Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 321)

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 Update a FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook display by typing new
tag names into a spreadsheet.
Although Automation scripts are not required to use a dialect of Visual
Basic, at the present time, that is the most common approach.
Automation Vocabulary
Understanding OLE automation requires some technical vocabulary.
Terms used in the FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook VBA Language
Reference Guide are defined below.
Automation Accessing an object in an application and changing it or
using it without using the user interface.
ActiveX Automation Server The application that provides data. FactoryTalk Historian
ProcessBook is an OLE Automation Server. It provides
access to its internal objects from other applications.
ActiveX Automation Container The application that initiates changes through scripts.
FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook is an Automation
container, as are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and a
few other commercial products.
Object A specific item that may be manipulated by a script. For
example, a ProcessBook, a display, or a symbol may be
the object of a VB or VBA script.
Property An attribute of an object. An object with read-write
properties can have variable information assigned to it by
the script. A read-only property cannot be changed.
Method An action that can be performed on an object and may or
may not return a value. Sometimes called a function.
Event A procedure that executes whenever a particular action
occurs, such as a mouse click.