String Manipulation Question

[Dutchie_World_Wide]

Hi guys,

I want to write the time from GPS to the EB076 Display.
I can print number Hour_Byte then print ":" and Print Number Minutes_Byte and Print "." and then Seconds_Byte
But then I have to calculate the X and Y position for every print command.

Is there a simpeler way?
Something like this?

Display_Time_String=ToString$ (Hour_Byte) ":" (Minutes_Byte) "." (Seconds_Byte)

How would you guys do this?

Dutchie

[Benj]

Hello Dutchie,

You could do something like this.

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Display_Time_String = ToString$(Hour_Byte)
Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ":"
Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ToString$(Minutes_Byte)
Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + "."
Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ToString$(Seconds_Byte)

A better way might be to add leading 0's if the hour, min or second variable is less than 10 so you get a nice consistent display.

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Display_Time_String = ""

if (Hour_Byte < 10)
 Display_Time_String = "0"

Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ToString$(Hour_Byte)
Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ":"

if (Minutes_Byte < 10)
 Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + "0"

Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ToString$(Minutes_Byte)
Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + "."

if (Seconds_Byte < 10)
 Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + "0"

Display_Time_String = Display_Time_String + ToString$(Seconds_Byte)