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Function BinReadFile(String)String Read a local binary (non-text) file contents.
Usage BinReadFile (File path) You can specify both absolute or relative file paths. The function returns the file contents using a Binary Stream.

Example

<%
Dim binaryData
binaryData = BinReadFile("docs/manual.pdf")
%>

Source Code

<%
Function BinReadFile(filename)
Const adTypeBinary = 1
Dim bs, filepath
if mid(filename,2,1)<>":" and left(filename,2)<>"\\" then filepath = Server.MapPath(filename) else filepath=filename
On Error Resume Next
Set bs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
bs.Type = adTypeBinary
bs.Open: bs.LoadFromFile filepath
BinReadFile = bs.Read
bs.Close: set bs=nothing
On Error Goto 0
End Function
%>