OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
PullItemChangedQueueCapacity Property (_EasyDAClient)
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassic Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.ComTypes Namespace > _EasyDAClient Interface : PullItemChangedQueueCapacity Property
Capacity of the event pull queue for item changes.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Property PullItemChangedQueueCapacity As Integer
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _EasyDAClient
Dim value As Integer
 
instance.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = value
 
value = instance.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity
int PullItemChangedQueueCapacity {get; set;}
property int PullItemChangedQueueCapacity {
   int get();
   void set (    int value);
}

Property Value

Valid values of this property are in the range from 0 to 2147483647 (Int32.MaxValue).

The default value of this property is 0.

Exceptions
ExceptionDescription

The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method.

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

The getter method of this property is pure, i.e. it does not have observable side effects.

This member or type is for use from COM. It is not meant to be used from .NET or Python. Refer to the corresponding .NET member or type instead, if you are developing in .NET or Python.

Example

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// This example shows how to subscribe to item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
//
// 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.

var Client = new ActiveXObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient");
// In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
Client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000;

WScript.Echo("Subscribing item changes...");
Client.SubscribeItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000);

WScript.Echo("Processing item changes for 1 minute...");
var endTime = new Date().getTime() + 60*1000
do {
    var EventArgs = Client.PullItemChanged(2*1000);
    if (EventArgs !== null) {
        //  Handle the notification event
        WScript.Echo(EventArgs);
    }
} while(new Date().getTime() < endTime);

WScript.Echo("Unsubscribing item changes...");
Client.UnsubscribeAllItems();

WScript.Echo("Finished.");
// This example shows how to subscribe to item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
//
// 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 PullItemChanged.Main;
var
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcClassic_TLB._EasyDAClient;
  EndTick: Cardinal;
  EventArgs: _EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object
  Client := CoEasyDAClient.Create;
  // In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
  Client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity := 1000;

  WriteLn('Subscribing item changes...');
  Client.SubscribeItem('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Random', 1000);

  WriteLn('Processing item changes for 1 minute...');
  EndTick := Ticks + 60*1000;
  while Ticks < EndTick do
  begin
    EventArgs := Client.PullItemChanged(2*1000);
    if EventArgs <> nil then
      // Handle the notification event
      WriteLn(EventArgs.ToString);
  end;

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing item changes...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllItems;

  WriteLn('Finished.');
end;
// This example shows how to subscribe to item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in PHP on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PHP .
// 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.

$Client = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient");
// In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
$Client->PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000;

print "Subscribing item changes...\n";
$Client->SubscribeItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000);

print "Processing item changed events for 1 minute...\n";
$endTime = time() + 60;
do {
    $EventArgs = $Client->PullItemChanged(2*1000);
    if (!is_null($EventArgs)) {
        // Handle the notification event
        print $EventArgs->ToString();
        print "\n";
    }
} while (time() < $endTime);
# This example shows how to subscribe to item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
#
# The Python for Windows (pywin32) extensions package is needed. Install it using "pip install pypiwin32".
# CAUTION: We now recommend using Python.NET package instead. Full set of examples with Python.NET is available!
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
import time
import win32com.client

# Instantiate the client object
client = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient') 
# In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000

print('Subscribing item changes...')
client.SubscribeItem('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Random', 1000)

print('Processing item changes for 1 minute...')
endTime = time.time() + 60
while time.time() < endTime:
    eventArgs = client.PullItemChanged(2*1000)
    if eventArgs is not None:
        # Handle the notification event
        print(eventArgs)

print('Unsubscribing item changes...')
client.UnsubscribeAllItems()

print('Finished.')
REM This example shows how to subscribe to item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
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 PullItemChanged_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim eventArgs As EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs
    
    ' Instantiate the client object
    Dim client As New EasyDAClient
    
    ' In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
    client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing item changes..." & vbCrLf
    Call client.SubscribeItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000)
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Processing item changes for 1 minute..." & vbCrLf
    Dim endTick As Long
    endTick = GetTickCount + 60000
    While GetTickCount < endTick
        Set eventArgs = client.PullItemChanged(2 * 1000)
        If Not eventArgs Is Nothing Then
            ' Handle the notification event
            OutputText = OutputText & eventArgs & vbCrLf
        End If
    Wend
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing item changes..." & vbCrLf
    client.UnsubscribeAllItems

    OutputText = OutputText & "Finished." & vbCrLf
End Sub
Rem This example shows how to subscribe to item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
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

