Contents 1 Using Visual Basic Script in WinCC 1 2 Modules and Procedures 5 3 Actions 9 4 Multiple Use of Procedures and Actions 11 5 Use of CrossReference 13 6 Using Global Tags in VBS 15 7 VBScript Editors 17 7.1 The Global Script Editor 19 7.2 Working in an Editor Window 22 7.3 Working with the toolbars 25 7.4 Deleting Actions or Procedures 28 8 Creating and Editing Procedures 29 8.1 Creating a New Procedure 32 8.2 Writing Procedure Codes 34 8.3 Using Standard and Project Procedures 37 8.4 Adding Module-Related Information 38 8.5 Protecting a Module with a Password 40 8.6 Saving a Procedure 41 8.7 Renaming a Procedure or Module 43 9 Creating and Editing Actions 45 9.1 Creating a New Action 49 9.2 Editing Actions 50 9.3 Adding Action-related Information 53 9.4 Protecting an Action with a Password 55 9.5 Saving Actions 56 9.6 Triggers 58 9.6.1 Adding a "Timer" Type Trigger 62 9.6.2 Adding Tag Type Trigger 64 9.6.3 Modifying a Trigger 67 9.6.4 Deleting a Trigger 68 9.7 Renaming an Action 70 10 Activating Global Actions in Runtime 71 11 Diagnostics 73 11.1 GSC Diagnostics 74 11.1.1 Inserting the GSC Diagnostics Window in a Picture 75 11.1.2 GSC Diagnostics Attributes 76 11.1.3 GSC Diagnostics Toolbar 77 11.2 GSC Runtime 78 Printout of the Online Help i Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS Contents 03.04 1 1.2.1 Inserting the GSC Runtime Window in a Picture 80 11.2.2 GSC Runtime Attributes 81 11.3 Testing with the Debugger 82 11.3.1 Activating the Debugger 83 11.3.2 Principles of Debugging 85 11.3.3 Components of the Microsoft Script Debuggers 87 11.3.4 Structure of VBScript Files 88 11.3.5 Action and Procedure Names in the Debugger 90 11.3.6 Selecting a Script for Editing 92 11.3.7 Processing Scripts Step-by-Step 93 11.3.8 Setting Breakpoints 94 11.3.9 Deleting Breakpoints 95 11.3.10 Setting Bookmarks in Scripts 96 11.3.11 Determining and Modifying Tag and Property Values 97 11.3.12 Executing Script Commands 98 12 Printing VBScripts 99 13 VBS Reference 101 13.1 Objects and Lists 102 13.1.1 ActiveScreen Object 104 13.1.2 ActiveScreenItem Object 105 13.1.3 HMIRuntime Object 106 13.1.4 Item Object 107 13.1.5 Layer Object 108 13.1.6 Layers Object (List) 109 13.1.7 Parent Object 110 13.1.8 ScreenItem Object 112 13.1.9 ScreenItems Object (List) 115 13.1.10 Screen Object 117 13.1.11 Screens Object (List) 119 13.1.12 Tag Object 121 13.1.13 Tags Object (List) 123 13.2 Object Type of the ScreenItem Object 125 13.2.1 Standard objects 126 13.2.1.1 Ellipse 126 13.2.1.2 Ellipse Arc 127 13.2.1.3 Ellipse Segment 128 13.2.1.4 Circle 129 13.2.1.5 Circular Arc 130 13.2.1.6 Pie Segment 131 13.2.1.7 Line 132 13.2.1.8 Polygon 133 13.2.1.9 Polyline 134 13.2.1.10 Rectangle 135 13.2.1.11 Rounded Rectangle 137 13.2.1.12 Static Text 139 13.2.1.13 Connector 140 13.2.2 Smart Objects 141 13.2.2.1 3D-Bar 141 13.2.2.2 Application Window 143 13.2.2.3 Bar 144 13.2.2.4 Picture Window 146 13.2.2.5 Control 147 13.2.2.6 I/O Field 149 ii Printout of the Online Help Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS 03.04 Contents 13.2.2.7 Graphic Object 150 13.2.2.8 OLE Object 151 13.2.2.9 Group Display 153 13.2.2.10 Text List 154 13.2.2.11 Status Display 155 1 3.2.3 Windows Objects 156 13.2.3.1 Button 156 13.2.3.2 Check Box 158 13.2.3.3 Option Group 159 13.2.3.4 Round Button 160 13.2.3.5 Slider 161 1 3.2.4 Controls 163 13.2.4.1 WinCC Alarm Control 165 13.2.4.2 WinCC Digital Analog Clock 