Re: binary data?

In article <000801c2658b$6ae22420$f7fea8c0@chris>, chris@planetoxygene.com says... > Hi there everyone, > > How can I import binary data - say from a gif file, into a string or array in PHP? I can do > text files/csv etc ..... but using the same method it won't do binary (I'm sure for some > obvious reason). > > Thanks for your help > > Chris fread() is documented as being binary safe - is that what you have tried? This example is in the docs: $filename = "c:\\files\\somepic.gif"; $fd = fopen ($filename, "rb"); $contents = fread ($fd, filesize ($filename)); fclose ($fd); -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi! Quod subigo farinam