ADO Stream object:
Read Method
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
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Example
Dim intNum as Integer, varStreamRead
intNum = 1234
' ...some code
varStreamRead = objStream.Read intNum
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| 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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