Writing to and from a binary file?

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Keith,

Unless I misuderstand you, you should be able to do what you want using byte and binfile (and the read and write commands or the put url command).

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On 22 jul 2011, at 23:59, Keith (Gulf Breeze Ortho Lab) wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I am new to LiveCode and am continuing to explore the language. 
> 
> Quick question... Is it possible to write to and from a binary file utilizing LiveCode? For example, is it possible to take a graphic file (for example) and split it into several unequal parts, and then put the parts back together again into a single file? I have used another programming package to accomplish such.
> 
> FYI: Reading in the Dictionary, I came across the byte and binfile entries. Can these be used to accomplish what I am looking for? If so, then are there any good examples out there?
> 
> Thanks, and any help is most appreciated!
> 
> Cheers from Florida!
> 
> Keith "Boo" L.