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Proficy Historian is a licensed software from GE. It is an enterprise-wide data management software. Proficy may also refer to GE's software suite in general.

GE Proficy software includes but not limited to:

Comprehensive Listing: https://www.ge.com/digital/applications

Historian (Database): https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/historian

iFix (SCADA): https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/hmi-scada/ifix

Cimplicity (SCADA): https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/hmi-scada/cimplicity

Plant Applications (MES): https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/manufacturing-execution-systems/plant-applications

Workflow: https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/hmi-scada/workflow

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How do I query raw data from a Proficy Historian?

How can I retrieve raw time-series data from a Proficy Historian/iHistorian? Ideally, I would ask for data for a particular tag between two dates.
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How i can easily extract data from historian with python?

I am fairly new to Proficy Historian and Python. The purpose of my application is to start extracting data from Proficy. GE (Proficy) Historian is installed on a Virtual Machine Server A while my python is installed in an other VM Server B. Both…
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Query [large] data records from Proficy Historian?

I'm using the Proficy Historian SDK with python27. I can create a data record object and add the query criteria attributes (sample type, start time, end time, sample interval - in milliseconds) and use datarecord.QueryRecordset() to execute a query.…
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Remote OPC Connection Error Code 0x80070005. E_ACCESSDENIED

I am trying to connect to an OPC HDA server (Proficy Historian) on a remote machine located on the local network. The client will be Ignition SCADA but I am using the free version of OPC Expert to Debug. Using OPC Expert on the server machine works…
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How can I delete data from tags

I would like to delete data from chosen tag by time in Proficy Historian 5.5. Can this be done using C# IHUAPI.cs?
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Is there an argument to change font size for printing Notepad trough Shell Command?

I have a script in Proficy - Cimplicity (Basic Script Engine) that build up a temporary text file then print it and then delete it afterward. It always worked fine, but since this script is now on an Windows 10 environment, the font is too big.…
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Proficy Historian RestAPI - retrieving interpolated data with tags which contain "#"

I am having trouble accessing interpolated data for tags that contain either "#" or "/" from a proficy historian using the restAPI. I am able to get interpolated data for all other tags. e.g. accessing interpolated data with tagName: Tag123#Value…
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BrowseTags method (Collector object) | VBA vs C#

For a while i've been trying to make a standalone program in c#, which uses the BrowseTags function from iHistorian_SDK. (iFix 5.8 and Historian 7.0) First I made this function in VBA where it works great, but due to VBA being single threaded, I…
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SendKeys Operating System Limitations

Are there Operating System related intricacies with the SendKeys vbScript method? I am upgrading from a GE Cimplicity 4 project on a Windows XP computer to GE Cimplicity 10 project on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machine. The SendKeys method…
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Executing a SQL Server stored procedure from a historian calculation

Using Historian 5.5 and SQL Server 2012. I have a stored procedure in SQL Server called perfEng_RWtopits and I want to call this procedure from within a calculation tag in Historian Administrator. The stored procedure returns one float value. I…
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PLC Structure Text From C

I have some old C code that is used to perform tasks on top of the PLC. I am wanting to convert this code into Structure Text on GEs Proficy Machine Edition. Is there any special tools or etc. that can help me to better understand how to convert the…
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How do you query for Array Tags using Proficy Historian 5.5 ihuapi.cs?

Array Tags were introduced in Proficy Historian 5.5. Additionally, sample code is provided to access the User API (ihuapi.dll). The sample code comes in the form of: 1) a C++ header file (IHUAPI.H) along with some sample programs. 2) a C# Wrapper…
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Retrieve Proficy Historian tag names via IHUAPI

Using the c# User API wrapper for Proficy Historian, how can I retrieve all (or a filtered list of) tag names? I have located the method ihuFetchTagCache, which populates a cache returns a count of tags, but I cannot find a way to access this cache.…
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How can I write data from a C# app into GE Proficy Historian

I would like to use GE Proficy Historian to archive data from instruments that are not connected to a PLC. Can this be done using c#?
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Connection issue through embedded ethernet port on IC695CPE310-Axxx

I am unable to connect through the embedded ethernet port on the controller. Unable to ping the IP address. A ping sweep tool indicates the address is correct but with a slower then expected response time. If I ping the IP from windows CMD it times…
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