Is string_length() still a valid relation function?

[dschenken]

I looked for this in the old help and in the help at http://help.ptc.com/creo_hc/creo30_pma_hc/usascii/index.html#page/pma/introduction/about_PTC_creo_help.html Neither place mentions string_length(). But at http://www.mcadcentral.com/creo-drawing/14098-string-functi-ns-proe-relati-ns.html one responder has string_length in a list extracted from some version of Help file.

As in the title - is string_length() still a valid relation function? Looking for WF5, Creo, Creo 2, and Creo 3 validation.

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[TomD.inPDX]

It is in the list of functions, yes.

[TomU]

Yes, still there. From Creo 3.0 F000 Help:

[TomU]

Of course the newfangled help isn't smart enough to find it.

[TomD.inPDX]

Help needs help! Anyone figure out why the new help files are only half the size of the previous versions?

[TomD.inPDX]

How did you get to that page, Tom?

[TomU · Accepted solution]

To get to the page with the information on it, I manually navigated down to where I knew it was.

Pick the question mark in the corner:

This takes me to the help center (on PTC's website)

http://help.ptc.com/creo_hc/creo30_pma_hc/usascii/home.html

From there drill down to the topic:

[dschenken]

Thanks Tom,

Not only isn't it where it should be, in the string functions section, and help doesn't find it, it's in an application section that's just wrong - where are the arguments being passed -to-? There isn't any argument passing in relations. It's all one big piece with only global variables and no user defined functions. String_length -used- to be in the string functions section, based on the previous link, so someone took the trouble to break it on purpose.

[Dale_Rosema]

Is that because it is a Creo Parametric Help Center and not Creo?

[TomU]

Initially I just had Creo 3 installed, but not the help center. After installing the help center locally (and then using it), the search actually works correctly:

As far as what section, it's the same in WF5 (CEP/5):

[TomD.inPDX]

Lipstick on a pig comes to mind here