real8

Type

keyword

Summary

Used with the read from file, read from process, and read from socket commands to signify a chunk of binary data the size of a signed 8- byte real.

Syntax

real8

Description

Use the real8 keyword to read data from a binary file.

If you specify real8 as the chunk type in a read from file, read from process, or read from socket command, the data is returned as a series of numbers separated by commas, one for each chunk read.

Examples

read from process currentInput for 1 real8

read from file "Thing.jpg" for 12 real8

Related

command: read from socket, read from process, write to driver, read from file

glossary: keyword, binary file, command, byte, chunk

keyword: token

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile