OpenFileReadStream Method (path, attributes, lastWriteTime)

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Deployment Tools Foundation OpenFileReadStream Method (path, attributes, lastWriteTime)
Deployment Tools Foundation Namespaces ► Microsoft.Deployment.Compression ► IPackStreamContext ► OpenFileReadStream(String, FileAttributes%, DateTime%)
Opens a stream to read a file that is to be included in an archive.
Declaration Syntax
C# Visual Basic Visual C++ 
Stream OpenFileReadStream(
	string path,
	out FileAttributes attributes,
	out DateTime lastWriteTime
)
Function OpenFileReadStream ( 
	path As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef attributes As FileAttributes,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef lastWriteTime As DateTime
) As Stream
Stream^ OpenFileReadStream(
	String^ path, 
	[OutAttribute] FileAttributes% attributes, 
	[OutAttribute] DateTime% lastWriteTime
)
Parameters
path (String)
The path of the file within the archive. This is often, but not necessarily, the same as the relative path of the file outside the archive.
attributes (FileAttributes%)
Returned attributes of the opened file, to be stored in the archive.
lastWriteTime (DateTime%)
Returned last-modified time of the opened file, to be stored in the archive.
Return Value
Stream
A readable Stream where the file bytes will be read from before they are compressed, or null to skip inclusion of the file and continue to the next file.

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.9.1006.0)

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