166 13.2.4.3 WinCC DXF Control 167 13.2.4.4 WinCC Function Trend Control 168 13.2.4.5 WinCC Gauge Control 169 13.2.4.6 WinCC Online Table Control 170 13.2.4.7 WinCC Online Trend Control 171 13.2.4.8 WinCC Push Button Control 172 13.2.4.9 WinCC Slider Control 174 13.2.4.10 HMI Symbol Library 1.3 176 13.2.5 Customized object 177 13.2.6 Group object 178 13.3 Characteristics 179 13.3.1 A 180 13.3.1.1 AccessPath Property 180 13.3.1.2 Activate Property 181 13.3.1.3 ActiveScreen Property 182 13.3.1.4 ActiveScreenItem Property 183 13.3.1.5 Actualize Property 184 13.3.1.6 ActualPointLeft Property 185 13.3.1.7 ActualPointTop Property 186 13.3.1.8 AdaptBorder Property 187 13.3.1.9 AdaptPicture Property 188 13.3.1.10 AdaptSize Property 189 13.3.1.11 AlarmHigh Property 190 13.3.1.12 AlarmLow Property 191 13.3.1.13 Alignment Property 192 13.3.1.14 AlignmentLeft Property 193 13.3.1.15 AlignmentTop Property 194 13.3.1.16 AllowPersistence Property 195 13.3.1.17 AllServer Property 196 13.3.1.18 Analog Property 197 13.3.1.19 AngleAlpha Property 198 13.3.1.20 AngleBeta Property 199 13.3.1.21 AngleMax Property 200 13.3.1.22 AngleMin Property 201 13.3.1.23 Application Property 202 13.3.1.24 Archive Property 203 13.3.1.25 Assignments Property 204 13.3.1.26 AssumeOnExit Property 205 13.3.1.27 AssumeOnFull Property 206 13.3.1.28 Autorange Property 207 13.3.1.29 AutorangeX Property 208 Printout of the Online Help iii Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS Contents 03.04 1 3.3.1.30 AutorangeY Property 209 13.3.1.31 AutoScroll Property 210 13.3.1.32 AutoSize Property 211 13.3.1.33 Average Property 212 13.3.1.34 Axe Property 213 13.3.1.35 AxisSection Property 214 13.3.2 B 215 13.3.2.1 BackBorderWidth Property 215 13.3.2.2 BackColor Property 216 13.3.2.3 BackColor2 Property 217 13.3.2.4 BackColor3 Property 218 13.3.2.5 BackColorBottom Property 219 13.3.2.6 BackColorTop Property 220 13.3.2.7 BackFlashColorOff Property 221 13.3.2.8 BackFlashColorOn Property 222 13.3.2.9 Background Property 223 13.3.2.10 BackgroundPicture Property 224 13.3.2.11 BackStyle Property 225 13.3.2.12 BarBackColor Property 226 13.3.2.13 BarDepth Property 227 13.3.2.14 BarFillColor Property 228 13.3.2.15 BarHeight Property 229 13.3.2.16 BarWidth Property 230 13.3.2.17 BasePicReferenced Property 231 13.3.2.18 BasePicTransColor Property 232 13.3.2.19 BasePicture Property 233 13.3.2.20 BasePicUseTransColor Property 234 13.3.2.21 BaseScreenName Property 235 13.3.2.22 BaseY Property 236 13.3.2.23 BaseX Property 237 13.3.2.24 BeginTime Property 238 13.3.2.25 BeginValue Property 239 13.3.2.26 BeginX Property 240 13.3.2.27 BeginY Property 241 13.3.2.28 BevelColorDown Property 242 13.3.2.29 BevelColorUp Property 243 13.3.2.30 BevelInner Property 244 13.3.2.31 BevelOuter Property 245 13.3.2.32 BevelWidth Property 246 13.3.2.33 BitNumber Property 247 13.3.2.34 BlinkColor Property 248 13.3.2.35 BlinkMode Property 249 13.3.2.36 BlinkSpeed Property 250 13.3.2.37 BorderBackColor Property 251 13.3.2.38 BorderColor Property 252 13.3.2.39 BorderColorBottom Property 253 13.3.2.40 BorderColorTop Property 254 13.3.2.41 BorderEndStyle Property 255 13.3.2.42 BorderFlashColorOff Property 256 13.3.2.43 BorderFlashColorOn Property 257 13.3.2.44 BorderStyle Property 258 13.3.2.45 BorderWidth Property 259 13.3.2.46 BottomConnectedConnectionPointIndex Property 260 13.3.2.47 BottomConnectedObjectName Property 261 13.3.2.48 BoxAlignment