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How do you convert OPC servers 2012 opf file to OPC servers 2013?

When I upgraded from LV 2012 to LV 2013 SP1 my NI OPC Servers 2012 was also involuntarily upgraded to 2013. Now my shared variables don't work. How do you migrate or convert a 2012 *.opf file to 2013? The only clue given by the software Help file is a hint that ProgID Redirect can be used, but there is no explantion of how or where to find this feature or how to use it!

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Hi JT1958,

 

I set up a system that had LabVIEW 2012 along with NI OPC Servers 2012 and upgraded it to 2013. I found that the .opf file I created from NI OPC Servers 2012 was able to be opened by NI OPC Servers 2013 without any issues and I was able to access the tags from a LabVIEW project. However, one difference between our setups is that I did not upgrade my project from LabVIEW 2012 to 2013 - I create a new project in LabVIEW 2013.

 

Are you getting any error message when you try to open the .opf file in NI OPC Servers 2013? Or did it seem to import correctly? What if you try to create new bindings for a few shared variables rather than using your existing shared variables (just to see if it works)? Perhaps some of the references just need to be updated.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Best Regards,

Matthew B.
Offering Manager
NI
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