QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
SubscribeDataSet(IEasyUASubscriber,UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor,UASubscribeDataSetFilter) Method
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub Namespace > IEasyUASubscriberExtension Class > SubscribeDataSet Method : SubscribeDataSet(IEasyUASubscriber,UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor,UASubscribeDataSetFilter) Method
The subscriber object that will perform the operation.
The PubSub connection descriptor.
Specifies how the incoming PubSub messages should be filtered before being delivered to the application.
Subscribes to a dataset, using a PubSub connection descriptor, and specified filter.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function SubscribeDataSet( _
   ByVal subscriber As IEasyUASubscriber, _
   ByVal pubSubConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor, _
   ByVal subscribeDataSetFilter As UASubscribeDataSetFilter _
) As Integer
'Usage
 
Dim subscriber As IEasyUASubscriber
Dim pubSubConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor
Dim subscribeDataSetFilter As UASubscribeDataSetFilter
Dim value As Integer
 
value = IEasyUASubscriberExtension.SubscribeDataSet(subscriber, pubSubConnectionDescriptor, subscribeDataSetFilter)

Parameters

subscriber
The subscriber object that will perform the operation.
pubSubConnectionDescriptor
The PubSub connection descriptor.
subscribeDataSetFilter
Specifies how the incoming PubSub messages should be filtered before being delivered to the application.

Return Value

Returns a dataset subscription handle that can be used to change the subscription, obtain its arguments, or unsubscribe.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Remarks

 

This method operates (at least in part) asynchronously, with respect to the caller. The actual execution of the operation may be delayed, and the outcome of the operation (if any) is provided to the calling code using an event notification, callback, or other means explained in the text. In a properly written program, this method does not throw any exceptions. You should therefore not put try/catch statements or similar constructs around calls to this method. The only exceptions thrown by this method are for usage errors, i.e. when your code violates the usage contract of the method, such as passing in invalid arguments or calling the method when the state of the object does not allow it. Any operation-related errors (i.e. errors that depend on external conditions that your code cannot reliably check) are indicated by the means the operation returns its outcome (if any), which is described in the text. For more information, see Do not catch any exceptions with asynchronous or multiple-operation methods.
Example

.NET

COM

// This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify a filter, on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with
// UDP UADP mapping.
//
// In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
// http://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.PubSub._EasyUASubscriber
{
    partial class SubscribeDataSet
    {
        public static void Filter()
        {
            // Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
            UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor pubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1";
            // In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
            // the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
            //pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet";

            // Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1.
            var filter = new UASubscribeDataSetFilter(
                UAPublisherId.CreateUInt64(31), 
                UAWriterGroupDescriptor.Null, 
                dataSetWriterDescriptor: 1);

            // Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
            var subscriber = new EasyUASubscriber();
            subscriber.DataSetMessage += subscriber_DataSetMessage_Filter;

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter);

            Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...");
            Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second...");
            // Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
            Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }

        static void subscriber_DataSetMessage_Filter(object sender, EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs e)
        {
            // Display the dataset.
            if (e.Succeeded)
            {
                // An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
                if (!(e.DataSetData is null))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {e.DataSetData}");
                    foreach (KeyValuePair<string, UADataSetFieldData> pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary)
                        Console.WriteLine(pair);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}");
            }
        }

        // Example output:
        //
        //Subscribing...
        //Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
        //[#1, 7134 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#2, 7364 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:16 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
        //[#1, 7135 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#2, 7429 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:17 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
        //[#2, 7495 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:17 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
        //[#1, 7135 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
        //[#1, 7136 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#2, 7560 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:18 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
        //[#2, 7626 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:18 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
        //[#1, 7136 {System.Int32}; Good]
        //
        //...
    }
}
# This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify a filter, on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with
# UDP UADP mapping.
#
# In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
# http://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.

# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
import time

# Import .NET namespaces.
from System import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel import *


def dataSetMessage(sender, e):
    # Display the dataset.
    if e.Succeeded:
        # An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
        if e.DataSetData is not None:
            print('')
            print('Dataset data: ', e.DataSetData, sep='')
            for pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary:
                print(pair)
    else:
        print('')
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
pubSubConnectionDescriptor = UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor.op_Implicit('opc.udp://239.0.0.1')
# In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
# the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
#pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = 'Ethernet'

# Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1.
filter = UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt64(Decimal(31)),
                                  UAWriterGroupDescriptor.Null,
                                  UADataSetWriterDescriptor(1)) # dataSetWriterDescriptor

# Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
subscriber = EasyUASubscriber()
subscriber.DataSetMessage += dataSetMessage

print('Subscribing...')
IEasyUASubscriberExtension.SubscribeDataSet(subscriber, pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter)

print('Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...')
time.sleep(20)

print('Unsubscribing...')
subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets()

print('Waiting for 1 second...')
# Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
time.sleep(1)

subscriber.DataSetMessage -= dataSetMessage

print('Finished.')
' This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify a filter, on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with
' UDP UADP mapping.
'
' In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
' http://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel

Namespace PubSub._EasyUASubscriber
    Partial Friend Class SubscribeDataSet
        Public Shared Sub Filter()

            ' Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
            Dim pubSubConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1"
            ' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
            ' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
            ' pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet"

            ' Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) Is 31, And the dataset writer Id Is 1.
            Dim filter = New UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt64(31), UAWriterGroupDescriptor.Null, 1)

            ' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
            Dim subscriber = New EasyUASubscriber()
            AddHandler subscriber.DataSetMessage, AddressOf subscriber_DataSetMessage_Filter

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...")
            subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter)

            Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...")
            subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets()

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second...")
            ' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Finished...")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub subscriber_DataSetMessage_Filter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs)
            ' Display the dataset.
            If e.Succeeded Then
                ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
                If e.DataSetData IsNot Nothing Then
                    Console.WriteLine()
                    Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {e.DataSetData}")
                    For Each pair As KeyValuePair(Of String, UADataSetFieldData) In e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary
                        Console.WriteLine(pair)
                    Next
                End If
            Else
                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}")
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class

    ' Example output
    '
    'Subscribing...
    'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
    '
    'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
    '[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
    '[#1, 7134 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#2, 7364 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:16 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
    '
    'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
    '[#1, 7135 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#2, 7429 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:17 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
    '[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
    '
    'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
    '[#2, 7495 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:17 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
    '[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
    '[#1, 7135 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '
    'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
    '[#1, 7136 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#2, 7560 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:18 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
    '[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
    '
    'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
    '[#2, 7626 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:18 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
    '[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
    '[#1, 7136 {System.Int32}; Good]
    '
    '...

End Namespace
// This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify a filter, on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with
// UDP UADP mapping.
//
// In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
// http://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.

type
  TSubscriberEventHandlers76 = class
    procedure OnDataSetMessage(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs);
  end;

class procedure SubscribeDataSet.Filter;
var
  ConnectionDescriptor: _UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor;
  SubscribeDataSetArguments: _EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments;
  Subscriber: TEasyUASubscriber;
  SubscriberEventHandlers: TSubscriberEventHandlers76;
begin
  // Define the PubSub connection we will work with.
  SubscribeDataSetArguments := CoEasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments.Create;
  ConnectionDescriptor := SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.ConnectionDescriptor;
  ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.ResourceDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.udp://239.0.0.1';
  // In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
  // the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
  //ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName := 'Ethernet';

  // Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1.
  SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetIdentifier(UAPublisherIdType_UInt64, 31);
  SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.DataSetWriterDescriptor.DataSetWriterId := 1;

  // Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
  Subscriber := TEasyUASubscriber.Create(nil);
  SubscriberEventHandlers := TSubscriberEventHandlers76.Create;
  Subscriber.OnDataSetMessage := SubscriberEventHandlers.OnDataSetMessage;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  Subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(SubscribeDataSetArguments);

  WriteLn('Processing dataset message for 20 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(20*1000);

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing...');
  Subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets;

  WriteLn('Waiting for 1 second...');
  // Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
  PumpSleep(1*1000);

  WriteLn('Finished.');
  FreeAndNil(Subscriber);
  FreeAndNil(SubscriberEventHandlers);
end;

procedure TSubscriberEventHandlers76.OnDataSetMessage(
  ASender: TObject;
  sender: OleVariant;
  const eventArgs: _EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs);
var
  Count: Cardinal;
  DictionaryEntry2: _DictionaryEntry2;
  Element: OleVariant;
  FieldDataDictionaryEnumerator: IEnumVariant;
begin
  // Display the dataset.
  if eventArgs.Succeeded then
  begin
    // An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
    if eventArgs.DataSetData <> nil then
    begin
      WriteLn;
      WriteLn('Dataset data: ', eventArgs.DataSetData.ToString);
      FieldDataDictionaryEnumerator := eventArgs.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary.GetEnumerator;
      while (FieldDataDictionaryEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
      begin
        DictionaryEntry2 := IUnknown(Element) as _DictionaryEntry2;
        WriteLn(DictionaryEntry2.ToString);
      end;
    end;
  end
  else begin
    WriteLn;
      WriteLn('*** Failure: ', eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief);
  end;
end;

// Example output:
//
//Subscribing...
//Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
//[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
//[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
//[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good]
//
//...
Rem This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify a filter, on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with
Rem UDP UADP mapping.
Rem
Rem In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
Rem http://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.

