Working with iFIX Objects

The integration of VBA into iFIX provides you with additional control and flexibility to develop, manipulate, and animate objects and graphics in the iFIX WorkSpace. This is important since objects make up a large part of your application.

This chapter gives you some specific examples on how you can use VBA scripting to enhance the performance of iFIX objects in your application. It also gives you helpful tips for working with objects and their characteristics.

Refer to the following sections for more information on working with iFIX objects:

• VBA Object Count Limit
• Object Availability in the VB Editor
• Understanding the iFIX Object Hierarchy
• Connecting Objects to Data Sources to Create Animations
• Making Connections
• Animation Properties and Methods
• Connection Example: Animating the Rotation of a Rectangle
• Rotating a Group

 

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