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HyperPoint Properties

The HyperPoint object contains the following properties.

The Value, Timestamp, Status, and UserStatus properties are read from/written to the HyperPoint Scripting Service. The remaining properties are read from/written to the Point Service. Properties are referred to in the following format: object.property (where object is a HyperPoint object).

Property SubType Read Only Description

AlarmPriorityCategory

Long

Yes

Returns the Alarm Priority Category from the Point Service record.

AlternateUnits

String

Yes

Returns the Alternate Units from the Point Service record.

AlternateValue

String

Yes

Returns the Alternate Value string from the Point Service record.

Comments

String

Yes

Returns data from the "Comments" field in the Point Service record.

Description

String

Yes

Returns data from the "Description" field in the Point Service record.

Facility

String

Yes

Returns data from the "Facility" field in the Point Service record.

Facility is maximum 20 characters.

FullTag

String

Yes

Returns the "Full Tag" string from the Point Service record. Full Tag format is Site.Service.PointID:LongID.

LongDescription

String

Yes

Returns the "Long Description" string from the Point Service record.

LongPointID

String

Yes

Returns the "Long Point ID" from the Point Service record. Long Point ID is maximum 31 characters.

LongTag

String

Yes

Returns the "Long Tag" string from the Point Service record. Long Tag format is Site.Service:LongID.

Name

String

Yes

Returns data from the "Name" field in the Point Service record.

PointID

String

Yes

Returns the "Point ID" from the Point Service record. Point ID is maximum 8 characters.

PointScheme

Long

Yes

Returns an integer representing the Point Scheme.

PrimaryUnits

String

Yes

Returns the Primary Units from the Point Service record.

PrimaryValue

String

Yes

Returns the Primary Value string from the Point Service record.

Service

String

Yes

Returns the "Service" from the Point Service record. Service is maximum 8 characters and is the tag’s current value service.

ShortDescription

String

Yes

Returns the "Short Description" string from the Point Service.

Site

String

Yes

Returns the "Site" from the Point Service record. Site is maximum 8 characters.

SiteService

String

Yes

Returns the "Site" and "Service" from the Point Service record. Format is Site.Service. Both Site and Service are maximum 8 characters. Service is the current value service of the tag.

Status

Integer

No

Returns/sets the "Status" word of the object in the HSS. Only bits 2-8 and 11 may be modified. When changing the value of the status word, "OR" the present value of the word with the bit mask of the values you wish to set/clear. This preserves the value of the status word that you are not changing.

System

String

Yes

Returns data from the "System" field in the Point Service record. "System"is a user-defined field. Entries are stored in the Table Reference Service.

Tag

String

Yes

Returns the "Full Tag" string from the Point Service record. Full Tag format is Site.Service.PointID:LongID.

Timestamp

Date/Time

No

Returns/sets the "Timestamp" of the object in the HSS. This property utilizes the VB date/time format.

UDC

String

Yes

Returns data from the "Uniform Data Code" field in the Point Service record. UDC is maximum 10 characters.

Units

String

Yes

Returns data from the "Units" field in the Point Service record.

UserStatus

Long

No

Returns/sets the "User Status" bits of the object in the HSS. The User Status bits are rarely used. They can be used to temporarily store information or as a flag.

Value

String

No

Returns/sets the "Value" of the object in the HSS.

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