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- Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:45 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: Exporting value archive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3504
Exporting value archive
I wish to read in the data from a value archive (the VAnnn files) and export it into another files in my own format. I would like to perform this in control scripting. I have searched the help files, but there seems to be no specific functions to access compressed archive files. I have seen that the...
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:36 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: Ok to use _ArchivDisk_2 in my project?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2270
Ok to use _ArchivDisk_2 in my project?
I am wanting to perform an action (remove archive backup files) when disk space gets below a certain limit. I have discovered a DiskSpaceCheck datatype in the dp. I have looked into this and fond that if I populate the .Device entry, the system will update entries regarding disk parameters (free spa...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:02 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: Archiver does not overwrite stale files on low disk space
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2365
Archiver does not overwrite stale files on low disk space
I have an issue where by when the disk becomes full, the archive does not overwrite / remove the older backup files as it should do. I am running V3.16 patch 23. The backup tab is of the archive setup is configured as follows: Archive file change: 4x daily Compression: Level 1 & 2 selected Stora...
- Thu May 20, 2021 7:23 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: getDomainOSUser slow execution & crash
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4715
getDomainOSUser slow execution & crash
OA V3.16 patch 23. I have a panel push button script that has the following line. int i = getDomainOSUser(username, fullname, description, groups, domain, password); The parameter strings are defined in the script and are uninitialized. This function call does return the username of the logged in us...
- Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:48 am
- Forum: HowTos
- Topic: Possible to detect if panel is running in webserver?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3358
Possible to detect if panel is running in webserver?
I would like to have a button perform different actions depending on if the application is running on the host machine or being run over the webserver interface. Is that possible? I have looked through the help and cannot find anything. Is there a call I can make to detect if the panel is being acce...
- Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:07 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: HMI Autoboot - OA as a service
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6451
Re: HMI Autoboot - OA as a service
Ok I have fixed the boot up by starting the UI from the windows task scheduler as per dbindernagel instructions. The next problem is how to shutdown cleanly from a button on the HMI. After much experimentation, I have ascertained the following. When the pmon process (wincc oa as a service) is termin...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:24 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: Splashscreen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2851
Splashscreen
I have configured OA to run as a service as per the official documentation. The UI is then started from the windows task scheduler (...WCCOAui.exe -proj Project_Name -num 2 -p vision/startup.pnl -iconBar -menuBar -touch). What I would like to achieve is to display a boot up screen saver, that displa...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:08 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: HMI Autoboot - OA as a service
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6451
HMI Autoboot - OA as a service
I am trying to get OA UI to start automatically when logging into the PC. I am using V3.16 patch 16. I have followed the help regarding getting OA to run as a service. However, despite following the help to the letter and repeating the exercise many times, I cannot get it to work. The process monito...
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: Acessing user name from standard login panel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5500
Re: Acessing user name from standard login panel
Thank you, Leopold that works great. I am a happy programmer now. 

- Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Bugs / Problems
- Topic: Acessing user name from standard login panel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5500
Re: Acessing user name from standard login panel
Following on from this. I would like to have the option of selecting a username for login from a list of known users. I can easily do this by putting a combo box on the login panel and populating it from the _Users.UserName dp entry. However the issue are:- 1) Getting the username for the rest of th...