viSScanf
Syntax
viSScanf(ViSession vi, ViBuf buf, ViString readFmt, arg1, arg2, ...);
Description
This operation receives data from a user-specified buffer, formats it by using the format string, and stores the data in the arg parameter list. The format string can have format specifier sequences, white space characters, and ordinary characters. This function is the same as viScanf, except data are read from a user-specified buffer instead of a device.
Parameters
|
Name |
Dir |
Type |
Description |
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vi |
IN |
ViSession |
Unique logical identifier to a session. |
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buf |
IN |
ViBuf |
Buffer from which data are read and formatted. |
|
readFmt |
IN |
ViString |
The format string to apply to parameters in ViVAList. |
|
arg1, arg2 |
OUT |
N/A
|
A list with the variable number of parameters into which the data are read and the format string is applied. |
Return Values
|
Type ViStatus |
This is the function return status. It returns either a completion code or an error code as follows. |
|
Completion Codes |
Description |
|
VI_SUCCESS |
Data were successfully read and formatted into arg parameter(s). |
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Error Codes |
Description |
|
VI_ERROR_ALLOC |
The system could not allocate a formatted I/O buffer because of insufficient system resources. |
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VI_ERROR_INV_FMT |
A format specifier in the readFmt string is invalid. |
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VI_ERROR_INV_SESSION |
The given session or object reference is invalid (both are the same value). |
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VI_ERROR_NSUP_FMT |
A format specifier in the readFmt string is not supported. |
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VI_ERROR_RSRC_LOCKED |
Specified operation could not be performed because the resource identified by vi has been locked for this kind of access. |
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