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Programming Q Parameters | String parameters
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10.11 String parameters
String processing functions
You can use the
QS
parameters to create variable character strings.
You can output such character strings for example through the
FN 16:F-PRINT
function to create variable logs.
You can assign a linear sequence of characters (letters, numbers,
special characters and spaces) up to a length of 255 characters to
a string parameter. You can also check and process the assigned
or imported values using the functions described below. As
in Q parameter programming, you can use a total of 2000 QS
parameters.
Further information: "Principle and overview of functions",
page 366
The
STRING FORMULA
and
FORMULA
Q parameter functions
contain various functions for processing the string parameters.
Soft key Functions of the
STRING FORMULA
Page
Assigning string parameters 444
Read out machine parameter 453
Chain-linking string parameters 444
Converting a numerical value to a
string parameter 446
Copy a substring from a string
parameter 447
Read system data 448
Soft key
Formula
string functions Page
Converting a string parameter to a
numerical value 449
Checking a string parameter 450
Finding the length of a string parame-
ter 451
Compare alphabetic priority 452
When you use the
STRING FORMULA
function, the
result of the arithmetic operation is always a string.
When you use the
FORMULA
function, the result of the
arithmetic operation is always a numeric value.