VxiGetDevInfoStr Procedure

Gets information about a specified VXI device from the device configuration table.

Syntax

[ lStatus = ] VxiGetDevInfoStr ( lLA, lField, pbsResult )

The VxiGetDevInfoStr procedure syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

lStatus

Long

Status

lLA

Val Long

Device logical address

lField

Val Long

Field number

pbsResult

Var BString

The requested field

Comments

The lLA contains the logical address of the device and may be obtained using the GetDriverAddress function.

The lField specifies the field number in the configuration table as follows:

 

1

Device name

6

Manufacturer name

8

Model name

If lStatus is negative, an error has occurred. Otherwise, the function is successful.

Example

The following loop displays the name of all devices currently configured.

For lLA=0 to 255

If VxiGetDevInfoStr (lLA, 1, sDevice) < 0

Continue

Endif

Print sDevice

Next

See Also

VxiGetDevInfoNum