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FILE.FROM_BLOB Function

Syntax

Byte_Count as N = FILE.From_blob(C Filename,B data)

Arguments

FilenameCharacter

The path and name of the file to create.

dataBinary

The binary data to write.

Returns

Byte_CountNumeric

Returns the size of the file.

Description

The FILE.FROM_BLOB() method creates a file from binary data.

Example

dim cc as C
dim bb as B
cc = FILE.to_string("C:\Garden\achillea.bmp")
bb = char_to_blob(cc)
FILE.from_blob("c:\temp\flower.bmp", bb)

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