How to Address Strings from RSLinx in my OPC Client?

When an OPC Client loads the tags from RSLinx it will treat strings as an array of characters.

Let's assume the tag you are trying to read is [ProgramName].Batch_ID.DATA[]. In your OPC Client you will have tags like [ProgramName].Batch_ID.DATA[0] through [ProgramName].Batch_ID.DATA[82].

In order to read the entire string in a single tag you will have to manually add a tag using the following syntax:

[ProgramName].Batch_ID

All you have to do is drop the .DATA from the tag name and only use the portion before the .DATA.

How to Address Strings from RSLinx in my OPC Client?

When I load my tags from RSLinx my Strings come in as Arrays with each character as an individual array element.How do I address the entire string as a whole in a single tag?