Advantech ADAMView Quick Start Manual page 18

1.5 Limitations and Restrictions
ADAMView 4.25 includes the following information about usage and limitations of the software to
help users use ADAMView correctly.
(1) Basic Script Programming
Category Task
* To start/stop a task by Script, the task's starting
method must be Inactive in Task Property
*In Basic Script block or Pre/Post-task Script, it cannot
Start/stop
ScanTask start or stop the task by itself.
a task
* The possible task names passed into GetScanTask
("task name") command refer to "the tags created by
ADAMView".
* To retrieve/set values of tags in the Data Center via
Basic Script. Make sure that the data type is correct.
Refer to the Data Center for data types of tags. The
user can also use Variant type in the Script to retrieve
Retrieve/ or set values of tags.
set value * If the channel count of the specified tag is greater
Tag to or from than 1, the user needs to use the Tag.Array[n]
Data command to retrieve/set a value for channel n. Make
Center sure n does not exceed the maximum number of
channels. If using the Tag.Value command to
retrieve/set a value, it will be the channel 0.
* The possible tag names refer to "the tags created by
ADAMView".
Output
Output * Don't use these commands in main script or pre/post-
value in
commands task script. It is only for a Basic Script block. * Select
Basic
in Basic the correct command to output the value. For example,
Script to
Script if you need to output a string, select OutputS command
another
block and pass a string type parameter.
block
Stops the
Quit(0)
overall * new command
command
system
Notice
(a) In the debug environment for the Main Script, Pre/post-task Script or Basic Script block, the
following commands are disabled:
• ScanTask.start
• ScanTask.stop
• ScanTask.SingleScan
• ScanTask.GetStatus
• OutputI
• OutputL
• OutputF
• OutputS
• Display
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