2.2.20. ADO Stream object

Stream object (ADO version 2.5) ¶

ADO Stream object is used to read and write and to process binary data or text streams.

Stream objects can be obtained in three ways:

By pointing to the URL of an object (usually a file) containing binary or textual data. This object can be a simple document, a Record object representing a structured document, or a folder.
By setting the Stream object is instantiated. These. Stream objectcan be used to store data for an application. Associated with the URL Stream or Record default of Stream different, instantiated Stream by default, it is not associated with the base source.
By opening the connection with Record the default associated with the object Stream object. open Record can get the same informationas the Record gets or sets the default stream associated with the Simply open the stream to delete a round trip.

objectname.property objectname.method 

Attribute	Description
CharSet	Specifies the character set used to store the Stream.
EOS	Returns whether the current position is at the end of the stream.
LineSeparator	Sets or returns the line break used in the text Stream object.
Mode	Sets or returns the available permissions for modifying data.
Position	Sets or returns the current position, in bytes, starting from the Stream object.
Size	Returns the size of an open Stream object.
State	Returns a value that describes whether Stream is on or off.
Type	Sets or returns the type of data in the Stream object.

Method	Description
`Cancel`	Cancel the right `Stream` object’s `Open` the execution of the call.
`Close`	Close `Stream` object.
`CopyTo`	Converts a specified number of characters / bits from a `Stream` object to another `Stream` object.
`Flush`	Send the contents of the `Stream` buffer to the associated lower level object.
`LoadFromFile`	Load the contents of the file `Stream` object.
`Open`	Open `Stream` object.
`Read`	From a binary `Stream` object reads the entire stream or the specified number of bytes.
`ReadText`	From a text `Stream` all streams, rows, or the specified number of bytes are read in the.
`SaveToFile`	Put one `Stream` saves the binary contents of the object to a file.
`SetEOS`	Sets the current position to the end of the stream (EOS)
`SkipLine`	Skip a line when reading a text stream.
`Write`	Write binary data to a binary `Stream` object.
`WriteText`	Write character data to a text `Stream` object.