Reading & writing binary file from Forms 4.5

From: Bruno Abate <babate_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 18:44:04 GMT
Message-ID: <7eg91i$h88$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>



[Quoted] Hello, I found this post of Bilodeau from 1997/01/31:

"Hi,
I'm using the TEXT_IO package to write binary files with the PUT function. Since a binary file contains EOF and EOL markers (which are not markers butraw data), how can you read it back?
The only available function to read from a file is TEXT_IO.GET_LINE. How come there is nothing like a GET function? Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks & sorry for my english ;-) "

The fact is, in 1999 nobody has replied and I need to do the same. Specifically, I need to put a winzip file in a long raw field in forms 4.5 or 5.0.

Did you get to do it? How? I am about to give up and use user exits or visual basic, but I am sure any advice will help me.

Thanks in advance from Uruguay, South America.

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