Extract the WString Datatype in Ignition

Ignition
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Hello,

 Can anyone tell me how to extract the Wstring datatype in Ignition.
  • Ignition version - Ignition 7.9
  • PLC model/version - Siemens 1500 PLC
  • Driver - Siemens 1500
  • Structure of your datatype and the element involved - Wstring

Thanks,
Kartik

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Hello Kartik,

Did you manage to find a solution for this?
I have the same issue and I have spent hours googling for a solution and I haven’t found anything substantial so far.

Best regards,
Nick

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I would expect you to have to read the 16-bit characters as integers, then decode from UTF-16. Blegh.

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Hey Nick,

We managed to get the output via OPC server method.

Thanks,
Kartik