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Cicode Functions in 7.10

Some Cicode functions have been introduced, modified, deprecated or removed. The following sections detail the changes made to these functions:

New Functions

Security Functions

FormSecurePassword

Adds both a password prompt and edit field to the current form.

MultiSignatureForm

Displays a form that allows up for 4 users to have their credentials verified in order to approve an operation.

MultiSignatureTagWrite

Displays a form that allows up for 4 users to have their credentials verified in order to approve a write of a specific value to a specific tag.

UserLogin

Logs an operator into the Citect SCADA system using a secure password string.

UserVerify

Uses the authentication functionality in the user login system

VerifyPrivilegeForm

Displays a form that allows a single user to enter their credentials.

VerifyPrivilegeTagWrite

Displays a form that allows any single user to enter their credentials in order to approve a write of a specific value to a specific tag.

Miscellaneous Functions

KernelQueueLength

Obtains the number of rows in a queue.

KernelTableInfo

Provides a consistent method of accessing items within Kernel Table.

KernelTableItemCount

Obtains the number of rows in a Kernel Table

ProcessRestart

Restarts the current process in which Cicode is running.

ServerRestart

Restart any alarm, report, trend or I/O server from any Cicode node in system, without affecting other server processes running on same machine.

Tag Functions

TagRDBReload

Works in conjunction with the TagInfo function. Reloads the variable tag database so when TagInfo is called it picks up online changes to the tag database.

Windows Functions

WinStyle

Switches on and off scrolling and scroll bar features for existing windows.

Modified Functions

None

Obsolete Functions

Window Functions

WndGetProfile Gets the value of a WIN.INI parameter. If called it will return 0. No longer available due to Vista support.
WndPutProfile Updates a parameter in WIN.INI. If called it will return 0. No longer available due to Vista support.

Time and Date Functions

TimeSet Sets the new system time. No longer available due to Vista support.

 

Published June 2018