FILE.READB Function

Syntax

Data as B = file_pointer.ReadB(N Length)

Arguments

LengthNumeric: The number of bytes of data to read.

Returns

DataBinary: Returns the data from the file.

Description

Read bytes from file into a blob.

Discussion

The .READB() method retrieves a specified Number_of_Bytes from a file starting at the current file offset. The file is specified by the file object pointer. The .READB() method returns a blob. This is useful for reading binary files.

Example

The following example reads a Windows Bitmap (.BMP) file into a binary variable.

dim img as B
dim fptr as P
dim length as 
fptr = FILE.open("C:\ARTHUR.BMP", FILE_RO_SHARED)
length = fptr.bytes_get()
img = fptr.readb(length)

This example reads a JPEG image and writes it out as a Windows Bitmap (.BMP) image.

dim img as B
dim img as B
dim img2 as B
dim fptr as P
dim length as N
fptr = FILE.open("C:\arthur.jpg", FILE_RO_SHARED)
length = fptr.bytes_get()
img = fptr.readb(length)
img2 = jpeg_to_bitmap(img)
fptr2 = file.create("c:\arthur2.bmp", FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
fptr2.writeb(img2)
fptr2.close()
fptr.close()