Property 262 iv Printout of the Online Help Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS 03.04 Contents 1 3.3.2.49 BoxCount Property 263 13.3.2.50 BoxType Property 264 13.3.2.51 ButtonColor Property 265 13.3.2.52 ButtonCommand Property 266 13.3.2.53 Button1Width Property 267 13.3.2.54 Button2Width Property 268 13.3.2.55 Button3Width Property 269 13.3.2.56 Button4Width Property 270 13.3.3 C 271 13.3.3.1 Caption Property 271 13.3.3.2 CaptionColor Property 272 13.3.3.3 CaptionFont Property 273 13.3.3.4 CaptionOffset Property 274 13.3.3.5 CaptionText Property 275 13.3.3.6 CellCut Property 276 13.3.3.7 CenterColor Property 277 13.3.3.8 CenterScale Property 278 13.3.3.9 CheckAlarmHigh Property 279 13.3.3.10 CheckAlarmLow Property 280 13.3.3.11 CheckLimitHigh4 Property 281 13.3.3.12 CheckLimitHigh5 Property 282 13.3.3.13 CheckLimitLow4 Property 283 13.3.3.14 CheckLimitLow5 Property 284 13.3.3.15 CheckToleranceHigh Property 285 13.3.3.16 CheckToleranceLow Property 286 13.3.3.17 CheckWarningHigh Property 287 13.3.3.18 CheckWarningLow Property 288 13.3.3.19 ClearOnError Property 289 13.3.3.20 ClearOnNew Property 290 13.3.3.21 Closeable Property 291 13.3.3.22 CloseButton Property 292 13.3.3.23 CoarseGrid Property 293 13.3.3.24 CoarseGridX Property 294 13.3.3.25 CoarseGridY Property 295 13.3.3.26 CoarseGridValue Property 296 13.3.3.27 CoarseGridValueX Property 297 13.3.3.28 CoarseGridValueY Property 298 13.3.3.29 CollectValue Property 299 13.3.3.30 ColMove Property 300 13.3.3.31 Color Property 301 13.3.3.32 ColorAlarmHigh Property 302 13.3.3.33 ColorAlarmLow Property 303 13.3.3.34 ColorBottom Property 304 13.3.3.35 ColorChangeType Property 305 13.3.3.36 ColorLimitHigh4 Property 306 13.3.3.37 ColorLimitHigh5 Property 307 13.3.3.38 ColorLimitLow4 Property 308 13.3.3.39 ColorLimitLow5 Property 309 13.3.3.40 ColorToleranceHigh Property 310 13.3.3.41 ColorToleranceLow Property 311 13.3.3.42 ColorTop Property 312 13.3.3.43 ColorWarningHigh Property 313 13.3.3.44 ColorWarningLow Property 314 13.3.3.45 ColTitle Property 315 13.3.3.46 Command Property 316 Printout of the Online Help v Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS Contents 03.04 1 3.3.3.47 ColWidth Property 317 13.3.3.48 CommonTime Property 318 13.3.3.49 CommonX Property 319 13.3.3.50 CommonY Property 320 13.3.3.51 ContinousChange Property 321 13.3.3.52 CurrentContext Property 322 13.3.3.53 Cursor Property 323 13.3.3.54 CursorControl Property 324 13.3.3.55 CurveForm Property 325 13.3.4 D 326 13.3.4.1 DangerColor Property 326 13.3.4.2 Danger Property 327 13.3.4.3 DataFormat Property 328 13.3.4.4 DataIndex Property 329 13.3.4.5 DataX Property 330 13.3.4.6 DataXY Property 331 13.3.4.7 DataY Property 332 13.3.4.8 DeleteData Property 333 13.3.4.9 Delta Property 334 13.3.4.10 DesiredCurveColor Property 335 13.3.4.11 DesiredCurveCurveForm Property 336 13.3.4.12 DesiredCurveSourceNumberOfUAValues Property 337 13.3.4.13 DesiredCurveSourceUAArchive Property 338 13.3.4.14 DesiredCurveSourceUAArchiveStartID Property 339 13.3.4.15 DesiredCurveSourceUAColumnX Property 340 13.3.4.16 DesiredCurveSourceUAColumnY Property 341 13.3.4.17 DesiredCurveVisible Property 342 13.3.4.18 Direction Property 343 13.3.4.19 DXFFilename Property 344 13.3.5 E 345 13.3.5.1 Edit Property 345 13.3.5.2 Editable Property 346 13.3.5.3 EditAtOnce Property 347 13.3.5.4 Enabled Property 348 13.3.5.5 EndAngle Property 349 13.3.5.6 EndTime Property 