CreateBinaryData Function [Revelation On-Line Wiki]

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====== CreateBinaryData Function     ======


 
==== Description ====
 
This function will create a new variable containing passed data in binary format..
 
==== Syntax ====
 
retval = CreateBinaryData( varType, variable  )
 
==== Parameters ====
 
The function has the following parameters:

^Parameter^Description^
|varType|Type of variable you want to insert.  This is the same as it is for [[getvalue|GetValue]], [[lockvariable|LockVariable]].|
|variable|An existing variable to create binary data from.|
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==== See Also ====
 
[[getbytesize|GetByteSize()]], [[putbinaryvalue|GetBinaryValue()]], [[putbinaryvalue|PutBinaryValue()]]
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
declare function CreateBinaryData, GetByteSize

existingVar = "data"

existingSize = GetByteSize( existingVar )

newVar = CreateBinaryData(UBYTE, existingSize ) : existingVar
 
 
 
 
</code>