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MattSmith
Junior Member
Hello all.
Simple frustration here: Message(s) to Send text field and the String Expressions check box.
Perhaps I just don't get it, but I cannot figure out how to format what I want to output. I have read the help page on many occasions, and its explanation leaves me more confused. Probably the easiest way to explain this would be an example. I want to send:
"This is my string" with a 0x03 (CR, $03) on the end.
In Java, a simple concat would work (with a cast for the CR):
"This is my string" + (char) 0x03
or
"This is my string\r" - for the escape sequenc
I have tried:
"'This is my string',$03" with the String Expressions checked
"This is my string",$03 with the String Expressions checked
'This is my string,$03 with the String Expressions not-checked
All seem to fail.
(FYI - Baud and other comm parameters are set correctly and intentionally.)
What is the right answer? Thanks in advance!
Matt
Simple frustration here: Message(s) to Send text field and the String Expressions check box.
Perhaps I just don't get it, but I cannot figure out how to format what I want to output. I have read the help page on many occasions, and its explanation leaves me more confused. Probably the easiest way to explain this would be an example. I want to send:
"This is my string" with a 0x03 (CR, $03) on the end.
In Java, a simple concat would work (with a cast for the CR):
"This is my string" + (char) 0x03
or
"This is my string\r" - for the escape sequenc
I have tried:
"'This is my string',$03" with the String Expressions checked
"This is my string",$03 with the String Expressions checked
'This is my string,$03 with the String Expressions not-checked
All seem to fail.
(FYI - Baud and other comm parameters are set correctly and intentionally.)
What is the right answer? Thanks in advance!
Matt
Comments
is the one you're after.
If you're having issues check the outgoing strings in diagnostics to make sure you can see it going out. Personally I've stopped using 'control a device' altogether due to its buginess. The telnet command "send s <device>, <string>" works well though.
He says Carriage return so it should always be $0D.