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Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Emulation.OpenSystems Library / Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Emulation.OpenSystems Library / Screen Object / ReadChars3 Method
The number of characters to read. If zero is specified, an empty string is returned.
The time (in seconds) to wait for the specified number of characters.
A ReadOption value.
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    ReadChars3 Method
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    Reads a specified number of characters from the host.
    Syntax
    expression.ReadChars3( _
   ByVal count As Integer, _
   ByVal timeout As Integer, _
   ByVal option As ReadOption _
) As String
    where expression is a variable that represents a Screen Object

    Parameters

    count
    The number of characters to read. If zero is specified, an empty string is returned.
    timeout
    The time (in seconds) to wait for the specified number of characters.
    option
    A ReadOption value.

    Return Value

    A string that contains the requested number of characters or all of the characters received prior to a timeout.
    Example
    This example reads the first 1000 characters received from the host without translating from the PC to the Host character set.
    Sub ReadASetNumberOfCharsWithNoTranslation()
 
    Dim charactersReceived As String
    
    'Send a command
    ThisScreen.SendKeys "ls"
    ThisScreen.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
    
    'Read the first 1000 characters and do not translate from the PC to the Host character set
    charactersReceived = ThisScreen.ReadChars3(1000, 1, ReadOption_NoTranslation)
    
    Debug.Print charactersReceived
    
End Sub
    See Also

    Reference

    Screen Object
    Screen Members

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