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String variables, which have a maximum character length of 512 are used to store text characters so they can be accessed later in the module's operation.

Data-Type:	Description:
String	Any keyboard character, or combinations of characters like "Hello", "A", and "November Soybeans." A String character, or word can be assigned to a String variable, or passed to a function that requires a String assignment. When passed to a variable, or to a parameter position the character group must be contained within a pair of apostrophe characters:

Data-Type:

Description:

String

Any keyboard character, or combinations of characters like "Hello", "A", and "November Soybeans."

A String character, or word can be assigned to a String variable, or passed to a function that requires a String assignment. When passed to a variable, or to a parameter position the character group must be contained within a pair of apostrophe characters:

Example:
' String TYPE Example VARIABLES: TextItemIs TYPE: String ' Assign text to string variable TextItemIs = "November Soybeans." ' Send String results to Log Window PRINT "TextItemIs = ", TextItemIs
Returns:
' Log window shows TextItemIs = November Soybeans.

Example:

' String TYPE Example
VARIABLES: TextItemIs TYPE: String

' Assign text to string variable
TextItemIs = "November Soybeans."

' Send String results to Log Window
PRINT "TextItemIs = ", TextItemIs

Returns:

' Log window shows

TextItemIs = November Soybeans.

Links:
PRINT, String Functions, EncloseInQuotes
See Also:
Data Group and Types

Edit Time: 9/12/2020 10:28:46 AM

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