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Binvar question #33955 04/07/03 12:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 108 H Hindsight OP Vogon poet
OP Hindsight Vogon poet H Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 108	ive been trying to use a binvar to output a socket from a txt file, being data.txt. Anyhow, usually start and end end up being: %start 3668 %end 3955 To return the text in between it ive been using $bvar... Idk if theres a char limit or something, but it keeps on saying: * String too long: $bvar (line 32, cscript.mrc) Line 32 being %read Code: alias csearchparse { bread data.txt 0 $file(data.txt).size &var set %start $calc($bfind(&var, 1, <H4>1.) + 6) set %end $bfind(&var, 1, <H4>2.) set %read $bvar(&var, %start, %end) } Is there another way around $bvar, or am I just using it wrong. I just thought the reason for using binvar was to maximise the number of chars, which in this case it doesnt. Thanks ahead of time

Re: Binvar question #33956 04/07/03 10:39 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,523 Q qwerty Hoopy frood
qwerty Hoopy frood Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,523	First of all, it's not $bvar(&var,<start>,<end>) , it's $bvar(&var,<start>,<length>). Second, you didn't use the .text property with $bvar(), so %read would contain a series of ascii numbers (eg 45 56 89 92) instead of the actual text. Try this: set %read $bvar(&var,%start,$calc(%end - %start)).text Also remember that binvars do allow you to handle larger sizes, but the moment you convert them to text with $bvar(), the limits on string length kick in inevitably. So, binvars won't help you display or handle a larger string as text. /.timerQ 1 0 echo /.timerQ 1 0 $timer(Q).com

Re: Binvar question #33957 04/07/03 12:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 108 H Hindsight OP Vogon poet
OP Hindsight Vogon poet H Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 108	Can I split it into two steps then? IE: Ascii - Text

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