MC-Basic:IDNSTRING

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This function is used to read the value of a specified element of an IDN from a specified drive. It should be used when reading an IDN that takes string values.

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THIS COMMAND IS OBSOLETE

Short form

Istr

Syntax

?IdnString (<drive address>, <IDN>, <element>)

Availability

All versions

Range

<drive address>: 1 to 254
<IDN>: 1 to 65535
<element>: 1 to 7

Scope

Configuration, Task or Terminal

Limitations

Read only. Executed only in SERCOS communication phases 2, 3 and 4.

Examples

?IdnString(1, 95, 7)                                     ‘Get diagnostic message from drive

See Also