use_extended_string_var parameter (BOOLEAN)

The use_extended_string_var list parameter defines how many ASCII characters of a V.E. variable of the STRING type may be assigned as a maximum. At the same time, it (implicitly) defines the memory needed for each string variable.

Parameter settings

use_extended
_string_var

Maximum
string length

Implicitly
reserved
memory

Implicit
alignment

0

20 ASCII characters

24 bytes

4 bytes

1

127 ASCII characters

128 bytes

0 bytes

use_extended_string_var parameter (BOOLEAN) 1:

Section Alignment in the case of channel-specific and global data types describes the alignment stated in the table.