Measurement Computing ADLIB WIN - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 10 Board Functions 10-4
10.4 AL_GetBoardString
Protype C\C++
ERRNUM AL_GetBoardString(BRDID brdid, LPSTR lpstr, long lMaxLength);
Visual Basic for Windows
Function AL_GetBoardString(ByVal brdid As Long, ByVal lpstr As String,
ByVal lMaxLength As Long) As Long
BRDID brdid ID number of the board
LPSTR lpstrBrd destination address
long lMaxLength the count in bytes to be copied
The AL_GetBrdString function copies lMaxLength bytes for the ADLIB board string to the destination
string. If the size of the destination string length is less than the string to be copied, the resulting string will
be truncated and NULL padded.
Parameter
Description
brdid Specifies the ID number of the board from which the board driver’s software
version number is to be retrieved.
lpstrBrd
Points to the input destination string.
lMaxLength
Maximum length in bytes to be copied to the user string, including the NULL
termination character.
Returns:
On success ERRNUM is set to 1, otherwise ERRNUM contains the last error code that occurred during the
call.
Related Functions:
AL_SetBoardString
Program References:
NONE
Supported Boards:
All