IAdminFiles::ReadFromBinaryFile
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Use this method to read the contents of the specified binary file. The file can contain any type of data, such as a numeric data or a bitmap.
Definition
HRESULT IAdminFiles::ReadFromBinaryFile(BSTRbstrFileName,VARIANT*prgByte);
Parameters
bstrFileName
[in] A BSTR that specifies the path and file name to read.
prgByte
[out] The address of a VARIANT used to return the file contents.
Return Values
This method returns an HRESULT indicating whether or not it completed successfully. See the Error Values section for more details.
Error Values
This method returns S_OK (0x00000000) to indicate success and standard COM HRESULT error values to indicate failure. For more information about standard COM errors, see Standard COM Errors. Additional information may be available using the global Err object, which can be accessed using the API function GetErrorInfo. In particular, the GetDescription method of the IErrorInfo interface may return a text description of the error.
Remarks
The prgByte parameter contains valid data only if the method returns successfully.
For more information about memory ownership issues related to COM property and method parameters, see Managing COM Parameter Memory.