UFL to read text files

Heres's one I know about by Chelseas Technologies  cViewText which works with Version 8.5 and later

http://www.chelseatech.co.nz/

Gary

I've checked this one, any others ?
Can you direct to documentation regarding writing UFL in C++

See list of 3rd-party tools at: http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html

My CUT Light UFL has a FileGetText() function that loads the content of a given file into a String.  You can then do the text lookup by using the regular string search functions within Crystal.  

If you explain the lookup challenge you are facing, it may be easier to advise.  Is it by chance a lookup of a value in an ini file?

hth,
- Ido

this is C++ project, which creates a ufl. The ufl works with 8.5 and higher
http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/FilesAndUpdates/cr_ufl_cpp_general.exe.asp

I want to read a Unicode text file in a 'key/value' manner.
example:

dim valueStr as String
dim myKeyas String

valueStr = readKey(myKey)

the valueStr should be a String larger than 254 charachters (127 in unicode)

Ido, I will look at your links, thanks.

dekel

Are you aware if there is a way to increase the size of UFMaxStringLength ?
(the maximum characters allowed to retrieve from a UFL method) ?

To go beyond 254, you need Crystal 9 or above.

Cheers,
- Ido

In CR9, I can simply increase the value of UFMaxStringLength and compile the UFL ?

Yes, it should work.  afaik, the new limit (in CR 9 and above) is 64K.

Cheers,
- Ido

formuas can return strings larger than 254 characters in cr 9, but ufls can't. neither in cr 9 nor 10.

My mistake.  EwaldL is absolutely correct.

Cheers,
- Ido