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====== Read a file using a stream ======

If you need to read a larger file and process it during the read, you should use a ''stream'' for it.
This is largely used when reading or writing in the network using internet protocols.

This is a sample how to read a file using a stream:
<code>using System.IO
using System.Text

function ReadFileStream( cFileName as string ) as void
local oFileStream as FileStream
local aBytes as byte[]
local nOffset as int
local nRead as int   
local nBufLen as int
local cBuffer as string
	
nOffset	:= 0
nBufLen := 10
cBuffer	:= ""  
aBytes := byte[]{ 10 }
oFileStream := FileStream{ cFileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read }
while ( nRead := oFileStream:Read( aBytes, 0, nBufLen ) ) > 0
  cBuffer := cBuffer + System.Text.Encoding.UTF32:GetString( aBytes )
  nOffset := nOffset + nRead
end
System.Console.WriteLine( "Read with stream:" + cBuffer )    
	
return</code>

You will find more information about the [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.stream|System.IO.Stream]] class in the MSDN, together with the child classes like the FileStream class.
Please pay attention to the correct [[encodings|Encoding]]!