OpenRead Method (fileName)

Deployment Tools Foundation OpenRead Method (fileName)

Opens a file inside the archive for reading without actually extracting the file to disk.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public Stream OpenRead(
	string fileName
)

Public Function OpenRead ( _
	fileName As String _
) As Stream

public:
Stream^ OpenRead(
	String^ fileName
)

Parameters

fileName (String): The name of the file in the archive. Also includes the internal path of the file, if any. File name matching is case-insensitive.

Return Value

A stream for reading directly from the packed file. Like any stream this should be closed/disposed as soon as it is no longer needed.

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.5.1623.0)