Echelon OpenLNS - Manual (Page 627)

OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 590
DsFormatType
Summary Specifies the type the OpenLNS Server will use in
interpreting the value of the network variable .
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax formatType = nvObject.DsFormatType
Element Description
formatType The type the OpenLNS Server will use
in interpreting the value of the network
variable.
The DsFormatType parameter is a
string defining the type that will be
used to interpret the value of the
network variable. The DsFormatType
string has several possible syntaxes:
1. A format name beginning with
"SNVT" for standard network
variable type formats, or "UNVT"
for user-defined network variable
type formats. For example,
"SNVT_switch". The OpenLNS
Server will use the resource file
catalog specified using the
LdrfCatalogPath property to search
for SNVT and UNVT formats.
There may be several different
formats for the same network
variable type. For example, the
LonMark standard device resource
file set has two alternate formats
for the type SNVT_temp_f, and
those formats are named
SNVT_temp_f#SI
and
SNVT_temp_f#US
. In this case, you
could specify SNVT_temp_f to get
the current default format for that
type.
The default formats for types such
as SNVT_temp_f are determined
using the Windows regional settings
of the PC where the data is
formatted (on the PC housing the
OpenLNS Server for local and
lightweight clients, or on the PC
running the application for full
clients). To determine the settings
being used on a computer, open the
Windows Control Panel and
double-click the Regional Options
icon. Select the Numbers tab.