Added in 1.9.0
/sockread [-fn] [numbytes] <%var|&binvar>
Reads bytes from the receive buffer into the specified variable.
If you specify a %var variable, a line of text ending with a Carriage Return/LineFeed is read into %var. The $crlf are stripped off (this may result in %var being $null if the line only consisted of $crlf).
If you specify a &binvar then [numbytes] of info is read into the binary variable. If no [numbytes] is specified it defaults to 4096 bytes.
Switches
| Switch | Description |
| -f | Forces AdiIRC to fill the %var variable with whatever text is in the receive buffer, even if it does not end in a $crlf. |
| -n | allows you to read a $crlf terminated line into a &binvar. If the incoming line does not contain a $crlf, no bytes will be read into &binvar, unless you specify the -f switch, which forces the read (same as when reading into %vars). |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| [numbytes] | Number of bytes to read into &binvar. |
| <%var|&binvar> | %var or &binvar to read the data into. |