Section 2 NS Series Functions 2-8 Common Functional Object Functions
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Registering Strings
To register a string in a string table, select PT – String Table in the CX-Designer or click the Refer to the
String Table Button in the functional object Property Dialog Box.
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1 Switch Switches labels.
2 String list Displays a list of the strings registered in the string table.
3 String input field The string selected from the string list is displayed and can be
edited.
Up to 1,024 characters can be registered in a string. (Single-
and double-byte characters are counted as one character.
Carriage returns are counted as two characters.)
4 Jump
Specify a string number and click the
Jump Button to jump to
the specified string.
5 CSV import Strings can be imported from CSV files.
6 CSV export The contents of the string table can be exported to CSV files.
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♦ Strings can be copied, pasted, and otherwise manipulated in the string list by using the
following procedures.
Copy: Press the Ctrl + C Keys or right-click the mouse and select Copy from pop-up
menu.
Paste: Press the Ctrl + V Keys or right-click the mouse and select Paste from pop-up
menu.
Clear: Press the Del Key or right-click the mouse and select Clear from pop-up menu.
Move input focus to the string input field: Press the Esc, F12, or Tab Keys.
Move cursor to Switch and press the Shift + Tab Keys.
♦ Registered strings can be exported as a group to a CSV file and edited. Refer to Import-
ing/Exporting CSV Files
later in this section for details.