CGET_BUFFER

See also Example

Read a number of characters located in a memory area.

WebVue support - Yes.

Syntax

StrVal = CGET_BUFFER(Handle, Offset [, Chars[, Flag]]);

Return type: STR.

Argument	Meaning
Handle	The location of the memory buffer. Type LONG.
Offset	The offset in bytes (1 byte per character) representing the point at which the read will start. Any numeric type.
Chars	The number of characters that are to be returned. If omitted, one character will be returned. Any numeric type.
Flag	Conversion of the character string from ASCII to ANSI. A value of 1 disables conversion, 0 enables it.

Execution

Read a number of characters from the specified memory location and return them in a string.

Example

SUB Main()
DIM bufh as LONG;
CONST SIZE = 0;
CONST MODI = 4;
CONST ALLOC = 22;
bufh = ALLOC_BUFFER(ALLOC);
PRINT(FSTAT("myfile.dat", bufh));
PRINT("Size (bytes) :",IGET_BUFFER(bufh,SIZE));
PRINT("Date changed :",CGET_BUFFER(bufh,MODI));
FREE_BUFFER(bufh);
END SUB

For further examples, select the Example link above.