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Socket.ReadMLLP
Reads bytes from socket and returns them as text.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Socket | 3.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Socket.ReadMLLP"; SocketID; length { ; Encoding } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SocketID | The socket ID received by Socket.Connect function. | $sock | |
| length | Maximum number of bytes to read. | 10 | |
| Encoding | The text encoding for result. Default is native. 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 message.
Description
Reads bytes from socket and returns them as text.The text returned may be shorter than length bytes.
This function waits until a packet is complete (end byte received) and returns the text in the message.
Examples
Read up to 8 bytes and decode them from Windows text encoding into FileMaker:
$value = MBS( "Socket.ReadMLLP"; $sock; 8; "windows" )
See also
Blog Entries
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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 12nd November 2015
