_ComputerBrowserDialog Interface

Exposes OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Browsing.Specialized.ComputerBrowserDialog to COM clients.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)>
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
<GuidAttribute("44E3A85F-78F7-42E7-B014-3BA014D94A8E")>
<InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)>
Public Interface _ComputerBrowserDialog

'Usage
 
Dim instance As _ComputerBrowserDialog

[CLSCompliant(false)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("44E3A85F-78F7-42E7-B014-3BA014D94A8E")]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)]
public interface _ComputerBrowserDialog

[CLSCompliant(false)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("44E3A85F-78F7-42E7-B014-3BA014D94A8E")]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)]
public interface class _ComputerBrowserDialog

Remarks

This member or type is for use from COM. It is not meant to be used from .NET or Python. Refer to the corresponding .NET member or type instead, if you are developing in .NET or Python.

Example

// This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://forum.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
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#include "stdafx.h"    // Includes "QuickOpc.h", and other commonly used files
#include "ShowDialog.h"

namespace _ComputerBrowserDialog
{
    void ShowDialog::Main()
    {
        // Initialize the COM library
        CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
        {
            // 
            _ComputerBrowserDialogPtr DialogPtr(__uuidof(ComputerBrowserDialog));

            // 
            DialogResult dialogResult = DialogPtr->ShowDialog(NULL);
            _tprintf(_T("%d\n"), dialogResult);
            
            if (dialogResult == 1/*OK*/)
            {
                // Display results
                _tprintf(_T("%s\n"), (LPCTSTR)CW2CT(DialogPtr->SelectedName));
            }
        }
         // Release all interface pointers BEFORE calling CoUninitialize()
        CoUninitialize();
    }
}

// This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://forum.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.

class procedure ShowDialog.Main;
var
  Dialog: ComputerBrowserDialog;
begin
  // Instantiate the dialog object
  Dialog := CoComputerBrowserDialog.Create;

  Dialog.ShowDialog(nil);
  // IMPROVE: check the dialog result

  WriteLn(Dialog.SelectedName);
end;

// This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in Object Pascal (Delphi) on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-OP .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://forum.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.

class procedure ShowDialog.Main;
var
  ComputerBrowserDialog: OpcLabs_BaseLibForms_TLB._ComputerBrowserDialog;
  DialogResult: System_Windows_Forms_TLB.DialogResult;
begin
  // Instantiate the dialog object
  ComputerBrowserDialog := CoComputerBrowserDialog.Create;

  DialogResult := ComputerBrowserDialog.ShowDialog(nil);
  WriteLn(DialogResult);

  if DialogResult <> DialogResult_OK then
    Exit;

  // Display results
  WriteLn(ComputerBrowserDialog.SelectedName);
end;

// This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in PHP on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-PHP .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://forum.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.

$Dialog = new COM("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Browsing.Specialized.ComputerBrowserDialog");
printf("%d\n", $Dialog->ShowDialog);

// Display results
printf("%s\n", $Dialog->SelectedName);

# This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
#
# 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://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
import win32com.client

dialog = win32com.client.Dispatch('OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Browsing.ComputerBrowserDialog') 
print(dialog.ShowDialog())

# Display results
print(dialog.SelectedName)

REM This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
REM
REM Find all latest examples here: https://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
REM OPC client and subscriber examples in Visual Basic on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-VB .
REM Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://forum.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 ShowDialog_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""

    Dim Dialog As New ComputerBrowserDialog
    Dim DialogResult
    DialogResult = Dialog.ShowDialog
    
    OutputText = OutputText & DialogResult & vbCrLf
    If DialogResult <> 1 Then   ' OK
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    ' Display results
    OutputText = OutputText & Dialog.SelectedName & vbCrLf
End Sub

Rem This example shows how to let the user browse for computers on the network.
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here: https://www.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-VBScript .
Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://forum.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

Const DialogResult_OK = 1

Dim Dialog: Set Dialog = CreateObject("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Browsing.Specialized.ComputerBrowserDialog")
Dim dialogResult: dialogResult = Dialog.ShowDialog
WScript.Echo dialogResult

If dialogResult <> DialogResult_OK Then
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Display results
WScript.Echo Dialog.SelectedName

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

_ComputerBrowserDialog Members
OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Browsing.Specialized.ComTypes Namespace

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