# ADSFile2Blob()

Save a Binary file to a field

Syntax

  ADSFile2Blob(cFileName, cFieldName, <nBinaryType>) --> lSuccess

Arguments

  <cFileName> File to read. Can be in UNC format. A common example is an image file.
  <cFieldName> Field in the current workarea to contain the binary data.
  <nBinaryType> Either ADS_BINARY (the default) or ADS_IMAGE. This parameter is for fields in DBF files. ADT tables cannot store binary and image data in standard character memo fields (they have specific field types for that).

Returns

  <lSuccess> True if the file is successfully written.

Description

  See ACE.HLP for full details about the Advantage Database Server. ADSFile2Blob() is a wrapper for AdsFileToBinary. Use of this function is illegal in an ADS transaction.

Status

  Ready

Compliance

  Harbour extension

Platforms

  Windows 32-bit only

Files

  Library is RddAds Header is ads.ch

See Also

- ADSBlob2File()