MLGetData()

#include "mathlink.h"

/* read data from a link in textual form */

void f(MLINK lp)
{
    int size, count;
    char *buff;

    switch(MLGetType(lp))
    {
        case MLTKSTR:
            if(! MLBytesToGet(lp, &size))
                {
                    /* unable to read the number of bytes from lp */
                    return;
                }

            buff = (char *)malloc(size * sizeof(char));
            if(buff == (char *)0)
                {
                    /* unable to allocate mmemory */
                    return;
                }

            if(! MLGetData(lp, buff, size &count))
                {
                    /* unable to read the string data from lp */
                    free(buff);
                    return;
                }

            /* ... */

            free(buff);

            break;
    }

    /* ... */
}