OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Examples - OPC Alarms&Events - Browse for servers
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.NET

// This example shows how to obtain all ProgIDs of all OPC Alarms and Events servers on the local machine.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp .
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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.AlarmsAndEvents._EasyAEClient
{
    class BrowseServers 
    { 
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyAEClient();

            ServerElementCollection serverElements;
            try
            {
                serverElements = client.BrowseServers("");
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            foreach (ServerElement serverElement in serverElements)
            {
                Debug.Assert(serverElement != null);
                Console.WriteLine("serverElements[\"{0}\"].ProgId: {1}", serverElement.Clsid, serverElement.ProgId);
            }
        }
    } 
}

COM

Rem This example shows how to obtain all ProgIDs of all OPC Alarms and Events servers on the local machine.
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBScript .
Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
Rem a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Option Explicit

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.EasyAEClient")
On Error Resume Next
Dim ServerElements: Set ServerElements = Client.BrowseServers("")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

Dim ServerElement: For Each ServerElement In ServerElements
    WScript.Echo "ServerElements(""" & ServerElement.UrlString & """).ProgId: " & ServerElement.ProgId
Next

Python

# This example shows how to obtain all ProgIDs of all OPC Alarms and Events servers on the local machine.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object
client = EasyAEClient()

# Perform the operation
try:
    serverElements = IEasyAEClientExtension.BrowseServers(client, '')
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results
for serverElement in serverElements:
    assert serverElement is not None
    print('ServerElements["', serverElement.ClsidString, '"]: ', serverElement.ProgId, sep='')

 

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