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extensionsColl

The

Extensions

collection object.

object

The object whose

Extensions

collection is being returned.

Data Type

Extensions

collection object.

Read/Write

Read only.

Added to API

Prior to LNS Release 3.0.

Flags

Summary

Specifies a series of global flags that determine how

OpenLNS will behave with the client application’s processes,

including the type of network variable update used,

post-connection update state, remote application transfer

state and the remote-IP mode used by the OpenLNS Server.

Availability

Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients.

Syntax

flagsValue = osObject.

Flags

Element

Description

osObject

The

ObjectServer

object to be acted on.

flagsValue

The

Flags

value as an integer. The

valid flag options for this element,

which are specified in the

ConstGlobalFlags

constant, are as

follows:

1 lcaFlagsStringUpdate
Causes the OpenLNS Server to use the

OnNetworkVariableStringUpdate

event, which passes a String type

where OnNetworkVariableUpdate

passes a Variant. This flag is not

required for Visual Basic or Visual

C++.
Some development environments do

not handle Object types in event

parameters. If you are programming

in such an environment, use this flag.
2

lcaFlagsConnectionUpdatesOnLine
Specifies whether devices will

normally be left online while their

connections are updated. This

behavior can be explicitly set for an

individual device using the

ConnectionUpdateType property.
The default OpenLNS Server behavior

is to take devices off line while

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