# File ruby/comm_xmlrpc.rb, line 45
        def import_filter(ret)
          return ret[LONG_SYMBOL.size .. -1].to_i if (ret.class == String && ret[LONG_SYMBOL])
          if (ret.class == String && ret[EXCEPTION_SYMBOL]) then
                ss = ret.split(EXCEPTION_SEP)
                raise JException.new(ss[1],ss[2],ss[3])
          end
          return (ret == NULL_SYMBOL) ? nil : ret
        end