Metrohm tiamo 1.3 Manual - Manual (Page 829)

Subwindow Common Variables 803
Common variable
Name
50 characters
Name of common variable.
Type
[ Number ], Text, Date/Time
Selection of the type for a new common variable. For existing common
variables the type will only be shown; it cannot be edited.
Value
Number: -1E+99 ... 1E+99
Text: 256 characters
Date: date selection
Value of the common variable. This value can be assigned in a method by
a
CALC command or entered manually. For methods that use the common
variable it is available as the variable 'CV.Name.VAL' or 'CV.Name' (short
form) for calculations.
With variables of the type
Date/Time the date can be selected by pressing
on in the dialog window Select date (see General program functions -
Edit - Select date).
Value (unit)
20 characters, 'empty', [ mol/L ], mmol/L, µmol/mL, g/L, mg/L, µg/mL, mg/mL,
ppm, %, mEq/L
Name of the unit. If a value is assigned automatically by a CALC command
then the unit will be automatically entered here. It is available for methods
that use the common variable as variable
'CV.Name.UNI' for calculations.
Comment
256 characters
It is possible to enter remarks about the common variable.
Assignment date
Date and time at which the last value was assigned; this is entered auto-
matically each time that a value is assigned automatically or manually.
Note
When assigning the value manually the date is only entered if the value has really
been changed.