Basic Characteristics RAPID

Program execution
Example
Limitations
The text string is written to a specified file or serial channel. If the argument \NoNewLine
is not used, a line-feed character (LF) is also written.
If one of the arguments \Num, \Bool, \Pos or \Orient is used, its value is first converted
to a text string before being added to the first string. The conversion from value to text
string takes place as follows:
Argument Value Text string
\Num 23 "23"
\Num 1.141367 "1.14137"
\Bool TRUE "TRUE"
\Pos [1817.3,905.17,879.11] "[1817.3,905.17,879.11]"
\Orient [0.96593,0,0.25882,0] "[0.96593,0,0.25882,0]"
Decimals are rounded off to 5 places of decimals, but there may be no more than 6 digits
in the text string. If the decimal part is less than 0.000005 or greater than 0.999995,
the number is rounded to an integer.
VAR iodev printer;
.
Open "sio1:", printer\Write;
WHILE DInput(stopprod)=0 DO
produce_part;
Write printer, "Produced part="\Num:=reg1\NoNewLine;
Write printer, " "\NoNewLine;
Write printer, CTime();
ENDWHILE
Close printer;
A line, including the number of the produced part and the time, is output to a
printer each cycle. The printer is connected to serial channel sio1:. The printed
message could look like this:
Produced part=473 09:47:15
The arguments \Num, \Bool, \Pos and \Orient are mutually exclusive and thus cannot
be used simultaneously in the same instruction.
This instruction can only be used for files or serial channels that have been opened for
writing.
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