WriteRaw method: File class

Syntax

WriteRaw(RawBinary)

Description

The WriteRaw method writes the contents of RawBinary to a file. This can be used for writing images, messages, or other types of raw binary data to a file.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
RawBinary	Specify the raw binary to be written to the file.

Returns

None.

Example

The following example writes employee photos (GIF files) from a record to a file.

Local File &FILE;
Local Record &REC;
Local SQL &SQL;

&REC = CreateRecord(Record.EMPL_PHOTO);
&SQL = CreateSQL("%SelectAll(:1)", Record.EMPL_PHOTO);

&FILE = GetFile("C:\temp\EMPL_PHOTO.GIF", "w", "UTF8", %FilePath_Absolute);

While &SQL1.Fetch(&REC)
   &FILE.WriteRaw(&REC.EMPLOYEE_PHOTO.Value);
End-While;

&FILE.Close();