This method is obsolete. See the Remarks section below.

Description

The Utilities.FileRead method reads the Count number of bytes from the file, whose handle is specified by the Handle parameter, to the Buffer. Note that you should use the file handle that is returned by the FileCreate or FileOpen function.

Declaration

Utilities.FileRead(Handle, Buffer, Count)

Handle	[in]	Required	Integer
Buffer	[out]	Required	Variant
Count	[in]	Required	Integer
Result	Integer

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Utilities

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

Handle

Specifies the handle of the file to be read.

Buffer

Specifies the variable to which certain number of bytes will be read.

Count

Specifies the number of bytes to be read from the specified file.

Result Value

The function returns the actual number of bytes read from the file. This number is less than or equal to Count.

Remarks

Currently, this function works only in VBScript and DelphiScript scripts.

This method is obsolete. It is supported for backward compatibility only. To read from text and binary files, use various Read methods of the aqBinaryFile or aqTextFile object.

Utilities.FileRead Method