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function::text_strn
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 “...” 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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