# Set String

Sets an edit box control contained in a cell to a specified string. The edit box must be of the type EditString.

## Set String Inputs

Syntax: SS<TagName|Cell> <Text>

## Set String Outputs

Status Codes | Description
--- | ---
1 | The command was executed successfully.
0 | Unrecognized command.
-1 | Invalid tag name.
-2 | The input string is longer than the specified maximum string length in the EditString function or the cell does not contain an EditString 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 String Example

1. Assume cell B2 is populated as follows:

   B2 = EditString(20)

   Cell B2 is named Math_1.A1.

   The EditString control currently contains the text Before SS. The In-Sight looks like this:

2. To change this text to After SS using the Set String Native Mode command, issue the command SSMath_1.A1 After SS, as shown in the following telnet client window:

   The In-Sight sensor responds with 1, indicating that the command was successfully executed. The EditString control has been successfully changed from Before SS to After SS: