: Do not use SYSTEM mode SYSTEM to launch a batch file which takes a long time to execute. For example a batch launching […]
[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 […]
[KB458] SCADA Basic Editor is invisible
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 onwards. Summary: The SCADA Basic editor stores the most recent position of the editor window at the time it was last opened. If the window […]
[KB476] SCADA Basic Limitations
Applies to: PcVue vesion 10.0.The basic content of this article may also be applicable to other versions of PcVue although the detail may vary. Summary: This article shows the SCADA […]
[KB495] Memory leak when using the MULTIMEDIA instruction
Applies to: PcVue all VBA versions. Related articles: KB721 Summary: This article explains the handle (and memory) leakage due to the MULTIMEDIA instruction in SCADA BASIC. Note that there is another […]
[KB496] Running SCADA Basic functions
Applies to: PcVue all versions Summary: This article describes the sequence in which SCADA Basic functions are run when called simultaneously from different sources (via a button, action or cyclic […]
[KB530] SELECTOR instruction, new modes
Applies to: PcVue version 9.0 and 10.0. Summary: This article presents new SELECTOR modes. The new modes appeared in PcVue 9.0 but are not described in online help of some […]
[KB544] SEARCH & REPLACE Project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.2 SP2In general if a project is used with a later version of PcVue it will be automatically converted to that version. Occasionally it may be […]
[KB566] FORMAT sample project
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0In 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 […]
[KB583] Virtual Equipment plus CIMWAY mode CFG project
Applies to: PcVue version 8.0.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 […]
[KB589] How to obtain the GMT offset using SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0In 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 […]
[KB590] How to convert a time into the FILETIME format used by the HDS
Applies to: PcVue version 11 onwards. Summary: How to convert, using SCADA Basic, a Unix time (also known as Epoch time, Posix time…) to the FILETIME format as used by […]
[KB611] SCADA Basic script to start DataVue from PcVue
Applies to: PcVue until version 9.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 […]
[KB614] Example of how to use a DLL in SCADA Basic
Applies to: All PcVue versions Summary: An example of using an external DLL in SCADA Baisc. In this example – to read and write in a standard format .ini file. […]
[KB606] Memory leak when making unnecessary use of Alloc_Buffer
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Memory leak when making unnecessary use of the SCADA Basic instruction ALLOC_BUFFER. Details: It has been observed that sometimes, if ALLOC_BUFFER is used to […]
[KB624] WebVue and Webpage project
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 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 […]
[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 […]
[KB669] Using ALARMDISPLAY or LOGDISPLAY in a multi region project
Applies to: PcVue version 7.0 onwards Summary: When using either the LOGDISPLAY or ALARMDISPLAY SCADA Basic instructions, in a multi-region project you must first select the region using the REGION […]
[KB673] How to use time-delayed alarms with SCADA Basic
Applies to: PcVue version 10.0 onwards Summary: This program shows how to create a delayed alarm using SCADA Basic, the alarm being activated by a manually controlled bit. This delayed […]
[KB695] VARIABLE mode REFRESH
Applies to: PcVue 9.0 SP2 and later Summary: How to force the refresh of a variable on a client station. Details: A new mode REFRESH has been added to the […]
[KB714] Scheduler Runtime Trace
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 sp2 update and later, 11.1 and later. (NOT in 11.0.) Summary: How to activate and interpret the Scheduler trace. Details: How to activate Use the SCADA […]
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