WinCC Flex 2008 SP2 logging to SQL

[JOLTRON]

Currently I am logging all of my alarms to a csv file then running macros in Excel to clean it all up sum up the data. I am currently entertaining the idea of logging them to a Database. Access or maybe MySql dunno yet.

I have read thru the siemens site and all of the "How Tos" show setting up the "Alarm Logs" with a "Storage Location" of "Database". In my version my only choices are:
File - CSV(ASCII)
RDB
File - TXT(Unicode)

I have seen a few ways of doing it via VB Scripts but I'm trying to stay away from this.

Does anyone know if the Storage Location Database was removed?
Or is it an option that needs to be purchased?

Thanks,
-joltron

Edit: Just started thinking maybe this is a PC Runtime only deal? I'm using a MP277. Anyone know?

 

[ELake20]

I believe the ability exists on MP377 and up and PC Runtime projects. This was a good guide that helped me set it up. I didn't read the data back in WinCC Flex, I configured a php front end to display the data.

http://cache.automation.siemens.com.../24677043_WinCC_flexible_SQL_Datenbank_en.pdf