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Appendix A - Excel Functions 323
The fpgetd( ) Function
Function Name
fpgetd( ) - get a value from the current database (double precision)
Synopsis
double fpgetd(char *tag)
Description
The fpgetd() function is used in the spreadsheet as a formula. This function gets the value of a
specified tagname.atom from the current database. The function fpgetd() returns the value as a
double precision data type.
Inputs
Returns
Value of the specified tagname.atom, or an error message.
Example
This example gets the value for FIC101.OUT from the current database, for the current time.
In Microsoft Excel:
=fpgetd(“FIC101.OUT”)
Parameter Description
tag The tagname and atom for which the value will be obtained
from the current database.