PointSet (statement)

Syntax PointSet pointId$, value
Description To set a point's value.
Comments Parameter Description
pointId$ String. The point ID to set.
value Value to set it to.
Example 
Sub Main()
   PointSet InputBox$("Point Id:"), InputBox$("Value:")
End Sub
Important: For CIMPLICITY Machine Edition's array point names

Enclose CIMPLICITY Machine Edition array point names (that are passed through CIMPLICITY Plant Edition Basic) in the the ASCII encoding for single quotes Chr$(39).

The reason is as follows:

CIMPLICITY Machine Edition returns array points as single values using the form name[index].

When a CIMPLICITY Machine Edition's array point name:

  • Is not enclosed in Chr$(39), BASIC will parse this out as a reference to an array element. You will receive an error indicating a bad point name.
  • Is enclosed in Chr$(39) the point will not be parsed in the PointSet and PointGet BASIC procedures. The name will be passed straight through to Machine Edition.
Note: You cannot directly put a single quote (') on an argument line because the single quote in Basic denotes that the remainder of the line is a comment.

Examples

  • PointSet "MyPointName", val

Result

PointSet sets  MyPointName to the value of val.

  • PointSet Chr$(39) & "MEArrayPointName[10]" & Chr$(39), val

Result

PointSet sets the element with the index 10 of the Machine Edition array point MEArrayPointName to the value of val.

Important: This syntax will not work for Plant Edition array points.

  • PointSet "PEArrayPointName[10]", val

Result

PointSet sets the element with the index 10 of the Plant Edition array point PEArrayPointName to the value of val