Animating Query Properties with a Data Link

To animate a query property with a Data link:

  1. In the iFIX WorkSpace, insert and configure a VisiconX Data Control.
  2. In the Create Row Filter dialog box, create a query that uses a query property.
  3. Insert a VisiconX Grid, ListBox, or ComboBox Control and animate it. Use the VisiconX Data Control as the animation data source.
  4. To insert a Data link object:

In Ribbon view, on the Insert tab, in the Objects/Links group, click Objects/Links and then Datalink.

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In Classic view, on the WorkSpace Insert menu, select Datalink.

  1. In the Datalink dialog box, select the source. This could be Caption for in-place entries. From the Data Entry list, select In-Place and if necessary, increase the Chars/Line value.
  2. Right-click the Data link to animate its caption. Select the Text tab.
  3. Click the Animate button for the Caption property. Select the Data link's caption as its data source and choose In-Place for Data Entry.
  4. Right-click the Data Control and animate the query property used in the Filter Options dialog box. Use the caption of the Data link as the animation data source.
  5. In the iFIX WorkSpace, switch to Run mode.
  6. Modify the caption in the Data link to change the rows displayed in the Grid Control.

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