350 13.3.5.7 EndValue Property 351 13.3.5.8 EndX Property 352 13.3.5.9 EndY Property 353 13.3.5.10 ErrorDescription Property 354 13.3.5.11 Exponent Property 355 13.3.5.12 ExtendedOperation Property 356 13.3.6 F 357 13.3.6.1 FillColor Property 357 13.3.6.2 Filling Property 358 13.3.6.3 FillingIndex Property 359 13.3.6.4 FillStyle Property 360 13.3.6.5 FillStyle2 Property 361 13.3.6.6 FineGrid Property 362 13.3.6.7 FineGridValue Property 363 13.3.6.8 FineGridValueX Property 364 13.3.6.9 FineGridValueY Property 365 13.3.6.10 FineGridX Property 366 13.3.6.11 FineGridY Property 367 13.3.6.12 FlashBackColor Property 368 vi Printout of the Online Help Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS 03.04 Contents 1 3.3.6.13 FlashBorderColor Property 369 13.3.6.14 FlashFlashPicture Property 370 13.3.6.15 FlashForeColor Property 371 13.3.6.16 FlashPicReferenced Property 372 13.3.6.17 FlashPicTransColor Property 373 13.3.6.18 FlashPicture Property 374 13.3.6.19 FlashPicUseTransColor Property 375 13.3.6.20 FlashRate Property 376 13.3.6.21 FlashRateBackColor Property 377 13.3.6.22 FlashRateBorderColor Property 378 13.3.6.23 FlashRateFlashPic Property 379 13.3.6.24 FlashRateForeColor Property 380 13.3.6.25 Flip Property 381 13.3.6.26 FocusColor Property 382 13.3.6.27 FocusRect Property 383 13.3.6.28 FocusWidth Property 384 13.3.6.29 Font Property 385 13.3.6.30 FontBold Property 386 13.3.6.31 FontItalic Property 387 13.3.6.32 FontName Property 388 13.3.6.33 FontPosition Property 389 13.3.6.34 FontSize Property 390 13.3.6.35 FontStrikeThru Property 391 13.3.6.36 FontUnderline Property 392 13.3.6.37 ForeColor Property 393 13.3.6.38 ForeFlashColorOff Property 394 13.3.6.39 ForeFlashColorOn Property 395 13.3.6.40 FrameColor Property 396 13.3.6.41 FrameColorDown Property 397 13.3.6.42 FrameColorUp Property 398 13.3.6.43 FramePicture Property 399 13.3.6.44 FrameScale Property 400 13.3.6.45 FrameWidth Property 401 13.3.6.46 FreezeProviderConnections Property 402 13.3.7 G 403 13.3.7.1 GraphDirection Property 403 13.3.7.2 GridLineHorz Property 404 13.3.7.3 GridLines Property 405 13.3.7.4 GridLineValue Property 406 13.3.7.5 GridlinesValueX Property 407 13.3.7.6 GridlinesValueY Property 408 13.3.7.7 GridLineVert Property 409 13.3.7.8 GridlinesX Property 410 13.3.7.9 GridlinesY Property 411 13.3.8 H 412 13.3.8.1 HandFillColor Property 412 13.3.8.2 Handtype Property 413 13.3.8.3 Height Property 414 13.3.8.4 HiddenInput Property 415 13.3.8.5 Hotkey Property 416 13.3.8.6 HourNeedleHeight Property 417 13.3.8.7 HourNeedleWidth Property 418 13.3.8.8 Hysteresis Property 419 13.3.8.9 HysteresisRange Property 420 13.3.9 I 421 Printout of the Online Help vii Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS Contents 03.04 13.3.9.1 Index Property 421 13.3.9.2 InnerBevelOffset Property 422 13.3.9.3 InnerBevelStyle Property 423 13.3.9.4 InnerBevelWidth Property 424 13.3.9.5 InsertData Property 425 1 3.3.9.6 ItemBorderBackColor Property 426 13.3.9.7 ItemBorderColor Property 427 13.3.9.8 ItemBorderStyle Property 428 13.3.9.9 ItemBorderWidth Property 429 13.3.9.10 ItemVisible Property 430 13.3.10 L 431 1 3.3.10.1 Label Property 431 13.3.10.2 LabelColor Property 432 13.3.10.3 LabelX Property 433 13.3.10.4 LabelY Property 434 13.3.10.5 LanguageSwitch Property 435 13.3.10.6 Language Property 436 13.3.10.7 LastError Property 437 13.3.10.8 Layer Property 438 13.3.10.9 Layer00Checked Property 439 13.3.10.10 