how to parse through channel names greater than 32 characters.

[rs7q5]

Think this is very similar to #18 in the sense that the format is causing issues. I do not have short_names in my channel list, so have set the length for short name to 0s and that has allowed it to have the correct name and unit, however I have some names that are longer than 32s and so if I extend it I can get more length, but it then messes up other channels. Changing the max length above 32s causes issues with getting names, but I'm wondering if there is another place I need to adjust the length to get the names. the bigger issue is that I have duplicate names, so if I can at least get enough characters so there aren't duplicates that would solve my problem.

class ldChan(object):
    """Channel (meta) data

    Parses and stores the channel meta data of a channel in a ld file.
    Needs the pointer to the channel meta block in the ld file.
    The actual data is read on demand using the 'data' property.
    """

    fmt = '<' + (
        "IIII"    # prev_addr next_addr data_ptr n_data
        "H"       # some counter?
        "HHH"     # datatype datatype rec_freq
        "hhhh"    # shift mul scale dec_places
        "32s"     # name (originally set to 32s)
        "0s"      # short name (originally set to 8s)
        "12s"     # unit
        "40x"     # ? (40 bytes for ACC, 32 bytes for acti)
    )

[gotzl]

Hi, how do you create your .ld files ? Could you provide an example .ld file with a long channel name?

[rs7q5]

motec creates the .ld files when I export out the data logging. And I can't change it. but I know when I print the byte stuff it just doesn't find the remaining characters. this may not even be the issue with the parser though. I read somewhere motec may have a full channel name index thing which is how i2 standard pulls it in?

[gotzl]

I read somewhere motec may have a full channel name index thing which is how i2 standard pulls it in?

Any chance you find the source of that statement?

What about the example .ld file?