FUNCTION::TEXT_STRN

Section: A collection of standard strin (3stap)
Updated: March 2013
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NAME

function::text_strn - Escape any non-printable chars in a string

SYNOPSIS

    text_strn:string(input:string,len:long,quoted:long)

ARGUMENTS

input

: the string to escape

len

: maximum length of string to return (0 implies MAXSTRINGLEN)

quoted

: put double quotes around the string. If input string is truncated it will have lq...rq after the second quote

DESCRIPTION

This function accepts a string of designated length, and any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the corresponding escape sequence in the returned string.

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