Setting up and writing an array to file

[BH2114]

In the following code, I have a long list of string items that get written to a file. I suspect that using an array would be a more efficient way of doing this. that being the case, could you provide an example of how this is done?

	while(1)
private st = systime()
while(systime() - st < logInterval*60)
   delay(.2)
   if (logflag==0)
      break
   endif
endwhile
 if (logflag==0)
      break
   endif
   
private string k =format("%4.2f",TorqueOutput[0])
private string l =SpeedOutput[0]
private string m =format("%3.1f",Temp1[0])
private string n =format("%3.1f",Temp2[0])
private string o =format("%3.1f",Temp3[0])
private string p =format("%3.1f",Temp4[0])
private string q =format("%3.1f",Temp5[0])
private string r =format("%3.1f",Temp6[0])
private string s =format("%3.1f",Temp7[0])
private string t =format("%3.1f",Temp8[0])
private string u =format("%3.1f",Temp9[0])
private string v =format("%3.1f",Temp21[0])
private string w =format("%4.2f",Horsepower[0])
private string x =formatdatetime("%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S",systime())
private string crlf =  chr(13) + chr(10)
private string a = '<td class="tg-yw4l">'
private string deg = chr(176)+' C</td>'
FileHandle = File.Open(NewFileName,0,1,1,1)
     
      private string out=    '<tr>'
      out +=    crlf 
      out +=    a
      out +=    x 
      out +=   '</td>'
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    k 
      out +=   ' Ft. Lbs</td>'
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    l  
      out +=   ' RPM</td>'
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    m  
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    n 
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    o 
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    p  
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    q  
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    r 
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    s 
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    t
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    u  
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    v 
      out +=    deg
      out +=    crlf
      out +=    a
      out +=    w 
      out +=   ' HP</td>'
      out +=    crlf
      out +=   '</tr>'
      out +=    crlf
File.Write(FileHandle,out)
File.Close(FileHandle)    
wait(.2)
endwhile
	FileHandle = File.Open(NewFileName,0,1,1,1)
      private string out=    '</table>'
      out +=     crlf
      out +=     '</html>
	

 

[BH2114]

actually, upon more consideration, I think that this makes more sense:

	while(1)
private st = systime()
while(systime() - st < logInterval*60)
   delay(.2)
   if (logflag==0)
      break
   endif
endwhile
 if (logflag==0)
      break
   endif
   
private string k =format("%4.2f",TorqueOutput[0])
private string l =SpeedOutput[0]
private string m =format("%3.1f",Temp1[0])
private string n =format("%3.1f",Temp2[0])
private string o =format("%3.1f",Temp3[0])
private string p =format("%3.1f",Temp4[0])
private string q =format("%3.1f",Temp5[0])
private string r =format("%3.1f",Temp6[0])
private string s =format("%3.1f",Temp7[0])
private string t =format("%3.1f",Temp8[0])
private string u =format("%3.1f",Temp9[0])
private string v =format("%3.1f",Temp21[0])
private string w =format("%4.2f",Horsepower[0])
private string x =formatdatetime("%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S",systime())
private string crlf =  chr(13) + chr(10)
private string a = '<td class="tg-yw4l">'
private string deg = chr(176)+' C</td>'
FileHandle = File.Open(NewFileName,0,1,1,1)
     
      private string out=    '<tr>'
      out +=    crlf + a + x + '</td>' 
      out +=    crlf + a + k + ' Ft. Lbs</td>'
      out +=    crlf + a + l + ' RPM</td>'
      out +=    crlf + a + m + deg  
      out +=    crlf + a + o + deg      
      out +=    crlf + a + p + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + q + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + r + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + s + deg 
      out +=    crlf + a + t + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + u + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + v + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + w + deg
      out +=    crlf + a + w + ' HP</td>'
      out +=    crlf + '</tr>'
	File.Write(FileHandle,out)
File.Close(FileHandle)    
wait(.2)
endwhile
	FileHandle = File.Open(NewFileName,0,1,1,1)
      private string out=    '</table>'
      out +=     crlf + '</html>
	

 

[AzeoTech]

It does, but I'd use longer variable names.  I general reserve single letter variable names for counters in things like for() loops.

I also probably wouldn't do the separate assignment for each item.  I'd definitely shorten crlf, your <td>, and deg, though I'd rename "a" to at least "td" so its clear, then I'd leave the rest, so instead of:

out += crlf + a + m + deg

I'd put:

out += crlf + td + format("%3.1f",Temp1[0]) + deg

Its much clearer and you don't have to constantly scroll up your code to figure out what m, o, and p are.  There just isn't a good reason to assign them to a variable even if the variable name is more than 1 letter.