Convert numeric string into a variable

[bd41612]

Hi guys,

     Its been a while.  I am stumped right now trying to convert a numeric string variable into a variable so that I may use it in an argument.

 

stoolusedes2 = brksps(16, stoolusedes1) # Break string

*stoolusedes2, e$

 

This posts out the following string: .1875     This is correct.

 

This value is from the end of the string.  I would like to do this:

 

emasbb = value (stoolusedes2)     But how do I do this.

 

I know about no2str, I'm just trying to do this in reverse and convert the string into something I can use.

 

Thanx

[Colin Gilchrist]

The function you need is 'rpar'.

 

emasbb = rpar(stoolusedes2, 1)

 

The 'rpar' function can be used on a single variable (when the 2nd argument is '1'), or to extract a "space delimited" range of variables.

 

So if your string had five numeric values, separated by spaces, then you could extract all five variables from that string, like so:

 

 

my_real1  : 0

my_real2  : 0

my_real3  : 0

my_real4  : 0

my_real5  : 0

 

smy_string : "1 2.456 2.145 8.12 9.999"

 

my_real1 = rpar (smy_string, 5)

 

That would load the values as follows:

 

my_real1  : 1.0

my_real2  : 2.456

my_real3  : 2.145

my_real4  : 8.12

my_real5  : 9.999

[Colin Gilchrist]

Also, depending on what you are trying to capture from the original string parameter, it might just be easier to use the 'scan' function.

 

The 'scan' function scans through a String variable, looking for a 'sub-string'. If that string is found, the functions looks to the right of the sub-string location, and looks for a "numeric" string value. If found, the function then converts that numeric string into a Real number, and places it in the return variable.

 

my_real6 : 0

 

smy_string : "tool_dia 0.5 flute_len 1.75 flood_cool 1 thru_cool 0"

 

 

std : "tool_dia"

sfl  : "flute_len"

sfc : "flood_cool"

stc : "thru_cool"

 

tool_dia : 0

flute_len : 0

flood_cool : 0

thru_cool : 0

 

flood_cool = scan (sfc, smy_string) #scan string to get value after string

if flood_cool < 0, result = mprint("flood_cool not found in search string")

[bd41612]

Thanks again Colin,

    I guess I was only thinking that the rpar function is only for reading from the NCI.  I was not thinking that I could use the rpar on an internal variable that I created.  Works as planned, now I can read from the data from the tool name to get extra parameters that I need to pass on.