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RSView32 User’s Guide

This chapter describes how to set up RSView32 as a local server or
client for OPC and DDE, and includes an example of setting up
RSView32 as a DDE server that provides data to a Microsoft
Excel worksheet.

See Chapter 17, Using networks, for information about setting up
RSView32 as a server or client on a network.

use other Windows tools to manage tag databases

RSView32 stores tag and alarm information in a format that is
ODBC–compatible. This means you can use another Windows
application—such as Microsoft Access—to create a front end for
managing your tag database.

visually integrate with other Windows products

RSView32 supports object linking and embedding (OLE 2.0) so
you can link to other applications as well as files created in other
applications.

With this feature, you can:

provide

management

information from a remote database by

embedding a Microsoft Excel chart

allow operators to enter shift data into an external database by

activating an embedded database form

embed any OLE 2.0 server application that meets your specific

needs

You can link or embed OLE objects in the Graphic Display editor.
For details, see Chapter 11, Creating graphic displays.

insert

ActiveX

object into a graphic display and link the object

to an RSView32 tag

For details, see Chapter 11, Creating graphic displays and
Chapter 12, Animating graphic objects.