a5storage_getitem_as_blob Function

Syntax

b blob = a5Storage_getItem_as_blob(C connectionString ,C itemName [,* pResult ])

Arguments

connectionStringCharacter: Storage connection string with ::storage:: as a prefix.
itemNameCharacter: The name of the item to fetch.
pResultPointer: An optional dot variable that you can pass in that will be populated with information about the object.

Returns

blobBinary: Returns the data downloaded from the item in storage.

Description

Retrieves data from an item in storage, including files stored in Amazon S3 or Azure, and puts the data in a blob variable.

Example

dim b3 as b
dim p3 as p

b3 = a5Storage_getItem_as_blob("::storage::Amazon_East","movies/4290.jpg",p3)
?b3.size()
?p3 
= contentType = "image/jpeg"
timeTakenMilliseconds = 297

To send the file to the client from an Ajax Callback, see a5Helper_generateFileDownloadJS Function. See also Context.Response.SendFile.