Re: EL _ Strings

[DonC <countach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

William Brower wrote:
> 
> There is an undocumented function that allows you to do this.  I use it to
> convert Boolean to text for debugging when embedding strings in the Expert
> Commentary. The function is Text(variabletobeconvertedtotext).
> 
> If your variable is XYZ then you would FileAppend(filename.txt, Text(XYZ));
> This feature should be used with caution since it is undocumented and has
> been known to create strangeness such as Windows Locking and weird
> results.  It works well with Boolean. In TS4.0 there was no problem and it
> easily converted any for of characters to string.  TS2000 is not so agreeable.
> 

That's interesting to know, but "weird" to use?   I'll try it for kicks
maybe.
But Bob Fulks suggestions is righton:


>   Var: Str1("");
>   if <your_variable> then Str1 = "TRUE" else Str1 = "FALSE";
>
>then use the variable Str1 in your FileAppend statement.

 
It's even simpler:  

  Input: Boolval(false);	
  Var: BoolStr("false");
 
  IF Boolval = true then BoolStr = "True" ;


This of course is good only for a one-time event, else the "else" would
be
needed.

Odd that the Inputs and variables are the same data types, but can't be
used equivalentally.  No big surprise I guess.

Thanks, guys.

donc