OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Examples - User Interface - OPC UA data dialog

.NET

// This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node (a Data Variable or a Property). 
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

using System.Windows.Forms;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Forms.Browsing;

namespace UAFormsDocExamples._UADataDialog
{
    static partial class ShowDialog
    {
        public static void Main1(IWin32Window owner)
        {
            var dataDialog = new UADataDialog
            {
                EndpointDescriptor = {UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer" },
                // or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
                // or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
                UserPickEndpoint = true
            };

            DialogResult dialogResult = dataDialog.ShowDialog(owner);
            if (dialogResult != DialogResult.OK)
                return;

            // Display results
            MessageBox.Show(owner, 
                $"EndpointDescriptor: {dataDialog.EndpointDescriptor}\r\n" +
                $"NodeElement: {dataDialog.NodeElement}");
        }
    }
}
# This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node
# (a Data Variable or a Property).
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in PowerShell on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PowerShell .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Forms.Browsing

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

# Instantiate the dialog object.
$dataDialog = New-Object UADataDialog
$dataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer"
$dataDialog.UserPickEndpoint = $true

$dialogResult = $dataDialog.ShowDialog()
if ($dialogResult -ne [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK) {
    return
}

# Display results
Write-Host "EndpointDescriptor: $($dataDialog.EndpointDescriptor)"
Write-Host "NodeElement: $($dataDialog.NodeElement)"
' This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node (a Data Variable or a Property). 
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Forms.Browsing

Namespace UAFormsDocExamples._UADataDialog
    Friend Class ShowDialog
        Shared Sub Main1(owner As IWin32Window)
            Dim dataDialog = New UADataDialog() With {
                .EndpointDescriptor = New OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor With {
                    .UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
                    },
                .UserPickEndpoint = True
                }
            ' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            ' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

            Dim dialogResult As DialogResult = dataDialog.ShowDialog(owner)
            If dialogResult <> DialogResult.OK Then
                Return
            End If

            ' Display results
            MessageBox.Show(owner,
                $"EndpointDescriptor: {dataDialog.EndpointDescriptor}" + Environment.NewLine +
                $"NodeElement: {dataDialog.NodeElement}")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

COM

// This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node (a Data Variable or a Property).
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

#include "stdafx.h"    // Includes "QuickOpc.h", and other commonly used files
#include "ShowDialog.h"

namespace _UADataDialog
{
    void ShowDialog::Main()
    {
        // Initialize the COM library
        CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
        {
            // 
            _UADataDialogPtr DataDialogPtr(__uuidof(UADataDialog));

            //
            DataDialogPtr->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
                //L"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
                L"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            DataDialogPtr->UserPickEndpoint = true;

            // 
            DialogResult dialogResult = DataDialogPtr->ShowDialog(NULL);
            // Display results

            if (dialogResult == 1/*OK*/)
            {
                _tprintf(_T("%d\n"), dialogResult);
                _tprintf(_T("EndpointDescriptor: %s\n"), (LPCTSTR)CW2CT(DataDialogPtr->EndpointDescriptor->ToString));
                _tprintf(_T("NodeElement: %s\n"), (LPCTSTR)CW2CT(DataDialogPtr->NodeElement->ToString));
            }
        }
         // Release all interface pointers BEFORE calling CoUninitialize()
        CoUninitialize();
    }
}
// This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node
// (a Data Variable or a Property).
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

class procedure ShowDialog.Main;
var
  DataDialog: UADataDialog;
begin
  // Instantiate the dialog object
  DataDialog := CoUADataDialog.Create;

  DataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  DataDialog.UserPickEndpoint := True;

  DataDialog.ShowDialog(nil);
  // IMPROVE: check the dialog result

  // Display results
  WriteLn('EndpointDescriptor: ', DataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.ToString);
  WriteLn('NodeElement: ', DataDialog.NodeElement.ToString);
end;
// This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node
// (a Data Variable or a Property).
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in Object Pascal (Delphi) on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-OP .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

class procedure ShowDialog.Main;
var
  DataDialog: OpcLabs_EasyOpcForms_TLB._UADataDialog;
  DialogResult: System_Windows_Forms_TLB.DialogResult;
begin
  // Instantiate the dialog object
  DataDialog := CoUADataDialog.Create;

  DataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    //'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  DataDialog.UserPickEndpoint := True;

  DialogResult := DataDialog.ShowDialog(nil);
  WriteLn(DialogResult);

  if DialogResult <> DialogResult_OK then
    Exit;

  // Display results
  WriteLn('EndpointDescriptor: ', DataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.ToString);
  WriteLn('NodeElement: ', DataDialog.NodeElement.ToString);
end;
REM This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node (a Data Variable or a Property).
REM
REM Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
REM OPC client and subscriber examples in Visual Basic on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VB .
REM Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
REM a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Private Sub ShowDialog_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""

    Dim DataDialog As New UADataDialog
    DataDialog.endpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
    DataDialog.UserPickEndpoint = True
    
    Dim DialogResult
    DialogResult = DataDialog.ShowDialog
    
    OutputText = OutputText & DialogResult & vbCrLf
    If DialogResult <> 1 Then   ' OK
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    ' Display results
    OutputText = OutputText & "EndpointDescriptor: " & DataDialog.endpointDescriptor & vbCrLf
    OutputText = OutputText & "NodeElement: " & DataDialog.NodeElement & vbCrLf
End Sub
Rem This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node (a Data Variable or a Property). 
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBScript .
Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
Rem a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Option Explicit

Const DialogResult_OK = 1

Dim DataDialog: Set DataDialog = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Forms.Browsing.UADataDialog")
DataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
DataDialog.UserPickEndpoint = True

Dim dialogResult: dialogResult = DataDialog.ShowDialog
WScript.Echo dialogResult

If dialogResult <> DialogResult_OK Then
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Display results
WScript.Echo "EndpointDescriptor: " & DataDialog.EndpointDescriptor
WScript.Echo "NodeElement: " & DataDialog.NodeElement

Python

# This example shows how to let the user browse for an OPC-UA data node (a Data Variable or a Property).
#
# 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 .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from System.Windows.Forms import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Forms.Browsing import *


dataDialog = UADataDialog()
dataDialog.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'
dataDialog.UserPickEndpoint = True

dialogResult = dataDialog.ShowDialog()
print(dialogResult)
if dialogResult != DialogResult.OK:
    exit()

# Display results.
print('EndpointDescriptor: ', dataDialog.EndpointDescriptor, sep='')
print('NodeElement: ', dataDialog.NodeElement, sep='')

print('Finished.')

 

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