Storing External Data
Methods Introduced:
The first step in storing external data in a new class and slot is to set up a class using the method pfcExternalDataAccess::CreateClass, which provides the class name. The method outputs pfcExternalDataClass, used by the application to reference the class.
The next step is to use pfcExternalDataClass::CreateSlot to create an empty data slot and input a slot name. The method outputs a pfcExternalDataSlot object to identify the new slot.
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Slot names cannot begin with a number.
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The method pfcExternalDataSlot::SetValue specifies the data type of a slot and writes an item of that type to the slot. The input is a pfcExternalData object that you can create by calling any one of the methods in the next section.