Set Float

Sets an edit box control contained in a cell to a specified floating-point value. The edit box control needs to be of the EditFloat type.

Set Float Inputs

Syntax: SF[TagName][Value]

Set Float Outputs

Status Codes Description
1

The command was executed successfully.

0

Unrecognized command.

-1

Invalid tag name.

-2

The command could not be executed. For example, the specified cell may not contain an edit box control, or the edit box control was not created by the EditFloat function.

-3 Unable to set a read only Tag.
-4

Wrong argument type.

-6

User does not have Full Access to execute the command.

Set Float Example

  1. Assume cell A1 is populated as follows:

    A1= EditFloat(0,10)

    The cell A1 is named Math_1.A1.

    A1 currently contains a value of 3.5.

    The Easy Builder looks like this:

  2. To change the value to 5, issue the SFMath_1.A1 5 command, as shown in the following telnet client window:

    The In-Sight sensor responds with 1, indicating that the command was successfully executed. The EditFloat control has been successfully changed from 3.5 to 5: