problem with getting index as string

[Jochen Katz]

Hi,

> If there is a predictable way the get_printable() works then I can do what
> you suggest.

sure, just look at the method to see which characters are assumed to be
printable.

> But it is not.

It is.

> Taking the two indices as examples, scheduler
> and nbcarchive, one has end of line character and the other does not.

This is because the first byte of one string is a new line character.

> Moreover, the get_printable() for scheduler has the hex values including the
> length and then the string ".scheduler" after many spaces.

This is because this string hat the 0x09 as first character which is not
printable.

> Essentially, it
> looks like
> 
> "  09 73 63 68 65 64 75 6C 65 72^^^^^^^^^^^^^.scheduler"
> 
> where ^ is a space.
> 
> nbcarchive comes back as
> 
> " (new line char)
> nbcarchive"

Your're not trying to convert "scheduler" but the string 0x09"scheduler"
and 0x0A"nbcarchive". So it is ok what get_printable does.

> The above code will give the string in dotted notation
> (9.115.99.104.101.100.117.108....)
   ^
Look at the 9 and think where it comes from and what get_printable()
would do with it.

Best regards,
  Jochen