Allow a String Result within the Transform Section.

[pizman]

Currently a STRING Result in Transform occure in a Issue Warning.
For example a syntax like if($=0,12345,'HELLO') work fine if Value is "0" and result in 12345 BUT if Value is not 0 and the result should be "HELLO" it block the config.
Same Formula work fine in Compare !

After our Meeting yesterday Sebastian said he "think" that this have a good reason and would occure in trouble if we allow it.
I review this and not be sure if this is correct !

Fact 1:
After the Comparison Tab a Value can be a String without Problems. So all "behind" the Compare still work fine already.
Fact 2:
Also the Compare system itself can handle a "income" String Value already.... If we read a String Offset or a MF Variable with typ String then the compare is available there, and can handle it..... For example raw Value of a String is "alpha" we can say in Compare If current Value = alpha Then 1 else 2. No Problems.

So i think the "only" critical fact would be maybe the "Auto Truncate" behind the Transform line ( Where a Float Value is truncate into a full Integer) . Maybe not and finally there is no critical point left and it "would" work already if we allow it.

Benefit: More deepnes in Formula Syntax..... No need of Fake Values in Transform to Compare a blank 7Seg.
Disadvantage: Non if the Truncate is not a blocker ( and i not miss a other fact).

Recommendation..... Lets try it in the BETA ! . If truncate is a Prob may ´we can make a internal check..... IF Result of Compare is a INT or a FLOAT then remain current logic..... If not simply push it as a String to Compare ( Same way like in String Typ Configs )

[pizman]

PUSH!

Today a User on Discord talk about the PMDG737 MCP Displays.... So i remember to this request!
Here we would need to blank a Display " " (4 Spaces) in case of the value of a "other" Config ( placeholder)
For sure we can do this a little difficult and tricky within the Compare by some ElseIF and 'text' code
But we also need some other Compares and conditions.

It would be a plessure if this gonna be possible in the Transform ( where it is most logical to be located).
In that case a simple transform..... if(a=1,' ',$)