ExternalHistorianGet

ExternalHistorianGet — gets the value of a historian configuration option.

Synopsis

(ExternalHistorianGet label settingName)
    

Arguments

label

The label for this historian connection.

settingName

The name of the configuration option whose value is to be retrieved.

Returns

A message indicating success or error. Please refer to Return Syntax for details.

Description

This command retrieves the value of a setting for this historian connection option. These settings are dependent on the historian connection type, and can be identified in the plugin_GeneralHistorian.cfg file, typically located here:

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Cogent DataHub\plugin_GeneralHistorian.cfg

Each setting is represented by a <Properties> entry, where the <Name> tag identifies the specific setting, and is used as the settingName for this command. Non-numeric values will be represented as strings.