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Using Agilent VEE Functions

Using Functions

Note When you call a UserFunction from an expression, input terminals are

used as function parameters to pass to the function. If no data is passed to the

function, you must still include empty parentheses after the function name.

Otherwise, VEE assumes you are referring to a

Global variable or input

terminal. For example, if the

UserFunction called MyFunction has no

input parameters, you must write

MyFunction() in an expression. The

Call object does not require the parentheses, because VEE knows you are

referring to a function.

Generating a Call to a UserFunction

To generate and place a call object in the Main program from a

UserFunction, use the UserFunction object menu Generate menu.

The

Generate menu contains most of the common objects that call a

UserFunction. When you select a calling object, it can be placed in the

calling window, such as the Main program, properly configured with the

correct name and pins.

In this exercise, you will learn how to generate the

ArrayStats object in

the Main program from the

ArrayStats UserFunction.

1. In the same example used in Figure 8-6, double-click the

Formula object

ArrayStats to delete the object. (You could also select the object menu

and select Cut.)

2. In the

UserFunction ArrayStats, select the object menu and select

Generate ⇒ Formula Call. Figure 8-7 shows the Generate menu

in a

UserFunction object menu.

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