Layer01Checked Property 440 13.3.10.11 Layer02Checked Property 441 13.3.10.12 Layer03Checked Property 442 13.3.10.13 Layer04Checked Property 443 13.3.10.14 Layer05Checked Property 444 13.3.10.15 Layer06Checked Property 445 13.3.10.16 Layer07Checked Property 446 13.3.10.17 Layer08Checked Property 447 13.3.10.18 Layer09Checked Property 448 13.3.10.19 Layer10Checked Property 449 13.3.10.20 Layer00Color Property 450 13.3.10.21 Layer01Color Property 451 13.3.10.22 Layer02Color Property 452 13.3.10.23 Layer03Color Property 453 13.3.10.24 Layer04Color Property 454 13.3.10.25 Layer05Color Property 455 13.3.10.26 Layer06Color Property 456 13.3.10.27 Layer07Color Property 457 13.3.10.28 Layer08Color Property 458 13.3.10.29 Layer09Color Property 459 13.3.10.30 Layer10Color Property 460 13.3.10.31 Layer00Value Property 461 13.3.10.32 Layer01Value Property 462 13.3.10.33 Layer02Value Property 463 13.3.10.34 Layer03Value Property 464 13.3.10.35 Layer04Value Property 465 13.3.10.36 Layer05Value Property 466 13.3.10.37 Layer06Value Property 467 13.3.10.38 Layer07Value Property 468 13.3.10.39 Layer08Value Property 469 13.3.10.40 Layer09Value Property 470 13.3.10.41 Layer10Value Property 471 13.3.10.42 Left Property 472 13.3.10.43 LeftComma Property 473 13.3.10.44 LightEffect Property 474 viii Printout of the Online Help Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS 03.04 Contents 1 3.3.10.45 LimitHigh4 Property 475 13.3.10.46 LimitHigh5 Property 476 13.3.10.47 LimitLow4 Property 477 13.3.10.48 LimitLow5 Property 478 13.3.10.49 LimitMax Property 479 13.3.10.50 LimitMin Property 480 13.3.10.51 LineFont Property 481 13.3.10.52 LineHeight Property 482 13.3.10.53 LineTitle Property 483 13.3.10.54 ListType Property 484 13.3.10.55 LoadDataImmediately Property 485 13.3.10.56 LocaleID Property 486 13.3.10.57 LockBackColor Property 487 13.3.10.58 LockStatus Property 488 13.3.10.59 LockText Property 489 13.3.10.60 LockTextColor Property 490 13.3.10.61 LongStrokesBold Property 491 13.3.10.62 LongStrokesOnly Property 492 13.3.10.63 LongStrokesSize Property 493 13.3.10.64 LongStrokesTextEach Property 494 13.3.10.65 LowerLimit Property 495 13.3.10.66 LowerLimitColor Property 496 13.3.10.67 LowerLimitValue Property 497 13.3.11 M 498 13.3.11.1 Marker Property 498 13.3.11.2 Max Property 499 13.3.11.3 MaximizeButton Property 500 13.3.11.4 MCGUBackColorOff Property 501 13.3.11.5 MCGUBackColorOn Property 502 13.3.11.6 MCGUBackFlash Property 503 13.3.11.7 MCGUTextColorOff Property 504 13.3.11.8 MCGUTextColorOn Property 505 13.3.11.9 MCGUTextFlash Property 506 13.3.11.10 MCKOBackColorOff Property 507 13.3.11.11 MCKOBackColorOn Property 508 13.3.11.12 MCKOBackFlash Property 509 13.3.11.13 MCKOTextColorOff Property 510 13.3.11.14 MCKOTextColorOn Property 511 13.3.11.15 MCKOTextFlash Property 512 13.3.11.16 MCKQBackColorOff Property 513 13.3.11.17 MCKQBackColorOn Property 514 13.3.11.18 MCKQBackFlash Property 515 13.3.11.19 MCKQTextColorOff Property 516 13.3.11.20 MCKQTextColorOn Property 517 13.3.11.21 MCKQTextFlash Property 518 13.3.11.22 MCText Property 519 13.3.11.23 MeasurePoints Property 520 13.3.11.24 MessageClass Property 521 13.3.11.25 Min Property 522 13.3.11.26 MinuteNeedleHeight Property 523 13.3.11.27 MinuteNeedleWidth Property 524 13.3.11.28 Moveable Property 525 13.3.11.29 MsgCtrlFlags Property 526 13.3.11.30 MsgFilterSQL Property 527 13.3.12 N 528 Printout of the Online Help