Factorylink Engineering Tips

FactoryLink 7 Information

Upgrading your FLECS 6.x system, a few things you should know

Running both FLECS 6.x and FL7 on your development computer

Logging events with DALOG (no viewer/client notification of event)

Building one mimic for multiple sets of IO points

WebClient only install for FL7 servers 4.5Meg download

Getting Mimic Open and Mimic Closed events to work

Starting a new Application, get a clean Project File Here

FactoryLink 7.0 Re-Authorization Procedure For Windows 2000 Systems

Com/DCom

 

FactoryLink Information (both 6.x and 7.x)

Changing DB4HIST logging tables without loosing data

Staggered triggers method (great for busy PLC networks or modems)

Using variables efficiently in IML/CML

Archiving DB4 Historian files

Purging SQLSVR Data

Limit storage (precision) of floats in SQLSVR and DB4Hist

Auto-re-enable alarms and driver read tables

Using Tags inside Excel and HTML

 

FactoryLink ECS Version 6.x Power Packs

FLECS 6.x command button with VB confirmation popup and a couple of more interesting buttons like pulldown picklists, VB with FL security, etc.

FLECS 6.x automatically tab to next field on enter key

FLECS 6.x automatically clear input field without pressing ESC

FLECS 6.x hide/view non-essential FLECS windows on taskbar

 

Information not found in the manuals

Text clipping and other text issues in FLECS

View tag data on your intranet

Security logging for total audit trail