Property: CharacterCount for FixedWidthChannelFormatter
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DataPlugin > Properties > Property: CharacterCount for FixedWidthChannelFormatter
Property: CharacterCount for FixedWidthChannelFormatter
Specifies the number of characters that are read from the text file per channel value. The default value for this property is 10.
Object.CharacterCount
| Object | FixedWidthChannelFormatter Object with this property |
| Object.CharacterCount | LongInteger with read and write access |
The following example shows the settings required for reading the lines listed below:
0127+098 0000-876 -128+654
The CharacterCount property specifies that four characters are interpreted as one channel value:
Dim oBlock: Set oBlock = File.GetFixedWidthBlock Dim oChannelGroup: Set oChannelGroup = Root.ChannelGroups.Add("Channelgroup") Dim oChn1 : Set oChn1 = oBlock.Channels.Add("Channel1", eI32) oChn1.Formatter.CharacterCount = 4 oChn1.Formatter.SampleWidth = 2 Call oChannelGroup.Channels.AddDirectAccessChannel(oChn1) Dim oChn2 : Set oChn2 = oBlock.Channels.Add("Channel2", eI32) oChn2.Formatter.CharacterCount = 4 oChn2.Formatter.SampleWidth = 2 Call oChannelGroup.Channels.AddDirectAccessChannel(oChn2) oBlock.Position = File.Position