real8

Typekeyword
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
real8
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.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
read from process currentInput for 1 real8
read from file "Thing.jpg" for 12 real8
RelatedCommand: read from socket, read from process, write to driver, read from file
Glossary: keyword, binary file, command, byte, chunk
Keyword: token
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.

Tagstext processing