ADO » Stream » Read
Version: 2.5
- Syntax:
- variant = streamobject.Read (NumBytes)
- NumBytes
- The optional NumBytes parameter is either the number of bytes to read or one of the StreamReadEnum constants. If you specify a number larger than the actual number of bytes available in the Stream, only the actual available bytes are read and no error is generated. A null value is returned if there are no bytes left to be read.
Reads the specified number of bytes from a binary Stream object andreturns the data as a variant.
The Read method is used to read an entire binary file or a specified number of bytes
from a Stream object and to return the data as a variant.
This method is used exclusively for binary data type Stream objects.
Please use the similar ReadText method for text data type Stream objects.
There is one optional parameter.
StreamReadEnum Constants
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| adReadAll | -1 | Default, read from the current position to EOS |
| adReadLine | -2 | Only read until the end of the current line |
Examples
Code:
Dim intNumBytes, varStreamRead
intNumBytes = 4096
...
varStreamRead = objStream.Read intNumBytes
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