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Procedure

Select 38 rows in one column in the spreadsheet.

Type the following formula in the first cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

=cwserv|system!help

The resulting display should look like this:

CIMPLICITY to Windows Server (CWSERV):
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This server provides clients with access to current CIMPLICITY point data.
The topics supported include SYSTEM and POINT.
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The SYSTEM topic gives information about this server.
Supported items under the SYSTEM topic include the following:
    Formats:  Lists all supported formats.
    SysItems: Lists all items supported under the SYSTEM topic.
    Topics:   Lists all supported Topics.
    Help:     Provides information about this server.
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The items under the POINT topic are in the following format:
    point_id.attr[start:endR]
             point_id = tag name of the point [REQUIRED],
             attr = type of point data desired [default = VALUE],
             start and end = beginning and ending indices of an array point [default = 0], and
             R = Row formatting for array elements (tab deliminated) [default = Column (<CR><LF> deliminated)].
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Supported items under the POINT topic include the following:
    VALUE:        Point data value. (converted).
    RAW_VALUE:    Point raw data value (non-converted).
    STATE:        Current state of the point.
    TYPE:         Data type.
    LENGTH:       Length of point data.
    ELEMENTS:     Number of elements in the point for an array point.
    SIZE:         Size of point data.
    DISP_FORMAT:  Display format.
    EU_LABEL:     Engineering units label.
    ALARM_HIGH:   High alarm limit.
    ALARM_LOW:    Low alarm limit.
    WARN_HIGH:    High warning limit.
    WARN_LOW:     Low warning limit.
    DISP_HIGH:    High display limit.
    DISP_LOW:     Low display limit.
    INIT_STATE:   Initial state of point.
    LARM_ENABLED:1 if the alarm is currently enabled.
    WARN_ENABLED: 1 if the warning limits are currently enabled.