Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 443)

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RSView32 User’s Guide
To name an object:
1. Select the ActiveX object.
2. Click the right mouse button to open the context menu and then
click Object Name/Tooltip.
3. Type a name for the object, or accept the default name. Each
object in a graphic display must have a unique name. Object names
are case sensitive.
The first character of the name must be a letter, but subsequent
characters can use numbers or the underscore character (_).
4. Click OK.
To name an object using the ActiveX Property Panel:
1. Right–click the object, then click ActiveX Property Panel on the
context menu.
2. Click the Properties tab if it is not already selected.
3. In the column beside [Name], type the name for the object.
Attaching ActiveX control properties
The ActiveX Property Panel shows the properties associated with the
selected ActiveX object and allows you to attach an RSView32 tag to a
property. The property type is determined by the ActiveX object, not
by RSView32.
Property Type
A property type can be Bindable or Not Bindable. The type
determines how the property and the tag interact at runtime.
Bindable—When the tag value changes the property value also
changes, and when the property value changes the tag value also
changes. For example, a slider object has the bindable property Value,
which is attached to a tag called Tag1. When Tag1 changes, the slider’s