AdminFiles.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
Function ReadFromBinaryFile(bstrFileName As String) As Variant
Parameters
bstrFileName
A String that specifies the path and file name to read.
Return Values
If this method completes successfully, it returns a Variant containing the file contents.
Error Values
This method sets the Number property of the global Err object to S_OK (&H00000000) to indicate success and to standard COM 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. In particular, the Description property may contain a text description of the error.
Remarks
For more information about memory ownership issues related to COM property and method parameters, see Managing COM Parameter Memory.
Example
' The following example opens the specified file and
' then uses the Response.BinaryWrite method to download
' the file to a browser.
' oFile is a Commerce AdminFiles object.
' vFileContents is a variable of type Variant.
vFileContents = oFile.ReadFromBinaryFile("c:\temp\postcard.jpg")
Response.ContentsType = "image/jpeg"
Response.BinaryWrite vFileContents