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Exceptions thrown using step function in Probe interfaced with PVManager #164
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At this point, only VTypes can be output of formulas. step() returns a NumberListProvider (or something like that), so you get the error. It's not clear to me why the name of the type is not in the exception message, though: the code is there. |
What is a correct example for using |
The step function is meant to be used as part of formulas. For example: The point is that the output of step is not a VType. Like the column() function does not return a vType and makes no sense to use directly. Maybe we can have a better error message, but the fact that you get an error is intended. |
Changing the error message could be in this version, but changing behavior would need to go to 3.3.x. |
As a first step, changing the error message is enough for us. |
Gabriele, can you change the error message in 3.2.13? And, we can move the On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:05 AM, arnaudf-iter notifications@github.comwrote:
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The trick is that I need a message that is good for both the programmer and the end user... I'll think of something. |
Did you want to merge this to master also, or do you have other plans? |
Will be merged to trunk with the new version of pvmanager in January. This was a simple patch for 3.2 that touches fewest things as possible. |
Thank you , closing ticket. |
An exception occurs every seconds when typing "=step(10,10)" for example in Probe interfaced with PVManager and no result is displayed.
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