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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference

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demonstrates this procedure:
Set curOptions = monPoint.CurrentOptions
curOptions.Authentication = True
curOptions.Retries = 5
Set monPoint.CurrentOptions = curOptions

Availability

Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients. Note that

temporary

MonitorSet

objects and temporary monitor points

are not available on Independent clients.

Syntax

curOptions = monPoint.

CurrentOptions

Element

Description

curOptions

The

NvMonitorOptions

object

containing the current options for this

monitor point.

monPoint

The

NvMonitorPoint

object to be acted

on.

Data Type

NvMonitorOptions

object.

Read/Write

Read/write.

Added to API

LNS Release 3.0.

DataPoint

Summary

Contains a

DataPoint

object that can be used to read or write

to the network variable monitor point

.

The monitor set containing the

NvMonitorPoint

must be open

in order for you to access this property. The

DataPoint

object's

FormatSpec

property will be initialized to contain the

same

FormatSpec

object as the

NvMonitorPoint

object's

FormatSpec

property.

Note: This property does not persistently contain the same

DataPoint

object. Each time you access this property, a new

DataPoint

object will be created

Availability

Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients. Note that

temporary

MonitorSet

objects and temporary monitor points

are not available on Independent clients.

Syntax

dpObject = mpObject.

DataPoint

Element

Description

dpObject

A

DataPoint

object which provides

access to the monitor point value.

systemObject

The

NvMonitorPoint

object to be acted

on.

Data Type

DataPoint

object.

Read/Write

Read only.

Added to API

LNS Release 3.0.