A.1 the fphput( ) function – Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Configuration Guide User Manual

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Appendix A - Excel Functions 329

The fphput( ) Function

Function Name

fphput( ) - put a value from the spreadsheet into the Historical database (ASCII)

Synopsis

char fphput(char *tag, char *time, char *val)

Description

The

fphput() function is used to put a value from the spreadsheet into the Historical database,

using the tagname specified. The function

fphput() takes and places the value in ASCII format.

Inputs

Outputs

None.

Returns

The value put into the Historical database, or an error message.

Example

This example puts the value for 12.34 (in ASCII format) into the tagname FIC101 in the Historical
database, for the current time.

In Microsoft Excel:

=fphput("FIC101", DATEVALUE("22-SEP-05") + TIMEVALUE("14:10:00"), "12.34")

Parameter

Description

tag

The tagname of the point in the Historical database into which
the value will be placed.

time

Time and Date in spreadsheet format (refer to the Microsoft
Excel
manual for information on spreadsheet format).

val

The ASCII value to be stored in the historical database.

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