OPCAEAttach

OPCAEAttach — creates an OPC A&E connection.

Synopsis

(OPCAEAttach label machine protocol server domain detail_domain flags 
 retry_secs delay_secs)
    

Arguments

Many of these parameters correspond to a similarly named entry field or checkbox in the Configure OPC A&E Server dialog options in the OPC A&E option of the Properties window. The names that appear in that dialog are shown here in parentheses.

label

A name used by a DataHub instance to identify the connection. (Connection Name)

machine

The name or IP address of the computer running the OPC A&E server you want to connect to. (Computer Name)

protocol

Is not yet documented.

server

The name of the OPC A&E server that you are connecting to. (OPC Server Name)

domain

The name of the DataHub domain in which the data points are received. (Data Domain Name)

detail_domain

Is not yet documented.

flags

Are not yet documented.

retry_secs

The number of milliseconds to wait before retrying a failed connection. (Retry Delay)

delay_secs

The number of milliseconds to wait before retrying a failed connection. (Retry Delay)

Returns

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

Description

This command creates an OPC A&E connection, which corresponds to creating a new connection in the OPC A&E option of the Properties window.