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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 240
FormatSpec
Summary Contains the format specification information for data read
from the FormattedValue property in the DataPoint object.
This property contains a FormatSpec object that determines
the base type to use when reading the formatted values of the
data point or monitor point. For data points acquired through
NetworkVariable objects, the default settings for the
FormatSpec object are determined based on the network
variable’s TypeSpec property.
You can also use the CurrentFormatLocale property to
determine what options OpenLNS will use when displaying
the data stored in the FormattedValue property.
The FormatSpec object contained within this property is not
passed by reference. If you modify the values assigned to the
properties of a local FormatSpec object, you must then
explicitly assign the modified FormatSpec object back to the
FormatSpec property of the DataPoint for the changes to take
effect. This following code sample demonstrates this
procedure:
Set fsObject = dpObject.FormatSpec
fsObject.FormatName = "SNVT_temp_f#SI"
Set dpObject.FormatSpec = fsObject
Availability Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients. Note that
some collection objects are not available to Independent
clients.
Syntax fsObject= dpObject.FormatSpec
Element Description
fsObject The FormatSpec object containing the
format information.
dpObject The DataPoint object to be acted on.
Data Type FormatSpec object .
Read/Write Read/write.
Added to API LNS Release 3.0.