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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 287
• Parent
• _NewEnum
Methods
The DeviceTemplates object contains the following methods .
• Add
• ItemByHandle
• ItemByProgramId
• Remove
Add
Summary Defines a new DeviceTemplate object. A DeviceTemplate
object needs to be explicitly created with this method only if
that DeviceTemplate is going to be initialized by importing an
external interface file (.XIF and .XFB extensions).
If the
DeviceTemplate is to be initialized over the network
from a device, the DeviceTemplate is created automatically by
the Object Server (see the Add method of the AppDevice
object for more information).
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax devTemplateObject = devTemplatesColl.Add
(devTemplateName, programType)
Element Description
devTemplateObject The newly defined DeviceTemplate
object.
devTemplatesColl The DeviceTemplates collection
object.
devTemplateName A String containing the name of the
device template.
programType The type of program associated
with this device template as an
integer.
The enumerated values for this
value, which are contained in the
ConstProgramTypes constant, are
as follows:
0 lcaProgramTypeSource
The application program is defined
by a Neuron C source file.
1 lcaProgramTypeXif
The application program is defined
by an external interface (.XIF
extension) file.
2 lcaProgramTypeFromDevice