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Text.ReadTextFromContainer
Reads content of container value as text.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Text | 4.4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MBS( "Text.ReadTextFromContainer"; Container { ; Encoding } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Container | The container field or variable containing container value. | $myData | |
| Encoding | The text encoding for result. Default is native. This function can also handle UTF-16 as well as UTF-16LE and UTF-16BE for little/big endian byte order. 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 content of container value as text.You need to be sure it is text and the text encoding. Else you may get garbage.
Examples
Reads text from container:
MBS( "Text.ReadTextFromContainer"; test::test; "UTF8" )
See also
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Created 18th October 2014, last changed 12nd November 2015
Text.ReadTextFile - Text.RedefineEncoding
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