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BinaryFile.WriteContainer
Writes a container value to the file.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
BinaryFile | 7.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
BinaryFileRef | The reference number for the open file. | $FH |
Container | The container value to write. | MyTable::MyImage |
Result
Returns number of bytes written or error.
Description
Writes a container value to the file.Useful if your file should contain a picture or PDF file.
Examples
Write container to file:
Set Variable [ $fh ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Create"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/output.pdf" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteContainer"; $fh; test::ContainerField) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Close"; $fh) ]
Write EDIFACT PDF:
Set Variable [ $Pfad ; Value: "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.pdf" ]
Set Variable [ $b ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Create"; $Pfad ) ]
# Write header text before PDF
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteText"; $b; "UNB+ANSI:1+AR...'%"; "UTF-8" ) ]
# now pass through PDF
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteContainer"; $b; MyData::PDF) ]
# and write footer
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteText"; $b; "UNZ+1+1") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Close"; $b) ]
See also
- BinaryFile.Close
- BinaryFile.Create
- BinaryFile.ReadContainer
- BinaryFile.WriteText
- WordFile.WriteContainer
- ZipFile.WriteContainer
Release notes
- Version 10.5
- Fixed memory leaks in BinaryFile.WriteContainer, Container.ReadImage, Vision.ClassifyImage, Vision.DetectBarcode and Vision.RecognizeText functions.
Blog Entries
- MBS Plugin Advent calendar: 3 - BinaryFile
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Created 12nd June 2017, last changed 29th December 2024
