Thanks guys, this was a very insightful thread. On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 1:31 PM Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> On 4/5/23 08:13, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: > > Thanks Phil. Yes I learned the hard way with my SQL Agent to > base64encode anything over sockets. And yes I do append a numtochar(13) > coming and going and strip it off before decoding and read until > numToChar(13). I don't use cr because I am uncertain how each OS platform > treats it. The Server Agent could be running on anything in the future. > > If you're already base64encoding the text you might consider a different > end character than numtochar(13). For instance, numtochar(3) is already > defined as "End of Text". That should eliminate or at least reduce any > cross-platform issues you might run into. > > https://www.ascii-code.com/ > > -- > Mark Wieder > ahsoftw...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode