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Finding the length of a string parameter, String parameters 9.11 – HEIDENHAIN TNC 640 (34059x-04) User Manual

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String parameters 9.11

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TNC 640 | User's Manual

HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 3/2014

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Finding the length of a string parameter

The

STRLEN function returns the length of the text saved in a

selectable string parameter.

Select Q-parameter functions

Select the

FORMULA function

Enter the number of the Q parameter in which

the TNC is to save the ascertained string length.
Confirm with the

ENT key

Shift the soft-key row

Select the function for finding the text length of a

string parameter
Enter the number of the QS parameter whose

length the TNC is to ascertain, and confirm with

the ENT key
Close the parenthetical expression with the

ENT

key and confirm your entry with the

END key

Example: Find the length of QS15

37 Q52 = STRLEN ( SRC_QS15 )