Using the excel example – Echelon LNS DDE Server User Manual

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4. Click the Browse button. The Select Backup File dialog opens.

5. Browse to the LNS DDE Test V2.zip or LNS DDE Test V3.zip file in the

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LNSDde folder and click Open, then click OK. The Confirm Restore

dialog opens.

6. Confirm the folders for the drawing and database files. To change the folders,

click the Change Directory button. Once you have specified the desired folders,

click OK. A dialog confirming that you want to open the restored drawing is

displayed.

7. Confirm the LNS database path and click Next.

8. Click the Network Attached option if you have LonPoint devices to test the

example with, otherwise deselect the Network Attached option to go into

engineered system mode.

9. Select the default options for the remaining dialogs of the Network Wizard. Click

Next for each dialog, and click Finish for the final dialog. A dialog suggesting

that you resynchronize the drawing to the network is displayed.

10. Click No, since your LonPoint devices are physically different devices from those

saved in the backup file.

11. If you are attached to the network and have LonPoint devices, select all of the

application device shapes in the lower left of the LonMaker drawing, right-click

one of the selected devices, and select the Replace command. Commission each of
your devices, selecting all default options, except that you can bring each device

up online instead of the default offline.

If you are using another installation tool besides the LonMaker tool, unzip the LNS
database from the LNS DDE Test V2.zip or LNS DDE Test V3.zip file, and

restore the database to your PC as described in the documentation for your

installation tool. Once you have imported the LNS database, and optionally replaced

the devices, you can exit your installation tool.

Using the Excel Example

To use the Excel example, you will need Excel 97 or newer installed on your PC with

the LNS DDE Server. You will also need a LonPoint Demo Kit to run the example,

but you can open the example in engineered mode if you do not have LonPoint
devices.

To open the Excel example, follow these steps:


1. Restore the LNS DDE Test drawing and database as described in the previous

section.

2. Select the Micosoft Excel shortcut from the Example Application folder in the

Echelon LNS DDE Server program folder.

3. If Excel displays a macro warning, click the Enable Macros button. A dialog

confirming that you want to update links is displayed.

4. Click Yes to update links. A dialog confirming that you want to start the LNS

DDE Server is displayed.

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