B&B Electronics VFG3000 - Manual - Manual (Page 272)

G ET F ORMATTED T AG ( INDEX ) V LINX F IELDBUS G ATEWAY M ANAGER U SER M ANUAL
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A RGUMENT T YPE D ESCRIPTION
index int Tag index number
D ESCRIPTION
Returns a string representing the formatted value of the tag specified by index . The string
returned follows the format programmed on the targeted tag. For example, a flag will show
On or Off, a multi variable will show the text corresponding to the value. The index can be
found from the tag label using the function
FindTagIndex() .This function works with any
type of tags.
F UNCTION T YPE
This function is active.
R ETURN T YPE
cstring.
E
XAMPLE
Value = GetFormattedTag(10)
Returns the value of the tag with index 10 in a string.
Value = GetFormattedTag(FindTagIndex(“Power”))
Returns the value from the tag with label Power in a string.