Finding values in the text buffer

Several GainSeeker commands that retrieve values from the text buffer were designed to understand a comma (,) in the text buffer as a field separator.  This can cause problems if, for example, your regional options are set to use a comma as the decimal symbol.

The COLUMN command solves this problem by allowing you to specify the character used as a field separator.  Thus, this method works with all regional options to retrieve the correct value from the text buffer.

Use COLUMN instead of these commands

The following commands function correctly when commas in the text buffer are only used to separate fields:

1. • COL_N, COL_S, and COL_Q

   • FIELD and F_EXP

   • PARSE

When a workstation's regional options are configured to use a comma for the decimal symbol, these template commands may not function correctly.

To perform these functions when the decimal symbol is a comma, use the COLUMN command instead of the above commands.

Use COLUMN in addition to these commands

The following commands can be used to set the text buffer and to return the first numeric value in the buffer, but only when commas in the text buffer are only used to separate fields:

• FREAD, FR_SPECIAL, and the button (or   cell).

• RS232, RSTO, and the button (or   cell).

When a workstation's regional options are configured to use a comma for the decimal symbol, these template commands will still set the text buffer correctly, but they may not correctly return the first numeric value in the buffer.

To access the correct value in the text buffer:

1. Use any of the commands or buttons above to set the contents of the text buffer.

2. Use the COLUMN command to access the correct value from the text buffer.