STR modifier

[Ioannis]

On the manual page 47 it is stated that "STR must be followed by a backslash and a number that specifies how many characters (bytes) to collect.".

Can this modifier be a variable or is it necessary be a constant?

Test show that a variable works with no problems. Is it 100% trusted?

Thanks
Ioannis

[Charles Leo]

Yes, I believe it can be trusted with a variable. I've used this form to receive a variable number of characters based on a length parameter received immediately prior to the string:

[wait($80),length,STR idstring\length]

[Ioannis]

Thank you Charles. The term "number" in the manual made me think that his should be better a constant.

Ioannis