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Chapter FiveGeneral Functions (continued)

ConvertNoCodes Function

Overview

The ConvertNoCodes function converts control characters to periods (‘.’) as a fill character within a string.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

string = ConvertNoCodes ( string data );

Parameters

data

A string to convert.

Return Value

Returns a string with any control characters converted to periods or an empty string on failure. Use the GetLastError function to retrieve error information.

Remarks

The ConvertNoCodes function is useful when preparing a string for display that may contain characters that are hostile to the output environment. All ANSI control characters below a space (0x20/32) will be converted. The return string has a maximum size of 2MB. If the buffer is exceeded, the GetLastError function will return ERROR_OVERFLOW.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

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