IMAQdxSetAttributeCW

NI-IMAQdx Function Reference

IMAQdxSetAttributeCW

Format

IMAQdxSetAttributeCW (id As IMAQdxSession, name As String, type As IMAQdxValueType, value As VARIANT) As IMAQdxError

Purpose

Sets the value for a camera attribute.

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
id IMAQdxSession A valid Session ID, which you can obtain using IMAQdxOpenCamera.
name String The name of the attribute you want to set. Refer to Attribute Name for a list of attributes.
type IMAQdxValueType The type of the attribute you want to set.
value VARIANT (passed by reference) The value of the specified attribute.

Parameter Discussion

type specifies the type of the value parameter. The following types are supported: IMAQdxValueTypeU32, IMAQdxValueTypeI64, IMAQdxValueTypeF64, IMAQdxValueTypeString, IMAQdxValueTypeEnumItem, and IMAQdxValueTypeBool.

Return Value

On success, this function returns IMAQdxErrorSuccess. On failure, this function returns an error code. You can obtain a more detailed error message with IMAQdxGetErrorStringCW.