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5 Reading and Writing Network Variables 5-1

Specifying a Network Variable 5-2

Specifying a Network Variable Topic 5-2

Specifying a Network Variable Item 5-2

Network Variable Formats 5-5

Requesting a One-Time Network Variable Update 5-6

Requesting a One-Time Network Variable Update Using Excel 5-6

Requesting a One-Time Network Variable Update Using InTouch 5-8

Receiving Ongoing Network Variable Updates 5-9

Event Driven Updates versus Polling 5-9

Monitoring Polled Output Network Variables 5-10

Receiving Ongoing Updates Using Excel 5-10

Receiving Ongoing Updates Using InTouch 5-11

Sending a Network Variable Update 5-11

Sending a Network Variable Update Using Excel 5-12

Sending a Network Variable Update Using InTouch 5-13

Timing Issues Related to Visual Basic Controls 5-14

6 Reading and Writing Configuration Properties 6-1

Specifying a Configuration Property 6-2

Specifying a Configuration Property Topic 6-2

Specifying a Configuration Property Item 6-2

Accessing Configuration Property User Formats 6-4

Requesting a One-Time Configuration Property Update 6-5

Receiving Ongoing Configuration Property Updates 6-6

Sending a Configuration Property Update 6-6

7 Receiving and Sending Application and Foreign

Frame Messages 7-1

Specifying an Incoming Message Item 7-2

Specifying a Request Message 7-3

Specifying a Message Completion Event 7-5

Specifying an Outgoing Application Message 7-7

Specifying a Message Using Domain-Wide Broadcast Addressing 7-8

Requesting a One-Time Update 7-10

Requesting Ongoing Message Updates 7-11

Sending a Message Update 7-11

8 Using Properties 8-1

Properties 8-2

Specifying a Property 8-2

System Properties 8-2

Device and Router Properties 8-3

Properties Available in both Application Devices and Routers 8-4

Properties Available only in Application Devices 8-6

Properties Available in both Application Devices

and in each side of Routers (NearSide and FarSide) 8-6

ONMARK Object Properties 8-7

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