Value and Type Conversions

The following table shows VTScada value and type conversions.

Value to Convert	Convert To	Condition of Original Value	Returned Value
Code Pointer	Module	Valid value	Valid value
	Module State	Valid value	Valid value
	Module State
	Statement	Valid value	Valid value
	Object	Valid value	Valid value
	Text	Valid value	Name of module
Double	Long	Valid value	Valid value
	Short	Valid value	Valid value
	Status	Valid value	Valid value
	Text	Valid value	String representing numeric value
Edit Block	Stream	May only be used in SRead with % option, or in StrLen	Valid value
Long	Double	Valid value	Valid value
	Short	Valid value	Valid value
	Status	Valid value	Valid value
	Text	Valid value	String representing numeric value
Module	Text	Valid value	Name of module
Module State	Module	Valid value	Valid value
	Text	Valid value	Name of module
Module State Statement	Module	Valid value	Valid value
	Module State	Valid value	Valid value
	Text	Valid value	Name of module
Normalize	Double	Valid value	The scaled value
	Long	In the range of -2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647	The value
	Short	In the range of -32 767 to 32 767	The value
	Outside of range	Invalid
	Status	0	0 (false)
		Non-0	1 (true)
	Text	Valid value	String representing scaled value
Object	Module State	Valid value	Module and state in which that object exists
	Statement	Valid value	Module state and statement number that object is executing
	Text	Valid value	Name of the module of which that object is an instance
Short	Double	Valid value	Valid value
	Long	Valid value	Valid value
	Status	Valid value	Valid value
	Text	Valid value	String representing numeric value
Status	Double	Unconnected socket	1
		Connected socket	Invalid
	Long	Unconnected socket	1
		Connected socket	Invalid
	Short	Unconnected socket	1
		Connected socket	Invalid
	Status	Unconnected socket	1
		Connected socket	Invalid
	Text	Unconnected socket	"1"
		Connected socket	String of stream contents
Tag	Double	Valid value	The scaled value
	Long	In the range of -2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647	The value
		Outside the range	Invalid
	Short	In the range of -32 767 to 32 767	The value
		Outside the range	Invalid
	Status	0	0 (false)
		Non-0	1 (true)
	Text	Valid value	String representing scaled value
Text	Double	Number string	Number in string
	Long	Number string	Number in string
	Short	Number string	Number in string
	Status	Non-0 number string	0 (false)
		0 number string	1 (true)
Variable	Module	Module variable	The module in which the module variable resides
	Text	Valid value	Name of variable