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Appendix A - Excel Functions 327
The fpput( ) Function
Function Name
fpput( ) - put a value from the spreadsheet into the current database (ASCII)
Synopsis
char fpput(char *tag, char *val)
Description
The fpput() function is used to put a value from the spreadsheet into the current database using
the tagname and atom specified. The function fpput() takes and places the value in ASCII format.
Inputs
Outputs
None.
Returns
The value put into the current database, or an error message.
Example
This example puts the value 12.34 into the current database, in ASCII format, for the tagname
FIC101.OUT.
In Microsoft Excel:
=fpput("FIC101.OUT", "12.34")
Parameter Description
tag The tagname and atom in the current database into which
the value will be placed.
val The ASCII value to be stored in the current database.