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Using Microsoft Forms 2.0 components (and others) in WinCC

Created by: gigor at: 5/17/2007 12:07 AM (5 Replies)

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5/17/2007 12:07 AM	Rate (0)
gigor Posts: 12 Rating: (2)	Hello I have a question on using Microsoft Form in graphics in WinCC. What I can do is to insert a Control type component, select fron a list of install on my system components, and then use VBS to control them. And I whant to use standart windows components, because wincc has quite a poor and ugly own set of components. But there are problems: 1) Components don't supprot their interfaces as described in MSDN. So, if I insert combobox, then select some event for it, and try to do it dynamic, and I get Item as input variable - when trying to type code for that Item, auto-complete function gives me only restricted subset of it's interface, and also some functions not described in MSDN for this component at all. If I try to use some function, listed in interface of that component in MSDN (not in auto-complete of WinCC VBS) - in runtime with debugger switched on i get error "Property of method is not supported" SO, is there a way to use full functionality of Microsoft Forms components? 2) More narrow problem - I don't see the way to organize a ListBox-like component - so, that I have a dynamic list of text items, from wich i can select one (with highlighting). I tryed every ListBox or Grid -like components on my system (including Siemens S7-ones) - and for each one there was some restriction - either I couldn't get currently selected item, or i couldn't highlight item programmaticaly. So, anyway, what you could't suggest for organizing dynamic listbox? Basic set of functionality, which I need: - Clear the list - Add items to the list - Get selected item - Set selected item programmaticaly (so that selected item whould be highlighted) - Have a configurable even for selection changes (so that i'm able to organize dependant second listbox, which is configured according to first lisbox) 3) Is there any components (i mean common controls, windows-style) which I can use in WinCC So, of course i would prefer to have to have a solution for the 1st problem, because it's quite important, and having this question open is greatly reduces my abilities in usig wincc. Thanks in advance
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5/17/2007 7:15 AM	Rate (1)
Akorostel Posts: 20 Rating: (2)	It seems that everything you want is possible. The pdl file with the example is attached. I hope it helps you. Let me know if you need more help. Best regards, Alexander. Attachment listbox.zip (1229 Downloads)
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5/17/2007 9:01 AM	Rate (0)
gigor Posts: 12 Rating: (2)	Thanks, great help! Yes, it's what I need. After some research in msdn, I found, that function, that you using, are for controls of old version (so called Visual Basic 6.0 controls, as opposed to Visual Basic 2005 controls). Is it true? If I use old microsoft documentation for that component, it will be correct? By the way, is there an explaination, why list of properties and method, which i get for an item in WinCC's VBS is not complete/correct? This properties ListIndex and ListCount, for example, weren't listed. And, once again - thank you very much, I killed whole day trying each and every listbox and grid control on the list of controls available in the system, and didn't get any luck.
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5/17/2007 11:08 AM	Rate (0)
Akorostel Posts: 20 Rating: (2)	I'm glad that your problem is solved. I use MS Forms 2.0 controls for a long time, so I don't remember what documents I used. These controls work in the same way in VB 6.0. I have never used VB 2005, but I think it uses other controls (.net). Usually I don't use any more functions than in this example - it's more than enough for most tasks, so I don't need any additional documentation. One more interesting and very useful thing (at least for me) is that you can pass the object variable referencing MS Forms control to Global Script functions/subroutines. So you can write the function which will, for example, fill any combobox or listbox, doesn't matter what screen it is located in. But notice that in this case autocomplete feature in Global Script VBS editor doesn't work at all. Best regards, Alexander.
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11/5/2008 8:50 AM	Rate (0)
macer Posts: 6 Rating: (0)	Akorostel It seems that everything you want is possible. The pdl file with the example is attached. I hope it helps you. Let me know if you need more help. Best regards, Alexander. I'm sorry for my huge ignorance, but it seems that this is the right post for my issue...someone could tell me what is a PDL file? How can I open it? I've tried using either the embedded Symbolic I/O of WinCC Flex 2007 or the Microsoft Forms 2.0 ComboBox, but when I try to add items to them in runtime I get an exception Dim objCombo Set objCombo = HmiRuntime.Screens("Batch").ScreenItems("SAPComboBox") objCombo.AddItem "ActiveX 1" objCombo.AddItem "ActiveX 2" objCombo.AddItem "ActiveX 3" objCombo.AddItem "ActiveX 4" It seems that these methods are not supported by VBS. thanx best regards
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Min_Moderator Platinum Member Joined: 9/3/2014 Last visit: 3/13/2019 Posts: 4766 Rating: (122)	New question published by Raj Iyer is split to a separate thread with the subject WinCC V13, using Microsoft Forms 2.0 components. Best regards Min_Moderator

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