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Using the LNS DDE Server

When you start the LNS DDE Server, a main window similar to the following figure
appears (you may see a different set of networks under the Networks folder and

different messages at the bottom of the screen):

The main window is divided into three panes. On the left side there is a folder pane,
on the right side there is a detail pane, and along the bottom a log pane. A menu bar

is displayed across the top. The three panes and the menu bar are described in the

following sections.

Folder Pane

The folder pane on the left side of the main window allows you to navigate the

networks, subsystems, devices, L

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objects, network variables, and

configuration properties that are defined in an LNS Server. The top-level of the
folder pane contains a Networks folder with all the currently available networks

listed, as well as a Topics folder with all the pre-created topics.


To view the subsystems, devices, L

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objects, network variables, and

configuration properties in a network, expand the Networks folder, then click the

network name in the folder pane. When you click a network name, the objects

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