In article <000801c2658b$6ae22420$f7fea8c0@chris>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php