Panasonic FP Series User Manual

String instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
DELETE
Delete characters from a string
To add an enable input and enable output to the instruction, select [With EN/ENO] from the
"Instructions" pane (LD, FBD or IL editor). To reuse an instruction select "Recently used" from the
context menu or press <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<v> in the programming window.
PLC types
Availability of DELETE (see page 1319)
 If the output string is longer than the length defined for the output
variable (output_string) in the field "Type", only as many characters
are copied, starting from the left, as the output variable can hold. The
special internal relay R9009 (%MX0.900.9) is set.
 The number of steps may vary depending on the PLC and parameters
used, see also Table of Code Intensive Instructions in the online help.
(up to 200 steps)
Data type I/O Function
STRING 1st input input string
INT 2nd input number of input string's characters that are deleted
INT 3rd input position where deletion begins
STRING output resulting string
No. IEC address Set If
R9007 %MX0.900.7 permanently
R9008 %MX0.900.8 for an instant
 input string is longer than the length
defined for the input variable in the field
"Type"
R9009 %MX0.900.9 for an instant  output string is longer than the length
defined for the output variable in the field
"Type"
In this example the input variables (input_string, character_number and start_position) have
been declared. Instead, you may enter the string ('Ideas for life'), the number of characters to be
Description
DELETE deletes L characters in the string IN starting at position P with 1 denoting the first
character of the string. The result is written into the output variable.
Data types
Error flags
Example
In this example, the same POU header is used for all programming languages. For an example
using IL (instruction list), please refer to the online help.
POU header
All input and output variables used for programming this function have been declared in the POU
header.

Panasonic FP Series Specifications

General

Mounting	DIN rail
Type	PLC
Communication Interface	RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet (depending on model)
Input Voltage	100-240V AC or 24V DC (depending on model)
Output Type	Relay, Transistor
I/O Points	Varies by model
Operating Temperature	0°C to 55°C
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model