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FileReadShortInt()

Summary

Reads a short (2-byte) integer from a binary file.

 

Syntax

result = FileReadShortInt(file f [, array options])

 

Argument

Contents

f

A file handle

 

Option

Type

Contents

Big Endian

Boolean

"True" if byte order is big endian, "False" (default) if little endian

Unsigned

Boolean

"True" if an unsigned integer, "False" (default) otherwise

 

Returns

The short integer value read from the binary file.

 

Notes

Error Codes

Error Type

Meaning

Error

Cannot read the value from the file

 

See Also

Function

Summary

CloseFile()

Closes a file

FileWriteShortInt()

Writes a short (2-byte) integer to a binary file

OpenFile()

Opens a text or binary file on disk

 

 

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