BLOB to real

BLOB to real ( blob ; realFormat {; offset} ) : Real

Parameter	Type		Description
blob	Blob	→	BLOB from which to get the Real value
realFormat	Integer	→	0=Native real format, 1=Extended real format, 2=Macintosh Double real format, 3=Windows Double real format
offset	Variable	↔	Offset within the BLOB (expressed in bytes)
			New offset after reading
Function result	Real	←	Real value

Description

The BLOB to real command returns a Real value read from the BLOB blob.

The realFormat parameter fixes the internal format and byte ordering of the Real value to be read. You pass one of the following predefined constants provided by 4D:

Constant	Type	Value
Extended real format	Integer	1
Macintosh double real format	Integer	2
Native real format	Integer	0
PC double real format	Integer	3

Note regarding Platform Independence: If you exchange BLOBs between Macintosh and PC platforms, it is up to you to manage real formats and byte swapping issues while using this command.

If you specify the optional offset variable parameter, the Read value is read at the offset (starting from zero) within the BLOB. If you do not specify the optional offset variable parameter, the first 8 or 10 bytes of the BLOB are read.

Note: You should pass an offset value between 0 (zero) and the size of the BLOB minus 8 or 10. If you do not do so, an error -111 is generated.

After the call, the variable is incremented by the number of bytes read. Therefore, you can reuse that same variable with another BLOB reading command to read another value.

Example

The following example reads 20 Real values from a BLOB, starting at the offset 0x200:

 $vlOffset:=0x200
 For($viLoop;0;19)
    $vrValue:=BLOB to real(vxSomeBlob;PC byte ordering;$vlOffset)
  // Do something with $vrValue
 End for

See also

BLOB to integer
BLOB to longint
BLOB to text
INTEGER TO BLOB
LONGINT TO BLOB
REAL TO BLOB
TEXT TO BLOB

Properties

Command number	553
Thread safe	✓