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BinaryWrite

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BinaryWrite[channel, b]

writes a single byte given as an integer from 0 to 255.

BinaryWrite[channel, {b1, b2, ...}]

writes a sequence of byte.

BinaryWrite[channel, “string”]

writes the raw characters in a string.

BinaryWrite[channel, x, type]

writes x as the specified type.

BinaryWrite[channel, {$x_1$, $x_2$, ...}, type]

writes a sequence of objects as the specified type.

BinaryWrite[channel, {$x_1$, $x_2$, ...}, {$type_1$, $type_2$, ...}]

writes a sequence of objects using a sequence of specified types.

• • strm = OpenWrite[BinaryFormat -> True]

• • BinaryWrite[strm, {39, 4, 122}]

• • Close[strm];

• • strm = OpenRead[%, BinaryFormat -> True]

• • BinaryRead[strm]

• • BinaryRead[strm, "Byte"]

• • BinaryRead[strm, "Character8"]

• • DeleteFile[Close[strm]];

Write a String

• • strm = OpenWrite[BinaryFormat -> True]

• • BinaryWrite[strm, "abc123"]

• • pathname = Close[%]

Read as Bytes

• • strm = OpenRead[%, BinaryFormat -> True]

• • BinaryRead[strm, {"Character8", "Character8", "Character8", "Character8", "Character8", "Character8", "Character8"}]

• • pathname = Close[strm]

Read as Characters

• • strm = OpenRead[%, BinaryFormat -> True]

• • BinaryRead[strm, {"Byte", "Byte", "Byte", "Byte", "Byte", "Byte", "Byte"}]

• • DeleteFile[Close[strm]];

Write Type

• • strm = OpenWrite[BinaryFormat -> True]

• • BinaryWrite[strm, 97, "Byte"]

• • BinaryWrite[strm, {97, 98, 99}, {"Byte", "Byte", "Byte"}]

• • DeleteFile[Close[%]];