fileReadBinary

Reads an on-disk or in-memory binary file (such as an executable or image file) on the server, into a binary object

fileReadBinary(filePath) → returns binary

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See Also:   fileRead   fileReadLine

Argument Reference

filePath string
Required

Absolute path to the file.

Examples
Sample code invoking the fileReadBinary function

Uses expandPath to grab a file in current directory.

binaryContent = fileReadBinary(expandPath('./file.pdf'));

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