Options in the String Variable dialog box

Select this option to use a string tag as the source of the string variable. Type the name of a string tag or a tag placeholder. To open the Tag browser and select a tag, click the browse button.

If you select this option, when the variable is inserted it, will begin with

/*S

.

Select this option to enter a literal character string as the string variable. You can also use a tag placeholder as a literal string.

Literal string variables do not support spaces.

If you select this option, when the variable is inserted, it will begin with

/*LS

.

Select this check box if the variable is to always display the same number of characters. Then select the number of characters to display, up to 255. If you clear this check box, the length of the embedded variable changes to accommodate the length of the string tag’s value.

Select this check box if you want the number of displayed characters to be counted from the right-hand side of the string instead of the left-hand side.

Select this check box if the display is to show an asterisk (*) if the character string is too long to be shown in the field. If

Right-most characters in the string are displayed

is selected, the asterisk will appear at the beginning of the string. Otherwise it will appear at the end.