function::text_strn
Escape any non-printable chars in a string
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SYNOPSIS
text_strn:string(input:string,len:long,quoted:long)
ARGUMENTS
input
the string to escape
len
maximum length of string to return (0 implies
MAXSTRINGLEN)
quoted
put double quotes around the string. If input string is
truncated it will have “...” after the second quote
DESCRIPTION
This function accepts a string of designated length, and any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the corresponding escape sequence in the returned string.