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The Read method is used to read the entire stream or a specified number of bytes from a binary Stream object and returns the resulting data as a variant.
Note: This method is only used with binary Stream objects, for text Stream objects, use the ReadText method.
Syntax
var=objStream.Read numbytes
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| numbytes | Optional. The number of bytes to read from the file,
or a StreamReadEnum value. Default is adReadAll
If you have specified more than the number of bytes left in the Stream, only the bytes remaining are returned. |
StreamReadEnum Values
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| adReadAll | -1 | Default. Reads all bytes from the stream, from the
current position to EOS.
Note: This is the only valid value with binary Stream objects |
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