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
' In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
Client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000

WScript.Echo "Subscribing item changes..."
Client.SubscribeItem "", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000

WScript.Echo "Processing item changes for 1 minute..."
Dim endTime: endTime = Now() + 60*(1/24/60/60)
Do
    Dim EventArgs: Set EventArgs = Client.PullItemChanged(2*1000)
    If Not (EventArgs Is Nothing) Then
        ' Handle the notification event
        WScript.Echo EventArgs
    End If    
Loop While Now() < endTime

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing item changes..."
Client.UnsubscribeAllItems

WScript.Echo "Finished."
// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple items and obtain the item changed events by pulling them.
//
// 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 PullItemChanged.MultipleItems;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcClassic_TLB._EasyDAClient;
  EndTick: Cardinal;
  EventArgs: _EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs;
  HandleArray: OleVariant;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1: _EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments2: _EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments3: _EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments4: _EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments;
begin
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1 := CoEasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments.Create;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass := 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID := 'Simulation.Random';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate := 1000;

  ItemSubscriptionArguments2 := CoEasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments.Create;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments2.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass := 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments2.ItemDescriptor.ItemID := 'Trends.Ramp (1 min)';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments2.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate := 1000;

  ItemSubscriptionArguments3 := CoEasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments.Create;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments3.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass := 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments3.ItemDescriptor.ItemID := 'Trends.Sine (1 min)';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments3.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate := 1000;

  // Intentionally specifying an unknown item here, to demonstrate its behavior.
  ItemSubscriptionArguments4 := CoEasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments.Create;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments4.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass := 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments4.ItemDescriptor.ItemID := 'SomeUnknownItem';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments4.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate := 1000;

  Arguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 3], varVariant);
  Arguments[0] := ItemSubscriptionArguments1;
  Arguments[1] := ItemSubscriptionArguments2;
  Arguments[2] := ItemSubscriptionArguments3;
  Arguments[3] := ItemSubscriptionArguments4;

  // Instantiate the client object
  Client := CoEasyDAClient.Create;
  // In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
  Client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity := 1000;

  WriteLn('Subscribing item changes...');
  TVarData(HandleArray).VType := varArray or varVariant;
  TVarData(HandleArray).VArray := PVarArray(
    Client.SubscribeMultipleItems(Arguments));

  WriteLn('Processing item changes for 1 minute...');
  EndTick := Ticks + 60*1000;
  while Ticks < EndTick do
  begin
    EventArgs := Client.PullItemChanged(2*1000);
    if EventArgs <> nil then
      // Handle the notification event
      if eventArgs.Succeeded then
        WriteLn(eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ': ', eventArgs.Vtq.ToString)
      else
        WriteLn(eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ' *** Failure: ', eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief);
  end;

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing item changes...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllItems;

  VarClear(HandleArray);
  VarClear(Arguments);

  WriteLn('Finished.');
end;
# This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple items and obtain the item changed events by pulling them.
#
# The Python for Windows (pywin32) extensions package is needed. Install it using "pip install pypiwin32".
# CAUTION: We now recommend using Python.NET package instead. Full set of examples with Python.NET is available!
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
import time
import win32com.client

# Instantiate the client object
client = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient') 
# In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000

print('Subscribing item changes...')

itemSubscriptionArguments1 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2'
itemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'Simulation.Random'
itemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

itemSubscriptionArguments2 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments2.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2'
itemSubscriptionArguments2.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'Trends.Ramp (1 min)'
itemSubscriptionArguments2.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

itemSubscriptionArguments3 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments3.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2'
itemSubscriptionArguments3.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'Trends.Sine (1 min)'
itemSubscriptionArguments3.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

# Intentionally specifying an unknown item here, to demonstrate its behavior.
itemSubscriptionArguments4 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments4.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2'
itemSubscriptionArguments4.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'UnknownItem'
itemSubscriptionArguments4.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

arguments = [
    itemSubscriptionArguments1,
    itemSubscriptionArguments2,
    itemSubscriptionArguments3,
    itemSubscriptionArguments4,
    ]
client.SubscribeMultipleItems(arguments)

print('Processing item changes for 1 minute...')
endTime = time.time() + 60
while time.time() < endTime:
    eventArgs = client.PullItemChanged(2*1000)
    if eventArgs is not None:
        # Handle the notification event
        if (eventArgs.Succeeded):
            print(eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ': ', eventArgs.Vtq, sep='')
        else:
            print(eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ' *** Failure: ', eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')

print('Unsubscribing item changes...')
client.UnsubscribeAllItems()

print('Finished.')
REM This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple items and obtain the item changed events by pulling them.
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 PullItemChanged_MultipleItems_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim eventArgs As EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs
    
