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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 651
Added to API LNS Release 3.0.
FormatSpec
Summary Contains the format specification information for data read
from the FormattedValue property in the DataPoint or
NvMonitorPoint 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.
For data points, you can also use the CurrentFormatLocale
property to determine which options OpenLNS will use when
displaying the data stored in the DsIsDefaultFormat
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 NvMonitorPoint or 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
temporary MonitorSet objects and temporary monitor points
are not available on Independent clients.
Syntax fsObject= dpObject. FormatSpec
Element Description
fsObject The FormatSpec object containing the
format information.
dpObject The NvMonitorPoint object to be acted
on.
Data Type FormatSpec object .
Read/Write Read/write.
Added to API LNS Release 3.0.
Name
Summary Specifies the name of an object as a character string. This
property is case sensitive. Searches by name must match
case.
This property can be a maximum of 85 characters long, but it
may not contain the forward slash (/), back slash (\), period