The Application Object
The application object controls the PL/B Automation Server. Once the PL/B Automation Server starts by creating either an application object or a program object or using the -automation command line, only the Quit method of the application object will terminate the PL/B Automation Server. This method will also terminate any program objects. Caution should be used.
The application object is created by using the ‘Plbwin.Application’ program identifier, or the {E7D59A65-6223-11d4-B417-0000B43D1661} class identifier. For environments that do not support events (i.e., ASP), the Plbwin.ProgramNE class must be used.
The application object supports the following properties and methods:
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Property Name |
Return Type |
Description |
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Application |
VT_DISPATCH |
Returns the Application object; read-only. |
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FullName |
VT_BSTR |
Returns the file specification for the application, including path; read-only. |
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Name |
VT_BSTR |
Returns the name of the application; read-only. |
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Parent |
VT_DISPATCH |
Returns the Application object; read-only. |
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Visible |
VT_BOOL |
Sets or returns whether the application is visible to the user;read/write. The default is FALSE when the application is started with the /Automation command line switch. |
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Method Name |
Return Type |
Description |
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Quit |
VT_EMPTY |
Exits the application and terminates all running programs. |
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CreateProgram |
VT_DISPATCH |
Creates and returns a new program object. |
See Also: Automation
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