If you want operators to reload the database from the iFIX WorkSpace, you can create a script to reload the database using a routine similar to the following:
Private Sub FixEvent1_OnTrue()
Dim load_pdb As String
Dim return_value As Double
Dim nodename As String
Dim database As String
nodename = "MIXER1"
database = "BACKUP"
load_pdb = System.ProjectPath + "\DBBLOAD" + " -N" + nodename + " -D" + database
return_value = Shell (load_pdb, 0)
End Sub
The -N command line parameter enables you to reload a database on a remote SCADA server. The -D command line parameter enables you to reload a database other than the currently loaded one. Both command line parameters are optional; if you do not use them, you reload the open database on the local SCADA server.
For information about using the Shell function from a script, see the Visual Basic help system.
CAUTION: The DBBLOAD system task does not prompt you to save changes to the database. Be sure you save your database before executing a script that reloads the database. Otherwise, you will lose all your changes.
