Description
Converts a blob containing a Unicode character string to a string in the file format of the current version of PowerBuilder.
Syntax
FromUnicode ( blob )
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Argument |
Description |
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blob |
A blob containing a Unicode character string you want to convert to a string in the file format of the current version of PowerBuilder |
Return value
String.
Returns a character string if it succeeds and an empty string if it fails.
Usage
The FromUnicode function converts a Unicode blob to a Unicode character string and has the same result as String(blob). This function will be obsolete in a future release of PowerBuilder.
Unicode file format
Unicode files sometimes have two extra bytes at the start of the file to indicate that they are Unicode files. If you are opening a Unicode file in stream mode, skip the first two bytes if they are present.
See also