ix Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS Contents 03.04 13.3.13 Name Property 528 13.3.13.1 NeedleColor Property 529 13.3.13.2 NormalColor Property 530 13.3.13.3 NumberLines Property 531 13.3.13.4 NumItems Property 532 1 3.3.14 O 533 13.3.14.1 Object Property 533 13.3.14.2 ObjectName Property 534 13.3.14.3 OffsetLeft Property 535 13.3.14.4 OffsetTop Property 536 13.3.14.5 Online Property 537 1 3.3.14.6 OnTop Property 538 13.3.14.7 OperationMessage Property 539 13.3.14.8 OperationReport Property 540 13.3.14.9 Orientation Property 541 13.3.14.10 OuterBevelStyle Property 542 13.3.14.11 OuterBevelWidth Property 543 13.3.14.12 Outline Property 544 13.3.14.13 OutputFormat Property 545 13.3.14.14 OutputValue Property 546 13.3.15 P-Q 547 13.3.15.1 Parent Property 547 13.3.15.2 PasswordLevel Property 548 13.3.15.3 PersistentRT Property 549 13.3.15.4 PersistentRTCS Property 550 13.3.15.5 PersistentRTCSPermission Property 551 13.3.15.6 PersistentRTPermission Property 552 13.3.15.7 PicDeactReferenced Property 553 13.3.15.8 PicDeactTransparent Property 554 13.3.15.9 PicDeactUseTransColor Property 555 13.3.15.10 PicDownReferenced Property 556 13.3.15.11 PicDownTransparent Property 557 13.3.15.12 PicDownUseTransColor Property 558 13.3.15.13 PicReferenced Property 559 13.3.15.14 PicTransColor Property 560 13.3.15.15 Picture Property 561 13.3.15.16 PictureBack Property 562 13.3.15.17 PictureDeactivated Property 563 13.3.15.18 PictureDown Property 564 13.3.15.19 PictureUp Property 565 13.3.15.20 PictureName Property 566 13.3.15.21 PictureSelected Property 567 13.3.15.22 PictureThumb Property 568 13.3.15.23 PictureUnselected Property 569 13.3.15.24 PicUpReferenced Property 570 13.3.15.25 PicUpTransparent Property 571 13.3.15.26 PicUpUseTransColor Property 572 13.3.15.27 PicUseTransColor Property 573 13.3.15.28 Position Property 574 13.3.15.29 Precisions Property 575 13.3.15.30 PrecisionX Property 576 13.3.15.31 PrecisionY Property 577 13.3.15.32 PredefinedAngles Property 578 13.3.15.33 Pressed Property 579 13.3.15.34 PrintJob Property 580 x Printout of the Online Help Creating Procedures and Actions with VBS 03.04 Contents [...]... Example: Using the MS Automation interface 783 Example: Starting an external application 785 1 Using Visual Basic Script in WinCC Introduction In addition to the C script, WinCC also provides the VBScript program language as a programming interface in order to make the WinCC runtime environment dynamic Target Group of the Documentation This documentation is aimed at project engineers having experience... functionally to customize the Windows environment and no WinCC support Limits to Other Programming Languages in WinCC VBS and C VBScript can be used in WinCC, parallel to C -Script, but do not mix the script types: • VBScripts and C-scripts can be configured within a picture and project • C-scripts cannot be invoked in VBScripts and vice versa • VBS provides internal interfaces to tags and picture objects... ".PDL" 6 Using Global Tags in VBS Introduction Global tags can be defined in the Global Script Editor which can then be used in all actions and procedures Using Global Tags in Graphics Designer and Global Script Observe the following conditions when using global tags in Graphics Designer and Global Script: • In order to use a global tag in an action in Graphics Designer, call in the procedure in which... procedures in Graphics Designer is