FileRead

Reads the contents of a file and returns it as a string or binary object

Method Signature

FileRead(filepath=[string], charsetOrBufferSize=[string], charset=[string], buffersize=[string])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
filepath	string	true	The path to the file to read.
charsetOrBufferSize	string	false	Either the charset to use when reading the file, or the buffer size to use when reading the file. If providing a buffer size, the next argument can be the charset.
charset	string	false	The explicit charset to use when reading the file.
buffersize	string	false	The explicit buffer size to use when reading the file.

Examples

Read a file into a binary object

Uses expandPath to grab a file in current directory.

binaryContent = fileReadBinary( expandPath( "./file.pdf" ) );

Additional Examples

binaryContent = fileReadBinary( expandPath( "./image.jpg" ) );

Related

• ContractPath

• CreateTempDirectory

• CreateTempFile

• DirectoryCopy

• DirectoryCreate

• DirectoryDelete

• DirectoryExists

• DirectoryList

• DirectoryMove

• DirectoryRename

• ExpandPath

• FileAppend

• FileClose

• FileCopy

• FileDelete

• FileExists

• FileGetMimeType

• FileInfo

• FileIsEOF

• FileMove

• FileOpen

• FileReadBinary

• FileReadLine

• FileSeek

• FileSetAccessMode

• FileSetAttribute

• FileSetLastModified

• FileSkipBytes

• FileWrite

• FileWriteLine

• GetCanonicalPath

• GetDirectoryFromPath

• GetFileInfo

• getTempFile

• PropertyFile