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eeng
03-27-2017, 12:28 AM
Hi guys,

I'm attempting to create a macro that will access a softwares local server and pull out a set of data tags automatically. The software is GE Proficy Historian 5, while it does come with an excel add-in I would need to manually repeat the process for over 200 archives...

Now I come from an engineering background so my programming knowledge is quite limited and I apologize in advance. From what I've found out so far, I need to make an 'API call' and utilize the softwares .dll file.

To summarize my question, is anyone able to provide an example of code where they have interfaced an excel macro to pull data off a server? Or at least give me a push in the right direction in terms of information?

Kind regards,