provided under the WinCC help topic "Dynamics" Calling Global Script Global Script is started using the context menu "Open" command in the WinCC Explorer project window Global Script is also automatically called in when a module or action is opened by means of a double click in WinCC Explorer Design of Global Script Global Script editor is designed in accordance with the Windows... can be used in actions in Global Script and Graphics Designer In order to use a global tag defined in Global Script in an action in Graphics Designer, observe the following: In order that access can be made to the tag, it is necessary to call in the procedure in which the tag is defined In order to use a global tag in picture-independent actions in Global Script, observe the following: In order that... separately processed in runtime, the global tags can only be jointly addressed within the event triggered or cyclic/tag triggered actions 7 VBScript Editors Introduction VBScripts can be programmed at two points in WinCC: • In Global Script: Global Script is the central editor for VBS programming Call it in via WinCC Explorer Global Script can be used to program global actions, which are independent of the... relevant WinCC directory after the reinstallation has been completed Otherwise, the standard modules in the WinCC installation directory are deleted during the installation routine Using Procedures and Modules Procedures are used in: • Actions (in Graphics Designer and Global Script) • Other procedures (in Global Script) Procedures are structured in modules 3 Actions Introduction An action is always started... triggers in actions in Graphics Designer can be "linked" using CrossReference, i.e replaced by other tags at all or selected points Note: Tags can also be directly linked in Graphics Designer by marking the graphic object and selecting the "LInking " command from the context menu Further information on CrossReference is available in the WinCC documentation Actions and CrossReference All the actions used in. .. Editor window Each procedure or action is opened in its own editing window Several editing windows can be open at the same time The user is supported in the Editor window by Highlight Syntax and Intellisense All general editor functions (e.g Undo/Redo, Find/Replace, Copy, Paste, Cut, Font Settings, Printer Settings) remain available Output window (5) Error messages are displayed in the output window... declaration The instruction requires that the tags are always specified with the instruction "Dim" in the code Note: Do not use the "Option explicit" instruction in the code as this can cause runtime errors User Support in Editor Window The following functions are available to support working in the editor window Color coding and indentation in the editor window Certain parts of the code have the following default . 787 1 Using Visual Basic Script in WinCC Introduction In addition to the C script, WinCC also provides the VBScript program language as a programming interface in order to make the WinCC runtime. 1 Using Visual Basic Script in WinCC 1 2 Modules and Procedures 5 3 Actions 9 4 Multiple Use of Procedures and Actions 11 5 Use of CrossReference 13 6 Using Global Tags in VBS 15 7 VBScript. used in WinCC, parallel to C -Script, but do not mix the script types: • VBScripts and C-scripts can be configured within a picture and project. • C-scripts cannot be invoked in VBScripts