Omron OPC Server with Lookout 5.0

I am trying to set up a Lookout 5.0 application using the OPC Client, connecting to the Omron OPC server, CX ServerOPC. When I add the OPC Client, I find the server on the drop down list, but when I click 'OK' to create the OPC client object, once it connects to the OPC server, Lookout crashes. I get the message that Lookout.exe has encountered a problem and has to close. Has anybody used this server before and seen this problem? Any hints as to what could be incorrect in the client or server settings?

Hi,
What happens if you connect to the Omron OPC server from the National Instruments Server Explorer? Do you access to the OPC items succesfuly in Server Explorer?
Please also check the Tutorial linked below:
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/B0CC5FE5CBC5727F86256808006AD802?opendocument
Hope this helps.
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Remzi A.
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