Yeah, what he said ;-) Omset is what requires the data type. Omget only takes 2 options, -a (for alias) or -v, the default (for variable). Unfortunately you can't use a data type argument to cast the returned value to another type. Corey |---------+----------------------------> | | "Sieling, Marcel"| | | <msieling@foxboro| | | .com> | | | Sent by: | | | foxboro-bounce@fr| | | eelists.org | | | | | | | | | 06/06/2002 10:04 | | | AM | | | Please respond to| | | foxboro | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" | | cc: | | Subject: [foxboro] AW: The ACCUM block saga continues... | >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hi, >i am not in front of an I/A system now me too. ;-) >but does 'omget' give you a usage ? yes. simply call it without parameters. >There used to be a set of options that got the various I/A data types. >I thought l was for long. Just call it with the C:B.P, data types are not needed, omget = determines the data type automatically. Instead it shows you after the call the data = type of the point just read. Best regards - Marcel Sieling Systems Technologies Invensys Systems GmbH Heerdter Lohweg 53 - 55 40549 Duesseldorf Germany Tel.: +49 (0)211 5966-171 Fax: +49-(0)172-50-2673077 Mobile: +49-(0)172-2673077 Email: <mailto:msieling@xxxxxxxxxxx>=20 Homepage: <http://www.invensys-process-systems.de>=20 Visit my private (german) homepage: <http://www.powerslider.de>=20 Wir m=F6chten Sie auf unsere Veranstaltungen hinweisen: Anwender-Symposium 2002 - Invensys Systems GmbH 11. - 12. Juni 2002, Essen=20 http://www.foxboro-deutschland.de/symposium2002/index.htm Invensys Showcase - Worldwide User Conference & Expo 8. - 12. September, Orlando, Florida USA=20 http://www.invensysshowcase.com _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave