WinCC Flexible. Need Active-X to view a Image.

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• Jul 10, 2007

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I need a simple Active-X Control to diplay an Image on my screen from a file on my hard drive. Any suggestion where I can get one. I thought WinCC would of had one. Thanks.

PS. I need the image to update when the picture updates!

 

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I have used the active x controls from microsoft before, but in GE fanuc - Cimplicity. There should be a image control available. If these controls are not available on the PC/Panel, the microsoft ActiveX control pad can be installed.

 

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Where can I find the Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad? Thanks

 

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found it...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms968493.aspx

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You should try searching for answers. Maybe one of these will help.

http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=22734

http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=21501

http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=22667

I use the html viewer then just call the refresh event when I want to update. The last link has a couple of samples of this

 

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Ok maybe I posted a little quick. What is Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad and how would I use it with WinCC flexible?

I have done some playing with Active X controls and WinCC Flexible but I have never needed to use one for a project. Im sure one day it will come up. I would love to see what you come up with for the image update.

 

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Hey Charles. What I did end up doing is using the HTML Web Browser to view the picture on the local disk. I used the HTMLBrowser Activate Event to run the HTMLBrowserRefresh under Keyboard Operations for Screen Objects. Now to refresh this brower I have a tag that on change of value runs a script.

Dim object
Set object = HmiRuntime.Screens("Screen_1").ScreenItems("HTML BROWSER_1")
object.Activate