Method: GetReference for ComplexChannel <Data>

Method: GetReference for ComplexChannel <Data>

Returns the channel reference of a complex channel in the script interface for internal data. Use this method when you are working with data objects and need channel references for calculations or for layout configurations.

sGetReference = Object.GetReference(ReferenceType)

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eReferenceDefault 

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eReferenceNameName 

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eReferenceIndexName 

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eReferenceNameIndex 

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eReferenceIndexIndex 

The following example displays the name of the first channel of the default channel group in the syntax that the ExtendChnName variable specifies:

Dim sMyChannelReference, oMyGroup
Set oMyGroup = Data.Root.ActiveChannelGroup
sMyChannelReference = oMyGroup.Channels(1).GetReference(ExtendChnName)
Call MsgBoxDisp (sMyComplexChannelReference)

oMyGroup = dd.Data.Root.ActiveChannelGroup 
sMyChannelReference= oMyGroup.Channels(1).GetReference(dd.ExtendChnName) 
dd.MsgBoxDisp (sMyComplexChannelReference)