OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Installed Examples - Client Console - LogAsStringToSql

Logs OPC Data Access item changes into an SQL database, using a subscription. Values of all data types are stored in a single NVARCHAR column.

The main program:

// ReSharper disable StringLiteralTypo

// LogAsStringToSql: Logs OPC Data Access item changes into an SQL database, using a subscription. Values of all data types
// are stored in a single NVARCHAR column.
//
// The database creation script is in the Examples-NET\MSSQL\Client\QuickOPCExamples.sql file under the product installation
// directory. The example assumes that the database is already created.
//
// 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;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data.SqlTypes;
using System.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.Runtime.InteropServices;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel;

namespace LogAsStringToSql
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            ComManagement.Instance.AssureSecurityInitialization();

            const string connectionString = 
                "Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=QuickOPCExamples;Integrated Security=true";
                
            Console.WriteLine("Starting up...");
            using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
            {
                connection.Open();

                // Create all necessary ADO.NET objects.
                var adapter = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM LogAsString", connection);
                var dataSet = new DataSet();
                adapter.FillSchema(dataSet, SchemaType.Source, "LogAsString");
                adapter.InsertCommand = new SqlCommandBuilder(adapter).GetInsertCommand();
                DataTable table = dataSet.Tables["LogAsString"];
                Debug.Assert(!(table is null));

                Console.WriteLine("Logging for 30 seconds...");
                // Subscribe to OPC items, using an anonymous method to process the notifications.
                int[] handles = EasyDAClient.SharedInstance.SubscribeMultipleItems(
                    new[]
                        {
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Incrementing (1 s)", 100, null),
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Ramp (10 s)", 1000, null),
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_BSTR", 1000, null),
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_BOOL", 1000, null)
                        }, 
                    (_, eventArgs) =>
                        {
                            Debug.Assert(!(eventArgs is null));

                            Console.Write(".");
                            // In this example, we only log valid data. Production logger would also log errors.
                            if (!(eventArgs.Vtq is null))
                            {
                                // Fill a DataRow with the OPC data, and add it to a DataTable.
                                Debug.Assert(!(table.Rows is null));
                                table.Rows.Clear();

                                DataRow row = table.NewRow();
                                row["ItemID"] = eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId;
                                row["Value"] = eventArgs.Vtq.Value; // The DataRow will make the conversion to a string.
                                row["Timestamp"] = (eventArgs.Vtq.Timestamp < (DateTime) SqlDateTime.MinValue)
                                                       ? (DateTime)SqlDateTime.MinValue
                                                       : eventArgs.Vtq.Timestamp;
                                row["Quality"] = (short)eventArgs.Vtq.Quality;

                                Debug.Assert(!(table.Rows is null));
                                table.Rows.Add(row);

                                // Update the underlying DataSet using an insert command.
                                adapter.Update(dataSet, "LogAsString");
                            }
                        }
                    );
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(30*1000);
                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("Shutting down...");
                EasyDAClient.SharedInstance.UnsubscribeMultipleItems(handles);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }
    }
}
' LogAsStringToSql: Logs OPC Data Access item changes into an SQL database, using a subscription. Values of all data types are
' stored in a single NVARCHAR column.
'
' The database creation script is in the ExamplesNet\MSSQL\QuickOPCExamples.sql file under the product installation 
' directory. The example assumes that the database is already created.
'
' 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 System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data.SqlTypes
Imports OpcLabs.BaseLib.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel

Friend Class Program
    Shared WithEvents _client As New EasyDAClient
    Shared _adapter As SqlDataAdapter
    Shared _dataSet As DataSet
    Shared _table As DataTable

    <MTAThread> ' needed for COM security initialization to succeed
    Shared Sub Main()
        ComManagement.Instance.AssureSecurityInitialization()

        Const connectionString As String = "Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=QuickOPCExamples;Integrated Security=true"

        Console.WriteLine("Starting up...")
        Using connection = New SqlConnection(connectionString)
            connection.Open()

            ' Create all necessary ADO.NET objects.
            _adapter = New SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM LogAsString", connection)
            _dataSet = New DataSet()
            _adapter.FillSchema(_dataSet, SchemaType.Source, "LogAsString")
            _adapter.InsertCommand = (New SqlCommandBuilder(_adapter)).GetInsertCommand()
            _table = _dataSet.Tables("LogAsString")
            Debug.Assert(_table IsNot Nothing)

            Console.WriteLine("Logging for 30 seconds...")
            ' Subscribe to OPC items, using an anonymous method to process the notifications.
            Dim [handles]() As Integer = _client.SubscribeMultipleItems(New DAItemGroupArguments() {
                    New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Incrementing (1 s)", 100, Nothing),
                    New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Ramp (10 s)", 1000, Nothing),
                    New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_BSTR", 1000, Nothing),
                    New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_BOOL", 1000, Nothing)
                })
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000)
            Console.WriteLine()

            Console.WriteLine("Shutting down...")
            _client.UnsubscribeMultipleItems([handles])
        End Using

        Console.WriteLine("Finished.")
    End Sub

    Private Shared Sub ItemChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal eventArgs As EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs) Handles _client.ItemChanged
        Debug.Assert(eventArgs IsNot Nothing)

        Console.Write(".")
        ' In this example, we only log valid data. Production logger would also log errors.
        If eventArgs.Vtq IsNot Nothing Then
            ' Fill a DataRow with the OPC data, and add it to a DataTable.
            Debug.Assert(_table.Rows IsNot Nothing)
            _table.Rows.Clear()

            Dim row As DataRow = _table.NewRow()
            row("ItemID") = eventArgs.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId
            row("Value") = eventArgs.Vtq.Value
            row("Timestamp") = If(eventArgs.Vtq.Timestamp < CDate(SqlDateTime.MinValue), CDate(SqlDateTime.MinValue), eventArgs.Vtq.Timestamp)
            row("Quality") = CShort(Fix(eventArgs.Vtq.Quality))

            Debug.Assert(_table.Rows IsNot Nothing)
            _table.Rows.Add(row)

            ' Update the underlying DataSet using an insert command.
            _adapter.Update(_dataSet, "LogAsString")
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

 

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