' The subscriber object, with events
'Public WithEvents Subscriber1 As EasyUASubscriber

Private Sub EasyUASubscriber_SubscribeDataSet_Filter_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    ' Define the PubSub connection we will work with.
    Dim subscribeDataSetArguments As New EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments
    Dim ConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor
    Set ConnectionDescriptor = subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.ConnectionDescriptor
    ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.ResourceDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1"
    ' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
    ' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
    'ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName := 'Ethernet';

    ' Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1.
    Call subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetIdentifier(UAPublisherIdType_UInt64, 31)
    subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.DataSetWriterDescriptor.DataSetWriterId = 1
    
    ' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
    Set Subscriber1 = New EasyUASubscriber
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing..." & vbCrLf
    Call Subscriber1.SubscribeDataSet(subscribeDataSetArguments)

    OutputText = OutputText & "Processing dataset message for 20 seconds..." & vbCrLf
    Pause 20000

    OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing..." & vbCrLf
    Subscriber1.UnsubscribeAllDataSets

    OutputText = OutputText & "Waiting for 1 second..." & vbCrLf
    ' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
    Pause 1000

    Set Subscriber1 = Nothing

    OutputText = OutputText & "Finished." & vbCrLf
End Sub

Private Sub Subscriber1_OnDataSetMessage(ByVal sender As Variant, ByVal eventArgs As EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs)
    ' Display the dataset
    If eventArgs.Succeeded Then
        ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
        If Not eventArgs.DataSetData Is Nothing Then
            OutputText = OutputText & vbCrLf
            OutputText = OutputText & "Dataset data: " & eventArgs.DataSetData & vbCrLf
            Dim dictionaryEntry2: For Each dictionaryEntry2 In eventArgs.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary
                OutputText = OutputText & dictionaryEntry2 & vbCrLf
            Next
        End If
    Else
        OutputText = OutputText & vbCrLf
        OutputText = OutputText & eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief & vbCrLf
    End If
End Sub
' Example output:
'
'Subscribing...
'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good]
'
'...
Rem This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify a filter, on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with
Rem UDP UADP mapping.
Rem
Rem In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
Rem http://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.

Option Explicit

Const UAPublisherIdType_UInt64 = 4

' Define the PubSub connection we will work with.
Dim SubscribeDataSetArguments: Set SubscribeDataSetArguments = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel.EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments")
Dim ConnectionDescriptor: Set ConnectionDescriptor = SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.ConnectionDescriptor
ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.ResourceDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1"
' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
' ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet"

' Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1.
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetIdentifier UAPublisherIdType_UInt64, 31
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.DataSetWriterDescriptor.DataSetWriterId = 1

' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
Dim Subscriber: Set Subscriber = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.EasyUASubscriber")
WScript.ConnectObject Subscriber, "Subscriber_"

WScript.Echo "Subscribing..."
Subscriber.SubscribeDataSet SubscribeDataSetArguments

WScript.Echo "Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 20*1000

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing..."
Subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 1 second..."
' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
WScript.Sleep 1*1000

WScript.Echo "Finished."



Sub Subscriber_DataSetMessage(Sender, e)
    ' Display the dataset.
    If e.Succeeded Then
        ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
        If Not (e.DataSetData Is Nothing) Then
            WScript.Echo
            WScript.Echo "Dataset data: " & e.DataSetData
            Dim Pair: For Each Pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary
                WScript.Echo Pair
            Next
        End If
    Else
        WScript.Echo
        WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & e.ErrorMessageBrief
    End If
End Sub



' Example output:
'
'Subscribing...
'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[#1, 7134 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#2, 7364 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:16 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[#1, 7135 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#2, 7429 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:17 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[#2, 7495 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:17 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[#1, 7135 {System.Int32}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[#1, 7136 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#2, 7560 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:18 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4
'[#2, 7626 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[#3, 10/1/2019 10:42:18 AM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'[#0, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[#1, 7136 {System.Int32}; Good]
'
'...
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