DataFlex

Load Entire File into BinData

Demonstrates how to load an entire file into a BinData object. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoFac
    Variant vBd
    Handle hoBd
    Integer iMaxBytesToRead
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkFileAccess)) To hoFac
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFac))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFac
    End

    Get ComOpenForRead Of hoFac "qa_data/pdf/sample.pdf" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFac To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Move 99999999 To iMaxBytesToRead
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get ComFileReadBd Of hoFac iMaxBytesToRead vBd To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoFac To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Send ComFileClose To hoFac

    // The bd object contains the file data...
    Get ComWriteFile Of hoBd "qa_output/sample.pdf" To iSuccess


End_Procedure