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Shell.ReadErrorText
Reads error.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Shell | 7.5 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
MBS( "Shell.ReadErrorText"; ShellRef { ; Encoding } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ShellRef | The reference number from the shell. | $shell | |
| Encoding | The text encoding for result. Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ. |
UTF8 | Optional |
Result
Returns text or error.
Description
Reads error.When child process writes something to error stream, you can read it here.
The plugin internally queries Shell.AvailableBytesError to see how much to read and return.
See also
- Shell.AvailableBytesError
- Shell.CloseInput
- Shell.Execute
- Shell.PeekErrorText
- Shell.ReadOutputText
- Shell.SetDataAvailableScript
- Shell.WriteInputText
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This function checks for a license.
Created 11st November 2017, last changed 22nd April 2021
