Hello,
Can anyone help me?
I’m looking for a way to access variables in B&R automation studio using the variable name.
The data type of the variable is USINT, but at start of the programm, I have only the name of the variable in string format.
Is there any function block or library that allows you to access a process variable directly using the variable name “String” format?
Hi Tobias
You might want to look into the SYS_Lib. There you have the PV_xgetadr() function which will give you the address of the variable. as well as the length based on a (pointer to) a STRING input.
BR
Jan
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Since there is missing feedback for a month and the answer from Jan is correct fwiw, I am going to mark his reply as a solution.
For everyone reading this: Please do not ghost your own threads - it’s not really encouraging being ignored after spending time to help 
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