    Dim itemSubscriptionArguments1 As New EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments
    itemSubscriptionArguments1.serverDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
    itemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.itemId = "Simulation.Random"
    itemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.requestedUpdateRate = 1000

    Dim itemSubscriptionArguments2 As New EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments
    itemSubscriptionArguments2.serverDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
    itemSubscriptionArguments2.ItemDescriptor.itemId = "Trends.Ramp (1 min)"
    itemSubscriptionArguments2.GroupParameters.requestedUpdateRate = 1000

    Dim itemSubscriptionArguments3 As New EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments
    itemSubscriptionArguments3.serverDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
    itemSubscriptionArguments3.ItemDescriptor.itemId = "Trends.Sine (1 min)"
    itemSubscriptionArguments3.GroupParameters.requestedUpdateRate = 1000

    ' Intentionally specifying an unknown item here, to demonstrate its behavior.
    Dim itemSubscriptionArguments4 As New EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments
    itemSubscriptionArguments4.serverDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
    itemSubscriptionArguments4.ItemDescriptor.itemId = "SomeUnknownItem"
    itemSubscriptionArguments4.GroupParameters.requestedUpdateRate = 1000

    Dim arguments(3) As Variant
    Set arguments(0) = itemSubscriptionArguments1
    Set arguments(1) = itemSubscriptionArguments2
    Set arguments(2) = itemSubscriptionArguments3
    Set arguments(3) = itemSubscriptionArguments4

    ' Instantiate the client object
    Dim client As New EasyDAClient
    ' In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
    client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000

    OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing item changes..." & vbCrLf
    Dim handleArray() As Variant
    handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleItems(arguments)
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Processing item changes for 1 minute..." & vbCrLf
    Dim endTick As Long
    endTick = GetTickCount + 60000
    While GetTickCount < endTick
        Set eventArgs = client.PullItemChanged(2 * 1000)
        If Not eventArgs Is Nothing Then
            ' Handle the notification event
            If eventArgs.Succeeded Then
                OutputText = OutputText & eventArgs.arguments.ItemDescriptor.itemId & ": " & eventArgs.vtq & vbCrLf
            Else
                OutputText = OutputText & eventArgs.arguments.ItemDescriptor.itemId & " *** Failure: " & eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief & vbCrLf
            End If
        End If
    Wend
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing item changes..." & vbCrLf
    client.UnsubscribeAllItems

    OutputText = OutputText & "Finished." & vbCrLf
End Sub
// This example shows how to subscribe to OPC XML-DA item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
//
// 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 PullItemChanged.MainXml;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcClassic_TLB._EasyDAClient;
  EndTick: Cardinal;
  EventArgs: _EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1: _EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments;
begin
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1 := CoEasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments.Create;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.UrlString := 'http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID := 'Dynamic/Analog Types/Int';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate := 1000;

  Arguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 0], varVariant);
  Arguments[0] := ItemSubscriptionArguments1;

  // Instantiate the client object
  Client := CoEasyDAClient.Create;
  // In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
  Client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity := 1000;

  WriteLn('Subscribing item changes...');
  Client.SubscribeMultipleItems(Arguments);

  WriteLn('Processing item changes for 1 minute...');
  EndTick := Ticks + 60*1000;
  while Ticks < EndTick do
  begin
    EventArgs := Client.PullItemChanged(2*1000);
    if EventArgs <> nil then
      // Handle the notification event
      WriteLn(EventArgs.ToString);
  end;

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing item changes...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllItems;

  WriteLn('Finished.');
end;
// This example shows how to subscribe to OPC XML-DA item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in PHP on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PHP .
// 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.

