/// <summary>
/// This method retrieves a demand value from the meter and formats it according
/// to the meter's formatting rules established in the meter's program
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <remarks >
/// MM/DD/YY who Version Issue# Description
/// -------- --- ------- ------ ---------------------------------------
/// 12/07/06 mah 8.00.00 N/A Created
/// </remarks>
protected string GetDemandValue(ref SCSDevice device)
{
String strValue;
if (RegisterType == 1)
{
strValue = device.ReadPresentDemandValue(this);
}
else
{
strValue = device.ReadPreviousDemandValue(this);
}
if (strValue.Length > 0)
{
// Now that we have a value that we can display we need to format it to match
// the display format currently configured in the meter
strValue = FormatDisplayValue(strValue, device.DemandFormat);
}
return(strValue);
}
