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FileReadFloat()

Summary

Reads a single precision (4-byte) floating point number from a binary file.

 

Syntax

result = FileReadFloat(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

 

Returns

A real number containing the 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
FileWriteFloat() Writes a single-precision (4-byte) floating point number to a binary file
OpenFile() Opens a text or binary file on disk

 

 

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