Using decimals in calculations

[Wadenut]

I need a simple method to extract a temperature value as a number from the device strings produced by mcstemp. I use Temperature, Humidity and Windspeed in calculations to derive Windchill, Humidex and Dew Point.
Using the device values only returns the whole part of the numbers and results in somewhat inaccurate results.
I've tried various VB methods without success as the structure of these strings is a bit difficult to decypher.
Thanks in advance.

[Michael McSharry]

mcsTemperature provides scripting functions to assist with this. The one most likely to suit your needs is GetDeviceNumber(DC). It will look in the DeviceString and if not null then it will strip the HTML stuff and return the numeric portion. If the DeviceString is null then it will return the DeviceValue.

For example if your temperature with a decimal is stored in DC [5 then
ValueWithDecimals = hs.GetPlugins("mcsTemperature").GetDeviceNumber("[5")

There are also functions if you want lower-level functionality
WithoutHTMLString = RemoveHTMLTags(sString)
NumericPortion = MakeNumber(sString)

[Wadenut]

hmmm... Perhaps I ought to have re-read the manual. That's exactly what I need. Thanks for the super fast response, Michael.