Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: BinaryFile.WriteContainer

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BinaryFile.WriteContainer

Writes a container value to the file.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
BinaryFile	7.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteContainer"; BinaryFileRef; Container ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

BinaryFileRef The reference number for the open file. $FH

Container The container value to write. MyTable::MyImage

Parameter	Description	Example
BinaryFileRef	The reference number for the open file.	$FH
Container	The container value to write.	MyTable::MyImage

Result

Returns OK 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) ]

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Release notes

Version 10.5
- Fixed memory leaks in BinaryFile.WriteContainer, Container.ReadImage, Vision.ClassifyImage, Vision.DetectBarcode and Vision.RecognizeText functions.

Created 12nd June 2017, last changed 12nd June 2017

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