FileToStr Function (String, Long) | |
Returns the contents of a file as a character string.
Namespace:
XSharp.VFP
Assembly:
XSharp.VFP (in XSharp.VFP.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax FUNCTION FileToStr(
cFileName AS STRING,
Flags AS LONG
) AS STRING
public static string FileToStr(
string cFileName,
int Flags
)
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- cFileName
- Type: String
Specifies the name of the file whose contents are returned as a character string.
If the file is in a directory other than the current default directory, include a path with the file name.
- Flags
- Type: Long
Specifies if the file needs to be opened in Unicode mode or as Binary file.
A value of S2F_FLAG_UNICODE_TEXT indicates that the file needs to be treated like a Unicode Text file.
All other values indicate that the file needs to be treated like a binary file (just like in FoxPro).
Return Value
Type:
String
Character
Remarks
Note that the size of the character string FileToStr( ) returns can be very large.
Examples 1CD HOME()
2cRedist=FileToStr("REDIST.TXT")
3?OCCURS(".MSM",cRedist)
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