Syntax

__setSystemMaxData(size)

Parameters

Return value

The most recent value set by this macro, or 65535 (the default value) if the macro has not been called before.

For use with

All C-SPY drivers.

Description

Use this macro to set the maximum number of bytes that can be collected from an external application started with the __system2 or __system3 macro. By default, a maximum of 65,535 bytes can be collected.

Example

__var exitCode;
__var out;
__var oldSize;

oldSize = __setSystemMaxData(100000); // Increasing the maximum data size

exitCode = __system2("dir /S", &out);

__message "Previous data limit:";
__message oldSize

__message "Output from the dir command:";
__message out;

See also

__setSystemTimeout, __system2, and __system3.