instrument_prop usage ?

[SimPassion]

I'm just wondering why this :

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log("INFO","Z_2D_XP EFB v"..instrument_prop("VERSION"))

give me this result ? :

which doesn't match the instrument info where "Version (100 = V1.00):" is stated
and indeed the online store will report it as 1.27

Gilles

[Sling]

When you use instrument_prop() it returns the version as a 3 digit number with no decimal point. This is just like as typed into the instrument info screen box. If you want the decimal point added you just need to do some simple math.

[Corjan]

Hi,

Like tony said. The '100 = V1.00' is just a helper on how to read the version.
The version itself is still just one number.

Corjan

[SimPassion]

Hi,

Like tony said. The '100 = V1.00' is just a helper on how to read the version.
The version itself is still just one number.

Corjan

Right, perfect,
now how it could be that we enter it as an integer and the <instrument_prop("VERSION")> statement bring us a float instead : 127.0 instead of 127 and in AM it is displayed and used as 1.27
we get a statement to retrieve a value entered as an integer and we still have to apply a division by 100 then round it to 2 decimals to obtain what we need initially : how is displayed internally already with the right format ???
this is at least why I've created this thread and what we need directly
Have I missed something ?

Gilles

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[Sling]

A bit odd it’s returned as a FLOAT. I don’t remember that. It’s a matter of what you class as the data source. To me what is entered in the info box is what makes sense to return. It does say next to this field that 100 is represented as version 1.00. So I think it’s correct but I agree perhaps a little weird for them all not to be the same.

[Keith Baxter]

Rem I had the issue with decimal point and Corjan could not find the problem
Gilles try changing in windows.

I will look for the thread.

Keith
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[Corjan]

Hi,

You are right in that it would be cleaner to return an integer instead of a number.
Will change that in the next version.

Returning a decimal value or an integer value is just a choice. Easy to cope with both solutions, and certainly not a point to have to change the API for in my opinion.

Corjan

[SimPassion]

Thanks in advance @Corjan for this next update

Gilles