Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: BinaryFile.ReadInt

Topics All Mac OS X (Only) Windows (Only) Linux (Only, Not) iOS (Only, Not)
Components Crossplatform Mac & Win Server Client Old Guides Examples
New in version: 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Statistic

BinaryFile.ReadInt

Reads an integer value.

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

MBS( "BinaryFile.ReadInt"; BinaryFileRef { ; Bits } )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

BinaryFileRef The reference number for the open file. $FH

Bits Optional
The number of bits to use.
Can be 8, 16, 32 or 64 bit.
Default is 32 bit. 32

Parameter	Description	Example value
BinaryFileRef	The reference number for the open file.	$FH
Bits	Optional The number of bits to use. Can be 8, 16, 32 or 64 bit. Default is 32 bit.	32

Result

Returns value or error.

Description

Reads an integer value.
See also BinaryFile.WriteInt for writing.

Examples

Play with reading integers:

Set Variable [ $fh ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Open"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.txt" ) ]
Set Variable [ $v1 ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.ReadInt"; $fh; 8) ]
Set Variable [ $v2 ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.ReadInt"; $fh; 16) ]
Set Variable [ $v3 ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.ReadInt"; $fh; 32) ]
Set Variable [ $v4 ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.ReadInt"; $fh; 64) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Close"; $fh) ]