Text field error on Import Dataport (end-of-string char.?)

mart1n0

I wrote a Dataport to import items. everything works perfect except for the following:

The description has a maximum length of 50, this field imports fine with a length up to 49, when the length is 50 it gives me an error that the field cannot be more than 50 characters. I guess this is because of the end-of-string character.

But if I enter a description manually I can add descriptions up to 50. Is there a way to import descriptions up to 50 characters without creating global variables and copy strings and such?

diptish.naskar

Check the string lenght of the description that you are trying to upload

mart1n0

Well diptish.naskar that is exactly the problem the strings in the import file ARE all smaller than 50 characters and if I input them trough the forms I CAN enter descriptions of 50 characters but the import only lets me import up to 49 characters. If I try to import something that is 50 it gives me the error that the field cannot be bigger than 50.

So my guess is that it pastes an end-of-string character at the end making the field 51 and then gives an error.

What I wanted to know is if there is a work around without writing code for this.

Albertvh

Hi

in the Description - OnBeforeEvaluateField(VAR Text : Text[1024]) section you could do this

IF STRLEN(Text ) > 50 THEN
Text := COPYSTR(Text,1,50);


Hope this helps

Albert

Edit. Sorry didn't read that you did not want to do it with code.