Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Strange things can happen if you try to create a record with a '.' in the record name.

tux% base-3.14.12.5/bin/linux-x86_64/softIoc -x anj.1
Bad character '.' in record name "anj.1:exit"
Starting iocInit
############################################################################
## EPICS R3.14.12.5 2015/03/25 16:02:19
## EPICS Base built Apr 14 2015
############################################################################
iocRun: All initialization complete
epics> dbl
anj.1:exit

tux% cainfo anj.1:exit
Channel connect timed out: 'anj.1:exit' not found.

On 190220-1321, rachid ayad via Tech-talk wrote:

I would like to ask you how print wide information about a PV using the
epics command cainfo. For example a cainfo shell command gives:
**************
cainfo BMH:MQC2LE:POS.PXP
BMH:MQC2LE:POS.PXP
     State:            connected
     Host:             abcob02.kek.jp:5064<http://abcob02.kek.jp:5064>
     Access:           read, no write
     Native data type: DBF_DOUBLE
     Request type:     DBR_DOUBLE
     Element count:    1
*************
without units and I tried all options given in "caninfo -h" but did not
work. I found I can do it in a C code to print the val structure but I need
it in shell command

tux% caget -h

Usage: caget [options] <PV name> ...

  -h: Help: Print this message
  -V: Version: Show EPICS and CA versions
Channel Access options:
  -w <sec>: Wait time, specifies CA timeout, default is 1.000000 second(s)
  -c: Asynchronous get (use ca_get_callback and wait for completion)
  -p <prio>: CA priority (0-99, default 0=lowest)
Format options:
      Default output format is "name value"
  -t: Terse mode - print only value, without name
  -a: Wide mode "name timestamp value stat sevr" (read PVs as DBR_TIME_xxx)
  -d <type>: Request specific dbr type; use string (DBR_ prefix may be omitted)
      or number of one of the following types:
 DBR_STRING     0  DBR_STS_FLOAT    9  DBR_TIME_LONG   19  DBR_CTRL_SHORT    29
 DBR_INT        1  DBR_STS_ENUM    10  DBR_TIME_DOUBLE 20  DBR_CTRL_INT      29
 DBR_SHORT      1  DBR_STS_CHAR    11  DBR_GR_STRING   21  DBR_CTRL_FLOAT    30
 DBR_FLOAT      2  DBR_STS_LONG    12  DBR_GR_SHORT    22  DBR_CTRL_ENUM     31
 DBR_ENUM       3  DBR_STS_DOUBLE  13  DBR_GR_INT      22  DBR_CTRL_CHAR     32
 DBR_CHAR       4  DBR_TIME_STRING 14  DBR_GR_FLOAT    23  DBR_CTRL_LONG     33
 DBR_LONG       5  DBR_TIME_INT    15  DBR_GR_ENUM     24  DBR_CTRL_DOUBLE   34
 DBR_DOUBLE     6  DBR_TIME_SHORT  15  DBR_GR_CHAR     25  DBR_STSACK_STRING 37
 DBR_STS_STRING 7  DBR_TIME_FLOAT  16  DBR_GR_LONG     26  DBR_CLASS_NAME    38
 DBR_STS_SHORT  8  DBR_TIME_ENUM   17  DBR_GR_DOUBLE   27
 DBR_STS_INT    8  DBR_TIME_CHAR   18  DBR_CTRL_STRING 28
Enum format:
  -n: Print DBF_ENUM value as number (default is enum string)
Arrays: Value format: print number of requested values, then list of values
  Default:    Print all values
  -# <count>: Print first <count> elements of an array
  -S:         Print array of char as a string (long string)
Floating point type format:
  Default: Use %g format
  -e <nr>: Use %e format, with a precision of <nr> digits
  -f <nr>: Use %f format, with a precision of <nr> digits
  -g <nr>: Use %g format, with a precision of <nr> digits
  -s:      Get value as string (honors server-side precision)
  -lx:     Round to long integer and print as hex number
  -lo:     Round to long integer and print as octal number
  -lb:     Round to long integer and print as binary number
Integer number format:
  Default: Print as decimal number
  -0x: Print as hex number
  -0o: Print as octal number
  -0b: Print as binary number
Alternate output field separator:
  -F <ofs>: Use <ofs> as an alternate output field separator

Example: caget -a -f8 my_channel another_channel
  (uses wide output format, doubles are printed as %f with precision of 8)

tux% caget -d DBR_CTRL_DOUBLE anj:exit.A
anj:exit.A
    Native data type: DBF_DOUBLE
    Request type:     DBR_CTRL_DOUBLE
    Element count:    1
    Value:            0
    Status:           UDF
    Severity:         INVALID
    Units:            
    Precision:        0
    Lo disp limit:    0
    Hi disp limit:    0
    Lo alarm limit:   nan
    Lo warn limit:    nan
    Hi warn limit:    nan
    Hi alarm limit:   nan
    Lo ctrl limit:    -1e+300
    Hi ctrl limit:    1e+300

tux% caget -d DBR_TIME_DOUBLE anj:exit.A
anj:exit.A
    Native data type: DBF_DOUBLE
    Request type:     DBR_TIME_DOUBLE
    Element count:    1
    Value:            0
    Timestamp:        <undefined>
    Status:           UDF
    Severity:         INVALID

tux% capr anj:exit
Using /home/anj/base-7.0.2/bin/linux-x86_64/../../dbd/capr.dbd

anj:exit is record type sub
A:    0.00000000    ASG:                B:    0.00000000    C:    0.00000000    
D:    0.00000000    DESC: Exit subroutine                   DISA: 0             
DISP: 0             DISV: 1             E:    0.00000000    F:    0.00000000    
G:    0.00000000    H:    0.00000000    I:    0.00000000    J:    0.00000000    
K:    0.00000000    L:    0.00000000    NAME: anj:exit      SEVR: INVALID       
STAT: UDF           TPRO: 0             VAL:  0.00000000    

tux% capr anj:exit 1
Using /home/anj/base-7.0.2/bin/linux-x86_64/../../dbd/capr.dbd

anj:exit is record type sub
A:    0.00000000    ADEL: 0.00000000    ASG:                B:    0.00000000    
BRSV: NO_ALARM      C:    0.00000000    D:    0.00000000    
DESC: Exit subroutine                   DISA: 0             DISP: 0             
DISS: NO_ALARM      DISV: 1             E:    0.00000000    EGU:                
EVNT: 0             F:    0.00000000    FLNK:               G:    0.00000000    
H:    0.00000000    HHSV: NO_ALARM      HIGH: 0.00000000    HIHI: 0.00000000    
HOPR: 0.00000000    HSV:  NO_ALARM      HYST: 0.00000000    I:    0.00000000    
INAM:               INPA:               INPB:               INPC:               
INPD:               INPE:               INPF:               INPG:               
INPH:               INPI:               INPJ:               INPK:               
INPL:               J:    0.00000000    K:    0.00000000    L:    0.00000000    
LLSV: NO_ALARM      LOLO: 0.00000000    LOPR: 0.00000000    LOW:  0.00000000    
LSV:  NO_ALARM      MDEL: 0.00000000    NAME: anj:exit      PACT: 0             
PHAS: 0             PINI: NO            PREC: 0             PRIO: LOW           
PUTF: 0             RPRO: 0             SCAN: Passive       SDIS:               
SEVR: INVALID       SNAM: exit          STAT: UDF           TPRO: 0             
TSE:  0             TSEL:               UDF:  1             VAL:  0.00000000   

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