OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
ServerCategories Property (ServerElement)
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassicCore Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc Namespace > ServerElement Class : ServerCategories Property
Gets or sets information about which specifications the OPC server claims to support.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property ServerCategories As ServerCategories
'Usage
 
Dim instance As ServerElement
Dim value As ServerCategories
 
instance.ServerCategories = value
 
value = instance.ServerCategories
public ServerCategories ServerCategories {get; set;}
public:
property ServerCategories^ ServerCategories {
   ServerCategories^ get();
   void set (    ServerCategories^ value);
}

Property Value

The value of this property cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Example
// This example shows all information available about categories that particular OPC servers do support.
//
// 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 .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
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using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples._ServerCategories
{
    class General
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the OPC-DA client object.
            var daClient = new EasyDAClient();

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("OPC DATA ACCESS");
            ServerElementCollection daServerElements;
            try
            {
                daServerElements = daClient.BrowseServers();
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
            DumpServerElements(daServerElements);

            // Instantiate the OPC-A&E client object.
            var aeClient = new EasyAEClient();

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("OPC ALARMS AND EVENTS");
            ServerElementCollection aeServerElements;
            try
            {
                aeServerElements = aeClient.BrowseServers();
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
            DumpServerElements(aeServerElements);
        }

        private static void DumpServerElements(ServerElementCollection serverElements)
        {
            foreach (ServerElement serverElement in serverElements)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Categories of \"{serverElement.ProgId}\":");
                ServerCategories serverCategories = serverElement.ServerCategories;
                Console.WriteLine($"    .OpcAlarmsAndEvents10: {serverCategories.OpcAlarmsAndEvents10}");
                Console.WriteLine($"    .OpcDataAccess10: {serverCategories.OpcDataAccess10}");
                Console.WriteLine($"    .OpcDataAccess20: {serverCategories.OpcDataAccess20}");
                Console.WriteLine($"    .OpcDataAccess30: {serverCategories.OpcDataAccess30}");
                Console.WriteLine($"    .ToString(): {serverCategories}");
            }
        }

        
        // Example output:
        //
        //OPC DATA ACCESS
        //Categories of "OPCLabs.KitServer.2":
        //    .OpcAlarmsAndEvents10: False
        //    .OpcDataAccess10: True
        //    .OpcDataAccess20: True
        //    .OpcDataAccess30: True
        //    .ToString(): (OpcDataAccess10, OpcDataAccess20, OpcDataAccess30)
        //
        //OPC ALARMS AND EVENTS
        //Categories of "OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2":
        //    .OpcAlarmsAndEvents10: True
        //    .OpcDataAccess10: False
        //    .OpcDataAccess20: False
        //    .OpcDataAccess30: False
        //    .ToString(): (OpcAlarmsAndEvents10)
    }
}
Rem This example shows all information available about categories that particular OPC servers do support.
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

Sub DumpServerElements(ByVal ServerElements)
Dim ServerElement: For Each ServerElement In ServerElements
    WScript.Echo "Categories of """ & ServerElement.ProgID & """:"
    With ServerElement.ServerCategories
        WScript.Echo Space(4) & ".OpcAlarmsAndEvents10: " & .OpcAlarmsAndEvents10
        WScript.Echo Space(4) & ".OpcDataAccess10: " & .OpcDataAccess10
        WScript.Echo Space(4) & ".OpcDataAccess20: " & .OpcDataAccess20
        WScript.Echo Space(4) & ".OpcDataAccess30: " & .OpcDataAccess30
        WScript.Echo Space(4) & ".ToString(): " & .ToString()
    End With
Next
End Sub



Dim DAClient: Set DAClient = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
WScript.Echo
WScript.Echo "OPC DATA ACCESS"
On Error Resume Next
Dim DAServerElements: Set DAServerElements = DAClient.BrowseServers("")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0
DumpServerElements DAServerElements

Dim AEClient: Set AEClient = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.EasyAEClient")
WScript.Echo
WScript.Echo "OPC ALARMS AND EVENTS"
On Error Resume Next
Dim AEServerElements: Set AEServerElements = AEClient.BrowseServers("")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0
DumpServerElements AEServerElements
# This example shows all information available about categories that particular OPC servers do support.
#
# 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.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


def dumpServerElements(serverElements):
    for serverElement in serverElements:
        print('Categories of ', serverElement.ProgId, ':', sep='')
        serverCategories = serverElement.ServerCategories
        print('    .OpcAlarmsAndEvents10: ', serverCategories.OpcAlarmsAndEvents10, sep='')
        print('    .OpcDataAccess10: ', serverCategories.OpcDataAccess10, sep='')
        print('    .OpcDataAccess20: ', serverCategories.OpcDataAccess20, sep='')
        print('    .OpcDataAccess30: ', serverCategories.OpcDataAccess30, sep='')
        print('    .ToString(): ', serverCategories, sep='')

# Instantiate the OPC-DA client object.
daClient = EasyDAClient()

print()
print('OPC DATA ACCESS')
try:
    daServerElements = IEasyDAClientExtension.BrowseServers(daClient)
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()
dumpServerElements(daServerElements)

# Instantiate the OPC-A&E client object.
aeClient = EasyAEClient()

print()
print('OPC ALARMS AND EVENTS')
try:
    aeServerElements = IEasyAEClientExtension.BrowseServers(aeClient)
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()
dumpServerElements(aeServerElements)
Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

See Also