Echelon OpenLNS - Manual (Page 900)

OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 863
of the local client ( for example
"192.168.0.3").
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.
GetProgramId
Summary Returns the program ID contained within a specified external
interface (XIF) file .
You can only use this method with a text-based XIF (.XIF
extension). You can not use it with a binary XIF (.XFB
extension).
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax programID = systemObject.GetProgId( XifPath )
Element Description
programID A String containing the program
ID.
systemObject The System object to be acted on.
XifPath A String containing the path to the
XIF file.
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.
Open
Summary Opens the system object for use by attaching the system's
network interface and setting up the system's OpenLNS
Server .
This method initializes the System object, starts up the
underlying OpenLNS Server, and attaches to the L
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network. See the Open method of the ObjectServer for
information on how to initialize the ObjectServer.
If the application program is not a remote client, the
NetworkInterface for the System needs to be selected before
invoking this method (System
.NetworkServiceDevice.NetworkInterface).
When opening a system for the first time, you can set several
properties of the System object that control the configuration
and operation of OpenLNS prior to invoking this method. If
you do not set these properties, they will be assigned the
following default values by this method:
Property Default
DomainId If lcaSharedMedia is specified for
the InstallOptions property
(below), then a unique 6-byte
DomainId based on the Neuron ID