On string controls, "update while typing" is not working with '/' (slash) code display?

[Ganeshs]

I am using LabVIEW 8.5.  If "Update while typing" is turned on, then the string display is forced to "normal" display.  How can I configure the string to display '/' codes (slash codes) and have the "update while typing" enabled?

Thanks,

Ganesh

[Harold_Timmis]

right click the string control or indicator and go to '/' codes display

[Ganeshs]

Right-clicking and selecting Update while typing disables the /code display mode.  I am looking for ways to have both turned on.

[Ben]

That request

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Ganeshs wrote:

I am using LabVIEW 8.5.  If "Update while typing" is turned on, then the string display is forced to "normal" display.  How can I configure the string to display '/' codes (slash codes) and have the "update while typing" enabled?

Thanks,

Ganesh

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is not very well defined. Say I wanted to specify the space character which (I think is "\20") and I enter "\2" but have not enter the "0", how would LV know I was thinking about the space and not another character?

Just thinking out loud,

Ben

[Ganeshs]

Ben,

Space character is \s in slash code and x20 in hex.  I would think that when the string control is in slash codes mode and whenever a \ is entered, LabVIEW or the user software should expect a character following it (for eg: \r, \n, \t, \s etc).  If someone wants to enter a \ character then he should enter \\.

This is what I expected LabVIEW to do.

Ganesh

[Ben]

But aren't there non-printable characters (yes space was a bad example) like EOT STX that must be entered as "\00" or "\02"?

Ignore me if I'm wrong.

I would think that we would have to use a normal control and do some coding to turn the slash codes into there equivelent strings.

Ben

[Ganeshs]

You are right....I see the problem now.

I will try to work around it.

Thanks.

[Ganeshs]

Ben,

What LV functions can I use to programmatically convert strings from slash code to normal and vice versa.  For eg:  I am reading a test script which as \r in the text.  I am passing this command string to LV VISA serial write.  I want LV to interpret this as carriage return and not as 2 characters '\' and 'r'.

Thanks,

Ganesh

[smercurio_fc]

If I understood correctly, then you can just use the Search and Replace String function for that.