WriteItemValue(IEasyDAClient,String,String,String,Object) Method

Writes a value into a named item in an OPC server. Only the item value is written (quality and timestamp are not written). Writes a value into a named item using individual parameters specifying its location, and using server's canonical data type.

Syntax

[Extension()]
public static void WriteItemValue( 
   IEasyDAClient client,
   string machineName,
   string serverClass,
   string itemId,
   object value
)

[Extension()]
public:
static void WriteItemValue( 
   IEasyDAClient^ client,
   String^ machineName,
   String^ serverClass,
   String^ itemId,
   Object^ value
)

'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Sub WriteItemValue( _
   ByVal client As IEasyDAClient, _
   ByVal machineName As String, _
   ByVal serverClass As String, _
   ByVal itemId As String, _
   ByVal value As Object _
)

'Usage
 
Dim client As IEasyDAClient
Dim machineName As String
Dim serverClass As String
Dim itemId As String
Dim value As Object
 
IEasyDAClientExtension.WriteItemValue(client, machineName, serverClass, itemId, value)

Parameters

client: The client object that will perform the operation.
machineName: Name of the machine. Determines the computer on which the OPC server is located. It 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.

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	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.
OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel.OpcException	The OPC "Classic" (or OPC XML-DA) operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause. This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

System.ArgumentNullException

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.

OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel.OpcException

The OPC "Classic" (or OPC XML-DA) operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Remarks

The server can be local or can be remotely accessed via DCOM. Optionally, an access path can be specified or a specific data type can be requested.

Example

.NET

// This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    partial class WriteItemValue
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            try
            {
                client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345);
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
            Console.WriteLine("Success");
        }
    }
}

# This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassicCore.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassic.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassicComponents.dll"

# Instantiate the client object.
$client = New-Object EasyDAClient

try {
    [IEasyDAClientExtension]::WriteItemValue($client, "", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345)
}
catch [OpcException] {
    Write-Host "*** Failure: $($PSItem.Exception.GetBaseException().Message)"
    return
}

Write-Host "Success"

# This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

# Perform the operation
try:
    IEasyDAClientExtension.WriteItemValue(client, '', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 12345)
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='')
    exit()

print('Finished.')

' Shows how to write into an OPC item that is of array type, and read the array value back.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

Namespace DataAccess._EasyDAClient
    Partial Friend Class WriteItemValue
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Try
                client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345)
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

// Shows how to write into an OPC item that is of array type, and read the array value back.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    partial class WriteItemValue
    {
        public static void Array()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            Console.WriteLine("Writing array value...");
            try
            {
                client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2", new Int16[] { 1234, 2345, 3456 });
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Reading array value...");
            short[] value;
            try
            {
                value = (Int16[])client.ReadItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2");
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            if (!(value is null))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(value[0]);
                Console.WriteLine(value[1]);
                Console.WriteLine(value[2]);
            }
        }
    }
}

# Shows how to write into an OPC item that is of array type, and read the array value back.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

print('Writing array value...')
try:
    IEasyDAClientExtension.WriteItemValue(client, '', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2',
                                          [1234, 2345, 3456])
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

print('Reading array value...')
try:
    value = IEasyDAClientExtension.ReadItemValue(client, '', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2')
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='')
    exit()

if value is not None:
    print(value[0])
    print(value[1])
    print(value[2])

print('Finished.')

' Shows how to write into an OPC item that is of array type, and read the array value back.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

Namespace DataAccess._EasyDAClient
    Partial Friend Class WriteItemValue
        Public Shared Sub Array()
            Dim client As New EasyDAClient()

            Console.WriteLine("Writing array value...")
            Try
                client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2", New Int16() {1234, 2345, 3456})
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            Console.WriteLine("Reading array value...")
            Dim value As Int16()
            Try
                value = CType(client.ReadItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2"), Int16())
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            If Not IsNothing(value) Then
                Console.WriteLine(value(0))
                Console.WriteLine(value(1))
                Console.WriteLine(value(2))
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

// This example shows how to write a value into a single OPC XML-DA item.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess.Xml
{
    class WriteItemValue
    {
        public static void Main1Xml()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            try
            {
                client.WriteItemValue(
                    "http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx", 
                    "Static/Analog Types/Int", 
                    12345);
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

# This example shows how to write a value into a single OPC XML-DA item.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from System import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

# Perform the operation
try:
    IEasyDAClientExtension.WriteItemValue(client,
        ServerDescriptor('http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'),
        DAItemDescriptor('Static/Analog Types/Int'),
        Int32(12345))
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='')
    exit()

print('Finished.')

' This example shows how to write a value into a single OPC XML-DA item.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

Namespace DataAccess.Xml
    Partial Friend Class WriteItemValue
        Public Shared Sub Main1Xml()
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Try
                client.WriteItemValue("http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx", "Static/Analog Types/Int", 12345)
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Requirements

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

Reference

IEasyDAClientExtension Class
IEasyDAClientExtension Members
Overload List

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