Metrohm tiamo 1.3 Manual - Manual (Page 80)

54 General program functions
Trim
Syntax
y = Trim(Text)
Returns the Text without any empty spaces in front of it or behind it.
y = Trim(Text ; Sample text)
Returns the Text without Sample text .
Parameter
Text
The parameter can either be entered directly or as a Variable of the type
Text , Number or Date/Time .
Sample text
The parameter can either be entered directly or as a Variable of the type
Text , Number or Date/Time . If the types of the two parameters are not identi-
cal then the type Sample text will always be converted to the type Text (see
Functions - Type conversion).
Note
Entries of the type Number are always given with one decimal place.
Example: TextPosition("12345";3) = invalid , as before the operation the 3 is con-
verted to 3.0 and this is not contained in the text.
Examples
Trim(" Citric acid ") = "Citric acid"
Trim("Citric acid";"acid") = lemons
Trim("Citric acid";"salt") = Citric acid
Miscellaneous functions
Case
Syntax
y = Case(condition ; Value_true ; Value_false)
y = Case(condition ; Value_true ; Value_false ; Value_error)
Returns Value_true if the condition is true. Otherwise Value_false will be re-
turned. If an error occurs in the condition (Result " invalid ") then Value_error
will be returned.
Parameters
Condition Number
Any Variable (type numb er) can be entered here, or a Compare or logic op-
eration can be carried out whose operators are either adopted directly or
transferred as a Variable. This could be of the type
Text , Number or
Date/Time ( Time() ).
Value_true
If the Condition <> 0 then this parameter will be saved as the result of the
function.