QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
WriteItem Method (_EasyDAClient)
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassic Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.ComTypes Namespace > _EasyDAClient Interface : WriteItem Method
Name of the machine. Determines the computer on which the OPC server is located. May be an empty string, in which case the OPC server is assumed to exist on the local computer or at the computer specified for it by DCOM configuration.
Contains ProgID of the OPC server to write into.
Contains OPC item identifier.
The value to be written.
The timestamp to be written.
The numerical value of the quality to be written.
Writes separately given value, timestamp and quality into a named item using individual parameters specifying its location, and a specific data type.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Sub WriteItem( _
   ByVal machineName As String, _
   ByVal serverClass As String, _
   ByVal itemId As String, _
   ByVal value As Object, _
   ByVal timestamp As Date, _
   ByVal quality As DAQualities _
) 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _EasyDAClient
Dim machineName As String
Dim serverClass As String
Dim itemId As String
Dim value As Object
Dim timestamp As Date
Dim quality As DAQualities
 
instance.WriteItem(machineName, serverClass, itemId, value, timestamp, quality)

Parameters

machineName
Name of the machine. Determines the computer on which the OPC server is located. May be an empty string, in which case the OPC server is assumed to exist on the local computer or at the computer specified for it by DCOM configuration.
serverClass
Contains ProgID of the OPC server to write into.
itemId
Contains OPC item identifier.
value
The value to be written.
timestamp
The timestamp to be written.
quality
The numerical value of the quality to be written.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
An error has occurred during application execution.
Example

COM

// This example shows how to write a value, timestamp and quality into a single item.

class procedure WriteItem.Main;
var
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcClassic_TLB._EasyDAClient;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object
  Client := CoEasyDAClient.Create;

  try
    Client.WriteItem('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 12345, EncodeDate(1980, 1, 1), DAQualities_GoodNonSpecific);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;

end;
Rem This example shows how to write a value, timestamp and quality into a single item.

Private Sub WriteItem_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    ' Instantiate the client object
    Dim client As New EasyDAClient

    On Error Resume Next
    Call client.WriteItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345, DateSerial(1980, 1, 1), DAQualities_GoodNonspecific)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
Rem This example shows how to write a value, timestamp and quality into a single item.

Option Explicit

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
On Error Resume Next
Client.WriteItem "", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345, DateSerial(1980, 1, 1), 192
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0
Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

See Also