OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Examples - OPC Data Access - Write a single value

.NET

// This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
//
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using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    partial class WriteItemValue
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            try
            {
                client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345);
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
            Console.WriteLine("Success");
        }
    }
}
# This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in PowerShell on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PowerShell .
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#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassicCore.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassic.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassicComponents.dll"

# Instantiate the client object.
$client = New-Object EasyDAClient

try {
    [IEasyDAClientExtension]::WriteItemValue($client, "", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345)
}
catch [OpcException] {
    Write-Host "*** Failure: $($PSItem.Exception.GetBaseException().Message)"
    return
}

Write-Host "Success"
' Shows how to write into an OPC item that is of array type, and read the array value back.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

Namespace DataAccess._EasyDAClient
    Partial Friend Class WriteItemValue
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Try
                client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345)
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

COM

// This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in PHP on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PHP .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

$Client = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient");

try
{
    $value = $Client->WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345);
}
catch (com_exception $e)
{
    printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage());
    Exit();
}
// This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in Object Pascal (Delphi) on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-OP .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
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class procedure WriteItemValue.Main;
var
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcClassic_TLB._EasyDAClient;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object
  Client := CoEasyDAClient.Create;

  try
    Client.WriteItemValue('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 12345);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;

end;
// This example shows how to write a value into a single item.

mle_outputtext.Text = ""

// Instantiate the client object
OLEObject client
client = CREATE OLEObject
client.ConnectToNewObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")

// Modify value of an item
TRY
    client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345)
CATCH (OLERuntimeError oleRuntimeError)
    mle_outputtext.Text = mle_outputtext.Text + "*** Failure: " + oleRuntimeError.Description + "~r~n"
    RETURN
END TRY

mle_outputtext.Text = mle_outputtext.Text + "~r~n" 
mle_outputtext.Text = mle_outputtext.Text + "Finished." + "~r~n" 
# This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
#
# The Python for Windows (pywin32) extensions package is needed. Install it using "pip install pypiwin32".
# CAUTION: We now recommend using Python.NET package instead. Full set of examples with Python.NET is available!
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
import win32com.client
from pywintypes import com_error

# Instantiate the client object
client = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient') 

# Perform the operation
try:
    client.WriteItemValue('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 12345)
except com_error as e:
    print('*** Failure: ' + e.args[2][1] + ': ' + e.args[2][2])
    exit()
REM This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
REM
REM Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
REM OPC client and subscriber examples in Visual Basic on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VB .
REM Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
REM a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Private Sub WriteItemValue_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    ' Instantiate the client object
    Dim client As New EasyDAClient

    On Error Resume Next
    Call client.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
Rem This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBScript .
Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
Rem a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Option Explicit

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
On Error Resume Next
Client.WriteItemValue "", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 12345
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

Python

# This example shows how to write a value into a single item.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

# Perform the operation
try:
    IEasyDAClientExtension.WriteItemValue(client, '', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 12345)
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='')
    exit()

print('Finished.')
See Also

Concepts

Examples - Client OPC Unified Architecture

Examples - Client OPC XML-DA