# SpreadsheetReadBinary

Reads a spreadsheet file into a binary object.

## Method Signature

```
SpreadsheetReadBinary(src=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type     | Required | Description                       | Default |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | --------------------------------- | ------- |
| `src`    | `STRING` | `true`   | The path to the spreadsheet file. |         |

## Examples

Read legacy Excel file:

```js
// Read .xls file (binary format)
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetReadBinary( "/path/to/file.xls" );
println( "Read legacy Excel file" );
```

## Related

* [SpreadsheetRead()](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-spreadsheet/built-in-functions/spreadsheetread.md) - Read Excel files
* [SpreadsheetWrite()](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-spreadsheet/built-in-functions/spreadsheetwrite.md) - Write files
* [File Handling Guide](https://github.com/ortus-boxlang/boxlang-docs/blob/v1.x/boxlang-framework/boxlang-plus/modules/bx-spreadsheet/file-handling.md) - File operations


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