opening binary file

[smartpi]

I need to open a binary file and save it to an access 4.0, but I can't figure out how to open it in a way that I can then move it into an ado recordset.

[Iouri]

Function FileText(ByVal filename As String) As String
Dim handle As Integer

' ensure that the file exists
If Len(Dir$(filename)) = 0 Then
Err.Raise 53 ' File not found
End If

' open in binary mode
handle = FreeFile
Open filename$ For Binary As #handle
' read the string and close the file
FileText = Space$(LOF(handle))
Get #handle, , FileText
Close #handle
End Function


now add this to your recordset

Iouri Boutchkine
iouri@hotsheet.com

[smartpi]

Thanks, that worked and showed me that I didn't know how to save a binary file to an OLE field. I tried to do the way I save and transfer other fields: adorec!Picture = bFile I called your function like this: Call FileText(bFile) It might be because I need to dim bFile as a Variant, I'll try it tonight.

[Iouri]

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Iouri Boutchkine
iouri@hotsheet.com