String Indicator Hex Display Limit Bytes Per Line

[Gus67]

Hey,

I was wondering if there is a way to limit the amount of bytes per line in a string indicator that is in the Hex Display mode.  I am reading in 50 bytes using the VISA functions and I would like look at sets of 50 bytes each on a new line.  I tried just resizing the indicator but I found that if the 50 bytes have a lot of large characters like C's and D's then it will overflow to the next line and become a mess to look at.

[Quevvy · Accepted solution]

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@Gus67 wrote:

Hey,

I was wondering if there is a way to limit the amount of bytes per line in a string indicator that is in the Hex Display mode.  I am reading in 50 bytes using the VISA functions and I would like look at sets of 50 bytes each on a new line.  I tried just resizing the indicator but I found that if the 50 bytes have a lot of large characters like C's and D's then it will overflow to the next line and become a mess to look at.

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I would suggest using a fixed-width font, such as Courier New. This way, for 50 characters, it will always be the same length on the indicator.

[Gus67]

Haha great idea.

[jcarmody]

You could append a linefeed character after each read if you know that you're always going to read 50 bytes.  But, then, you'll still have the strings misaligned if you don't use a fixed-width font and you won't be able to easily compare different readings in the indicator.