How to get connected to Automation

Topic:

Get connected to Automation

Class hierarchy:

To establish a connection to Automation its necessary to add the file "Dpscad_TLB.pas" in your project uses-clause.
To get or create this file, see how to prepare for use.
To access projects, symbols, text etc. in Automation, you need to make this call to get at variable to work from. When calling PCsApplication := coApplication.Create(); Automation will start up, if not allready started

Sourcecode:

[+] Delphi

uses DPSCAD_TLB;

var
PCsApplication : IPCsApplication;
begin
PCsApplication := coApplication.Create();
end;

[+] Visual Basic

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim PCs As IPCsApplication
Set PCs = CreateObject("PCsELautomation.Application")
End Sub

[+] C#

Dpscad.IPCsApplication PCsApplication;

public void GetConnection()
{
Type PCs = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("PCsELautomation.Application");
PCsApplication = (Dpscad.IPCsApplication)Activator.CreateInstance(PCs);
}