ASCII String Instructions

ASCII String Instructions

Use the ASCII string instructions to modify and create strings of ASCII characters.
Available Instructions
Ladder Diagram
If you want to:
Use this instruction:
Add termination characters or delimiters to a string
Delete characters from a string (e.g., remove header or control characters from a string)
Determine the starting character of a sub-string
Insert characters into a string
Extract characters from a string
You can also use the following instructions to compare or convert ASCII characters:
If you want to:
Use this instruction:
Compare a string to another string
See if the characters are equal to specific characters
See if the characters are not equal to specific characters
See if the characters are equal to or greater than specific characters
See if the characters are greater than specific characters
See if the characters are equal to or less than specific characters
See if the characters are less than specific characters
Rearrange the bytes of an INT, DINT, or REAL tag
Find a string in an array of strings
Convert characters to a SINT, INT, DINT, or REAL value
Convert characters to a REAL value
Convert a SINT, INT, DINT, or REAL value to a string of ASCII characters
Convert a REAL value to a string of ASCII characters
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