OffScan Subroutine

Places the specified block off scan.

Syntax

OffScan[DataPoint], [intErrorMode], [bSendMsg], [BsendMsg]

Properties

The OffScan subroutine syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

DataPoint

String. (Optional). The name of the database block that you want to turn off scan. If no block is specified, the database block for the selected object is turned off scan.

intErrorMode

Integer. (Optional). The error mode.
0 (default) – Allows the subroutines to provide the error messages. Errors are displayed in the form of a message box. If no entry is made for the intErrorMode parameter, the default is used.

1 – Allows the user to handle the error messages. Errors in the subroutines are passed back to the calling routine for handling.

2 – Writes errors to all destinations. No error messages display. Instead, the errors are written to all iFIX destinations, including the Alarm History window destinations using SendOperatorMessage.

bSendMsg Boolean. (Optional). If TRUE, the message "value changed byxxx" will be sent to the alarm destinations. If FALSE, the message will be suppressed.
BsendMsg Boolean. (Optional). If TRUE, the message "value changed byxxx" will be sent to the alarm destinations. If FALSE, the message will be suppressed.

 

Example