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Subject: camonitor ignores format arguments for CHAR data
From: Eric Norum <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected] Talk" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 09:54:10 -0700
'camonitor -h' reports:
…..
Integer number format:
  Default:  Print as decimal number
  -0x:      Print as hex number
  -0o:      Print as octal number
  -0b:      Print as binary number

But attempting to use this with a UCHAR waveform record has no effect.
$ camonitor -0x koherasE15test:BasiK:Register10
koherasE15test:BasiK:Register10 2013-05-08 09:43:51.018324 28 126 0 103 78 0 0 -59 0 8 95 0 0 0 0 -106 1 17 0 -1 0 -124 9 -72 47 -77 6 22 6  
koherasE15test:BasiK:Register10 2013-05-08 09:43:53.018341 28 126 0 105 78 0 0 -59 0 8 95 0 0 0 0 -106 1 17 0 -1 0 -124 9 -72 47 -77 6 22 6  
is the the same as without the '-0x':
$ camonitor koherasE15test:BasiK:Register10
koherasE15test:BasiK:Register10 2013-05-08 09:43:19.010327 28 126 0 105 78 0 0 -60 0 8 95 0 0 0 0 -106 1 17 0 -1 0 -124 9 -72 47 -77 6 22 6  
koherasE15test:BasiK:Register10 2013-05-08 09:43:21.010336 28 126 0 105 78 0 0 -59 0 8 95 0 0 0 0 -106 1 16 0 -1 0 -124 9 -72 47 -77 6 22 6  

The code in R3.14.12/base/src/catools/ makes it clear why this is the case.   The tool_lib.c code has
    switch (base_type) {
…..
    case DBR_CHAR:
        ch = ((dbr_char_t*) val_ptr)[index];
        sprintf(str, "%d", ch);
        break;
    case DBR_INT:
        sprint_long(str, ((dbr_int_t*) val_ptr)[index], outTypeI);
        break;
    case DBR_LONG:
        sprint_long(str, ((dbr_long_t*) val_ptr)[index], outTypeI);
        break;

Would it be reasonable to apply the '-0' options to CHAR types too?
-- 
Eric Norum
[email protected]

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