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Table 95. BrowseSymbols API Command Parameters

uri

Optional. Specifies the URI

(p. 472)

for the data source. When

querying a CR3000,

uri source

tablename

and fieldname are

optional. If source is not specified,

(CR3000) is assumed. A

field name is always specified in association with a table name.
If the field name is not specified, all fields are output. If

fieldname

refers to an array without a subscript, all fields

associated with that array will be output. Table name is
optional. If table name is not used, the entire URI syntax is not
needed.

format

Optional. Specifies the format of the response. The values
html, json, and xml are valid. If this parameter is omitted, or if
the value is html, empty, or invalid, the response is HTML.

Examples:

http://192.168.24.106/?command=BrowseSymbols&uri=dl:public&forma

t=html

Response: symbols for all tables are returned as HTML*

http://192.168.24.106/?command=BrowseSymbols&uri=dl:MainData&for
mat=html

Response: symbols for all fields in a single table (MainData) are
returned as HTML*

http://192.168.24.106/?command=BrowseSymbols&uri=dl:MainData.Con
d41&format=html

Response: symbols for a single field (Cond41) are returned as
HTML*

BrowseSymbols Response

The BrowseSymbols

format

parameter determines the format of the response. If

a format is not specified, the format defaults to HTML. For more detail
concerning data response formats, see the Data File Formats

section.

The response consists of a set of child symbol descriptions. Each of these
descriptions include the following fields:

Table 96. BrowseSymbols API Command Response

name

Specifies the name of the symbol. This could be a data source
name, a station name, a table name, or a column name.

uri

Specifies the uri of the child symbol.

type

Specifies a code for the type of this symbol. The symbol types
include the following:
6 — Table
7 — Array
8 — Scalar

is_enabled

Boolean value that is set to true if the symbol is enabled for
scheduled collection. This applies mostly to LoggerNet data
sources.