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Section 8. Real-Time Monitoring and Control Software
Function
Description
Right
Returns a substring that is a defined number of
characters from the right side of the original string.
RTrim
Returns a copy of a string with no trailing spaces.
Space
Returns a string value that is filled with a defined
number of spaces
StrComp
Compares two strings by subtracting the characters in
one string from the characters in another.
StrReverse
Returns a copy of a string with the characters in reverse
order.
Trim
Returns a copy of a string with no leading or trailing
spaces.
8.1.5.8 Conversion Functions
Function
Description
ToDate
Converts a value to a date.
ToFloat
Converts a value to a floating point number.
ToInt
Converts a value to an integer.
8.1.5.9 Time Functions
Function
Description
FormatTime
Produces a string that formats a timestamp in the
manner specified.
SystemTime
Returns the current computer time.
SystemTimeGMT
Returns the current GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
system time.
Timestamp
Returns the timestamp associated with the record from
which a value is derived.
8.1.5.10 Start Option Functions
Function
Description
StartAfterNewest
No records are processed until a new record has
been collected.
StartAtNewest
Attempts to start processing at the newest record
in the table.
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