Byte Array To String Function question

[Lucky-Luka]

Hi all,

can anyone tell me why the output isn't like:

\05\08\07\01\00\01\03\E8\01\B3

Thanks

[UliB]

\b is a special representation for 0x08 which means backspace.

There are other special representations such as \t (0x09), which means tabulator or \s (0x20), which means space.

[Lucky-Luka]

Then why does 07 appear?

It should be bell if it works like you have said. No?

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[raphschru]

Hi,

It actually is, but character 0x08 in LabVIEW is escaped as \b (bell control character), and so is:

 - 0x09 as \t (horizontal tab)

 - 0x0A as \n (line feed)

 - 0x0C as \f (form feed)

 - 0x0D as \r (carriage return)

 - 0x20 as \s (space)

I guess they decided to escape these characters differently as they are frequently used.

Other non-printable characters are simply escaped \xx depending on their hexadecimal value.

Note: if you turn your string indicator into a control and replace \b with \08, LabVIEW will automatically replace it back with \b.

Regards,

Raphaël.

[Lucky-Luka]

I see.

What does the \ mean in the output string?

It's different from 05080701000103E801B3

Can I obtain \05\b\07\01\00\01\03\E8\01\B3 starting from 05 08 07 and so on strings and the concatenate strings block?

Thanks

[altenbach]

Why not set the indicator to hex display instead? If you are using \-codes, non-displayable characters are replaced with well-known codes if available, else with a two-digit hex code.

[Lucky-Luka]

I've done it.

0508 0701 0001 03E8 01B3

Why do these spaces appear?

Thanks

[altenbach]

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@Lucky-Luka wrote:

I've done it.

0508 0701 0001 03E8 01B3

Why do these spaces appear?

Thanks

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For readability! They are just cosmetic.

[crossrulz]

Crosspost on LAVA: https://lavag.org/topic/23372-byte-array-to-string-function-question/ 

[crossrulz]

A little more information on Backslash Codes: LabVIEW Help - Backslash ('\') Codes Display