$ItemSubscriptionArguments1 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments");
$ItemSubscriptionArguments1->ServerDescriptor->UrlString = "http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx";
$ItemSubscriptionArguments1->ItemDescriptor->ItemID = "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int";
$ItemSubscriptionArguments1->GroupParameters->RequestedUpdateRate = 1000;

$arguments[0] = $ItemSubscriptionArguments1;

// Instantiate the client object.
$Client = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient");
// In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
$Client->PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000;

print "Subscribing item changes...\n";
$Client->SubscribeMultipleItems($arguments);

print "Processing item changed events for 1 minute...\n";
$endTime = time() + 60;
do {
    $EventArgs = $Client->PullItemChanged(2*1000);
    if (!is_null($EventArgs)) {
        // Handle the notification event
        print $EventArgs->ToString();
        print "\n";
    }
} while (time() < $endTime);
# This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple OPC XML-DA items and obtain the item changed events by pulling them.
#
# The Python for Windows (pywin32) extensions package is needed. Install it using "pip install pypiwin32".
# CAUTION: We now recommend using Python.NET package instead. Full set of examples with Python.NET is available!
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
import time
import win32com.client

# Instantiate the client object
client = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient') 
# In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000

print('Subscribing item changes...')

itemSubscriptionArguments1 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.UrlString = 'http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'
itemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'Dynamic/Analog Types/Double'
itemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

itemSubscriptionArguments2 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments2.ServerDescriptor.UrlString = 'http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'
itemSubscriptionArguments2.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'Dynamic/Analog Types/Double[]'
itemSubscriptionArguments2.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

itemSubscriptionArguments3 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments3.ServerDescriptor.UrlString = 'http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'
itemSubscriptionArguments3.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'Dynamic/Analog Types/Int'
itemSubscriptionArguments3.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

# Intentionally specifying an unknown item here, to demonstrate its behavior.
itemSubscriptionArguments4 = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments')
itemSubscriptionArguments4.ServerDescriptor.UrlString = 'http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'
itemSubscriptionArguments4.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = 'SomeUnknownItem'
itemSubscriptionArguments4.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

arguments = [
    itemSubscriptionArguments1,
    itemSubscriptionArguments2,
    itemSubscriptionArguments3,
    itemSubscriptionArguments4,
    ]
client.SubscribeMultipleItems(arguments)

print('Processing item changes for 1 minute...')
endTime = time.time() + 60
while time.time() < endTime:
    eventArgs = client.PullItemChanged(2*1000)
    if eventArgs is not None:
        # Handle the notification event
        if (eventArgs.Succeeded):
            print(eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ': ', eventArgs.Vtq, sep='')
        else:
            print(eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ' *** Failure: ', eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')

print('Unsubscribing item changes...')
client.UnsubscribeAllItems()

print('Finished.')
Rem This example shows how to subscribe to OPC XML-DA item changes and obtain the events by pulling them.
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 PullItemChanged_MainXml_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim eventArgs As EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs
    
    Dim ItemSubscriptionArguments1 As New EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments
    ItemSubscriptionArguments1.serverDescriptor.UrlString = "http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx"
    ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemId = "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int"
    ItemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000
    
    Dim arguments(0) As Variant
    Set arguments(0) = ItemSubscriptionArguments1


    ' Instantiate the client object
    Dim client As New EasyDAClient
    
    ' In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
    client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing item changes..." & vbCrLf
    Call client.SubscribeMultipleItems(arguments)
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Processing item changes for 1 minute..." & vbCrLf
    Dim endTick As Long
    endTick = GetTickCount + 60000
    While GetTickCount < endTick
        Set eventArgs = client.PullItemChanged(2 * 1000)
        If Not eventArgs Is Nothing Then
            ' Handle the notification event
            OutputText = OutputText & eventArgs & vbCrLf
        End If
    Wend
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing item changes..." & vbCrLf
    client.UnsubscribeAllItems

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

Dim ItemSubscriptionArguments1: Set ItemSubscriptionArguments1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments")
ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.UrlString = "http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx"
ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int"
ItemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

Dim arguments(0)
Set arguments(0) = ItemSubscriptionArguments1

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
' In order to use event pull, you must set a non-zero queue capacity upfront.
Client.PullItemChangedQueueCapacity = 1000

WScript.Echo "Subscribing item changes..."
Client.SubscribeMultipleItems arguments

WScript.Echo "Processing item changes for 1 minute..."
Dim endTime: endTime = Now() + 60*(1/24/60/60)
Do
    Dim EventArgs: Set EventArgs = Client.PullItemChanged(2*1000)
    If Not (EventArgs Is Nothing) Then
        ' Handle the notification event
        WScript.Echo EventArgs
    End If    
Loop While Now() < endTime

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing item changes..."
Client.UnsubscribeAllItems

WScript.Echo "Finished."
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