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RE: FT OPTIX Runtime PC - Clone SSD/HDD for backup continuity ..what happens to the license

Posted By McLeod-S Nov 29, 2025 02:52:50 PM
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Excellent - a great description of what I imagined would happend in my head , but since my client is eager to know I didnt want to get the facts wrong. I think its excellent that the application does at least work for two hours . In my case , this is satisfactory as it would allow a recipie change ...

FT OPTIX Runtime PC - Clone SSD/HDD for backup continuity ..what happens to the license

Posted By McLeod-S Nov 27, 2025 09:54:00 PM
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Hello to the Optix experienced. Ive been using Runtime PC now for a couple of years and the project has developed reasonably well , its been stable and time slips by. Now recently we had an older Win7 machine with FIX Intellusion fail - the motherboard had bad capacitors and went crook - Thankfully we ...

RE: Optix panel Alarm Report

Posted By McLeod-S Sep 29, 2025 03:33:56 PM
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Hello Sharad - I am very close to purchasing your software solution to integrate Screen Capture from a Button on Optix PC Runtime . I have a Question : - The Screen shot PATH ... can the path be edited to place in any PC folder of choice ? I would like to ideally place the screenshot.png on a NETWORK ...

RE: Optix panel Alarm Report

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 03, 2025 07:46:00 AM
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Hello Sanjay - I am waiting for Print screen functionality, where i wish to simply place a Print Button on my FTOPTIX Runtime on PC hmi, where i will place it on the TREND screen , so the trend can be manipulated for viewing etc then press PRINT. This would greatly simplify remote viewing of processes ...

RE: Saving files and embedded databasese for Optix running on a PC

Posted By McLeod-S Oct 31, 2024 04:06:00 PM
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Hello . Yes , although my method MAY not be 100% correct . I have a Runtime application that has 6 databases and 2 Trends and a Recipie file that i never want to loose when i alter the runtime and re export . It is vital to copy the runtime Applications Folder, but you must only copy it with the Runtime ...

RE: Advanced Trend Function and Code

Posted By McLeod-S Oct 31, 2024 03:20:00 PM
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Yes, Control the Visibility Tags for the Pen/s itself with a tag . Create a Toggle bit and use the toggle as the Visibility control . Colour the toggle box with the same colour as your Pen and it will be come very easy to understand. Set the initial value of the Tggle Tag ( True or False ) accordingly ...

RE: FTOPTIX - Selecting TREND MODEL via Dynamic Link

Posted By McLeod-S Oct 30, 2024 04:22:00 PM
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Hi AutomateShane , Thankyou for your help here. I did end up getting it working , however it would seem that the entire screen needs to be refreshed to get it to update .. i had ONE trend on the One screen , and i could change the path with Key Converter . This Key converter ended up helping me ...

RE: Printers and Scanner In ftOptix

Posted By McLeod-S Oct 29, 2024 04:10:00 PM
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Thanks AutomateSHANE. It is a Windows Runtime application. The previous application that the Optix replaced was a GE FIX Intellution project , and there was a button the page ...PRINT . This button was on the Trend pages and and allowed a One click to Printer function. The problem is Windows if i recall ...

FTOPTIX - Selecting TREND MODEL via Dynamic Link

Posted By McLeod-S Oct 29, 2024 04:02:00 PM
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Hello Optix users. Does anyone know the correct method to dynamically call a Trend Model by using a Dynamic Link in the Trend Model field ? I want to switch Trends at the touch of a button , the method im trying is as follows : Created a Tag - Trend_Select, Type = STRING , and preset ...

RE: Printers and Scanner In ftOptix

Posted By McLeod-S Oct 27, 2024 03:02:00 AM
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Ironically I am searching for an update regarding Print functions myself. Last heard you need to generate a Report to PDF first . But for my application that is a rebuild of a 20 year plus old project ... i simply need to Print Screen - i dont need any PDF at all. So im looking forward here for a positive ...

OPTIX 1.2.0.263 - Trend properties .... FOLLOWING function seems broken

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 29, 2023 06:45:00 AM
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Edit: Added product name to title. -EF Hello again, OPTIX 1.2.0.263 - well much testing has been done before posting this report of what i suspect is a possible bug. Please check the Trending operation with 6 or so pens , with the function FOLLOWING set to FALSE. Then go to application ...

RE: FT Optix - LocalTimestamp format ...how to change

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 28, 2023 06:10:00 PM
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Thankyou . I kinda figured out one aspect for the Locale by experimentation. There was no drop down listing for country Locale , but i edited the en-US to en-NZ . That sorted the time zone out. But please see below what im wanting to sort without having to do string formatting and stripping out the Hrs ...

RE: OPTIX - Where in the PC is the Project Databases stored ...

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 27, 2023 03:56:00 PM
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Thanks Scotts. Almost ready to deploy to real runtime PC now. Just all the testing on my laptop with the emulator has caused the issues. Once installed the entire situation will be fine...no more experimentation to damage the data, infact it will become real data not simulated data as i have been doing ...

RE: OPTIX - Where in the PC is the Project Databases stored ...

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 27, 2023 08:57:00 AM
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Thanks ScottS and Shane , I have now figured some of my problems out with the DB's ... primarily , i have noted that it would seem counterintuitive to save your project as different names when experimenting with ideas . I notice that i loose any Trend data stored to DB and Recipies too - they seem to ...

RE: OPTIX - Where in the PC is the Project Databases stored ...

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 27, 2023 08:43:00 AM
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Thankyou - that is most helpful . Really appreciated. Cheers Stu ------------------------------ McLeod-S ------------------------------

FT Optix - LocalTimestamp format ...how to change

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 26, 2023 06:10:00 PM
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Hi , I have a problem for setting the format for Timestamp or LocalTimestamp , where it seems to always be configured with 12 h am/pm , ie xx.xx.xx am But if you use the RA advised Date Time UI , that uses 24hr method . Now i want to change the LocalTimestamp references in my Datagrids to ...

OPTIX - Where in the PC is the Project Databases stored ...

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 26, 2023 06:54:00 AM
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Does anyone know where the DB's are stored in the PC running the runtime ? - I thought it would be project folder related , but it seems thats not the case as i have managed to corrupt a DB once or twice experimenting with SQL queries , and when you open a previously saved / older project, the problem ...

RE: FT Optix: Need advice on SQL Query - want to return the log where a specific logged VAR = a known literal value

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 25, 2023 10:05:00 PM
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UPDATE - It works when i call it direct ...i wasnt expecting that ! - but id like to know the correct @ approach as i suspect its meant to be done that way. ------------------------------ McLeod-S ------------------------------

FT Optix: Need advice on SQL Query - want to return the log where a specific logged VAR = a known literal value

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 25, 2023 09:33:00 PM
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Edit: Added FT Optix to the title. -EF OPTIX - I think im approaching this in the right direction, but its not returning the right value ..infact , i can tell its not accepting the request of the query from the Error Log I have a Datalog Grid , utilizing the Complex Dynamic Link , selecting ...

RE: OPTIX : - is there any method to point timestamp to preselect historical DATALOGGER row information

Posted By McLeod-S Jul 25, 2023 09:14:00 PM
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With the impressive help from a Rockwell Hardware supplier & Software suuport guru , The answer here is to use a SQL query command placed in a String Formatter Dynamic Link . ------------------------------ McLeod-S ------------------------------