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Read in file as binary data

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:46 pm
by sharyn
I'm trying to use the Zend ZIP class and at some point I have to read my file into a binary data string and then store it into the Zip file. This may be a very simple process, but I don't know how to do it. The documentation at Zend just says

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//add the binary data stored in the string 'filedata'
  $filedata = "(read your file into $filedata)";
  $zipfile -> add_file($filedata, "dir/file.txt");
The files are of varying types : text, jpg, tif, xls, etc...

I've looked around various sites including this one, but I may be typing in the wrong search words. In anycase, can anyone give me a clue?

Thanks a mill,
- sharyn

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:45 am
by rehfeld
file_get_contents() is binary safe

(so if fopen() btw)

[*RESOLVED*]

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:43 pm
by sharyn
Rehfeld,

file_get_contents() was exactly what I needed. Thanks a mill :D

- sharyn