DRAW Reference Manual
Intelligent Text : Codewords with Special Functions : Tab Generator Codeword
Tab Generator Codeword
#n is the tab generator codeword, where n is the number of the column where the next character is to be output.
The tabbing codeword controls tabbing, taking the form #n, where n is the number of the column where the next character is to be output. For example:
#NAME#24#CATR
output NAME, then output Catalogue Reference starting in
column 24
The blanks in the output character string are padded with spaces. For example:
’ABC#10DEF’
displays on a drawing as
ABCvvvvvvDEF
(where v is used here to denote a space). The string
’#NAME#15#CATR#25#CREF’
expands (typically) to
/PUMP1/NSvvvvv/NFJJvvvvv/PIPE1-1
If the number specified is already exceeded by the length of the output character string then a single space is inserted. For example:
’#NAME#5#CATR#10#CREF’
expands to
/PUMP1/NSv/NFJJv/PIPE1-1
Tabbing takes account of linefeeds within the text string, whether specified explicitly or by the new line generator code ’#/’. Hence
’#5#NAME#/#8#CATR#/#8#CREF’
expands to
vvvv/PUMP1/NS
vvvvvvv/NFJJ
vvvvvvv/PIPE1-1
The use of this feature in combination with a fixed-width font (for example, style 6 or 7) allows you to arrange text neatly in a tabular form. Used in combination with Autotagging and the AVEVA E3D™ Programmable Macro Language (PML), it is possible to generate schedules on drawings easily. Refer to Schedule Generation for further information.
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