While trying to simplify the existing spaghetti code, I encountered problems with type safety. Compare the following:SET v, "54"
SET file, "MPPCHV_$v.odb"
ODBLOAD $file -> successfully loads MPPCHV_54.odb
SET v, "54.2"
SET file, "MPPCHV_$v.odb"
ODBLOAD $file -> Error reading file "[...]/MPPCHV_54.200000.odb"
The "54.2" appears to be stored as a float rather than a string. Maybe "54" was stored as an integer? I don't know how to verify this in odbedit.
Actually, I would be fine with setting the value as a float, as it allows arithmetic. In that case, I would appreciate something like a SPRINTF function in MSL:SET v, 54.2
SPRINTF file, "MPPCHV_%f.odb", $v
ODBLOAD $file Or, maybe a bit more modern, something akin to Python's f-stringsODBLOAD f"MPPCHV_{v:.1f}.odb" |