RE: Incorrect get_precision

["Allison, Stephanie" <saa@slac.stanford.edu>]

Hi Ralph,

> Or just the minor fix "(honours server-side precision)"?

I vote for this.  Thank you!

Stephanie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Lange [mailto:Ralph.Lange@bessy.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 3:08 PM
> To: Allison, Stephanie
> Cc: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: Incorrect get_precision
> 
>   On 23.11.2010 17:28, Allison, Stephanie wrote:
> > BTW - the help for camonitor shows this text:
> >
> >    -s:      Get value as string (may honour server-side precision)
> >
> > When won't server-side precision be honored/honoured?
> 
> The intention was: When the native type is not a float/double or the
> field is not VAL, the precision in the PREC field may not apply.
> But in this case the server forces the precision to 0 or stupidly uses
> the precision for VAL, so it actually gets honoured.
> Hm ... that bracket text should probably be changed.
> 
> What about "(server-side conversion)"?
> Or just the minor fix "(honours server-side precision)"?
> 
> Thanks for pointing this out!
> Ralph