//Method for creating OPC tags, this is done by reading opcTag.txt file located on the desktop, this file is generated by the DAtalogging app
//Each line in the text file is a tag with commas sperating the parameters for the tag. It returns a array of type OPC.
public static OPC[] creatOPCTags()
{
string path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
string fileName = "opcTags.txt";
string filePath = Path.Combine(path, fileName);
OPC[] tagObj = new OPC[File.ReadAllLines(filePath).Length];
try
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(filePath))
{
int count = 0;
string line;
while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
{
string[] data = line.Split(',');
int tagID = Convert.ToInt16(data[0]);
string tagName = data[1].ToString();
string ItemID = data[2].ToString();
string itemUrl = data[3].ToString();
tagObj[count] = new OPC(tagID, tagName, ItemID, itemUrl);
count++;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
return(tagObj);
}
public frmLogging()
{
InitializeComponent();
setUpFRM();
testOPC = new OPC(Settings.Default.opcCheckURL);
opcTags = opcHandler.creatOPCTags();
tmrCheck.Start();
}