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Configuring and Reading Shared Variable Properties Programmatically (DSC Module)

Note  You can configure and read SharedVariableIO properties only for shared variables with the Variable Type set to Network-Published on the Variable page of the Shared Variable Properties dialog box.

Complete the following steps to configure or read a shared variable programmatically.

  1. Create and deploy a shared variable.
  2. Place the Shared Variable Constant on the block diagram.

  3. Click the down arrow on the Shared Variable Constant and select or browse to a shared variable to configure.
  4. Right-click the Shared Variable Constant and select Create»Property from the shortcut menu.
  5. Select the property you want to configure. A Property Node appears with property you selected.
    Note  To write data to the shared variable properties, right-click the Property Node and select Change To Write from the shortcut menu. To read data from shared variable properties, right-click the Property Node and select Change To Read from the shortcut menu. Some properties are read-only properties. Refer to the characteristics of each property to determine if the property is read-only.
  6. Wire the Shared Variable Constant to the Property Node.

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