Method: ParseString for Formatter

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Parses a text into the specified data type.

vParseString = Object.ParseString(sPString, eDataType)

Object

Formatter
Object with this method

sPString

String
Specifies the text to convert.

eDataType

Specifies the data type.
Enumeration with the following selection terms:

0	eNoType	Not defined
1	eI8	8-bit integer values
2	eI16	16-bit integer values
3	eI32	32-bit integer values
4	eI64	64-bit integer values
5	eByte	Byte
6	eU16	16-bit unsigned integer
7	eU32	32-bit unsigned integer
8	eU64	64-bit unsigned integer
9	eR32	32-bit real values
10	eR64	64-bit real values
23	eString	Text
24	eEnum	Enumeration
30	eTime	Time values

vParseString

Variant
Receives the converted text.

Note If the text is converted to a numeric type, only the first number in the text is used. If the text does not contain a number, the return value is NULL.

Note The conversion uses the current format.

Note If the data types eU16 or eU32 are returned, the return value ConvString can cause problems in VBS.

The following example shows how to read strings and to use ParseString to convert the strings into real values.

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Dim ChnName   : ChnName = File.GetCharacters(120)
Dim rChnCount : rChnCount= File.Formatter.ParseString(File.GetCharacters(12), eR64)
If IsNull(rChnCount) Then RaiseError
Dim rChnDelta : rChnDelta= File.Formatter.ParseString(File.GetCharacters(24), eR64)
If IsNull(rChnDelta) Then RaiseError
Dim rChnMin   : rChnMin  = File.Formatter.ParseString(File.GetCharacters(24), eR64)
If IsNull(rChnMin) Then RaiseError
Dim oMyGrp    : Set oMyGrp = Root.ChannelGroups.Add("MyChannelGroup")
Dim oMyChn    : Set oMyChn = oMyGrp.Channels.AddImplicitChannel("Time", rChnMin, rChnDelta, rChnCount, eR64)

The following example shows how to read strings and to use ParseString to convert the strings into time values.

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Dim oMyDate : Set oMyDate= File.Formatter.ParseString(File.GetCharacters(20), eTime)
If IsNull(oMyDate) Then RaiseError
Call Root.Properties.Add("Year/Month", oMyDate.Year&"/"oMyDate.Month)

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Method: ParseString for Formatter

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