PI Graphical Mapping - How to calculate Length

[pi_consultant1]

Dear Friends,

I have a requirement where I have to count the length of a string. It must be 13 characters long and if its not 13 characters long I have to SUPRESS the output field.

Can you help me with this problem?

Thank you,

[iaki_vila · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You could obtaint the desired goal with the standard functions:

length - from text funtions

constant - from cosntants functions

equalsA - from artihmetic functions.

Regards

[pi_consultant1 · Accepted solution]

Thank you very much Inaki

Is there difference between using equalsA or equalsS?

[former_member184681 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Yes there is a difference: equalsS treats the inputs as strings, while equalsA as numbers. Make sure to use the correct one, depending on the data type to be compared - otherwise you might find unexpected results. For instance, 1.0 and 1 are not equal, if you treat them as string instead of numbers.

Regards,

Greg