Include a binary file in your source code as a byte array

Dr.Walt Fair, PE

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You can also use the method in the following article to insert any sort of binary file in your project resources and retrieve it. Create a blank Jet database[^]

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1. Include a binary file in your source code as a byte array

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A small method that reads a binary file from disk and creates valid byte[] declaration with the content of that file which you can then copy & paste into your application. This can be useful in unit tests if you need to feed binary data to the tested method.

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Dr.Walt Fair, PE

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I am a software developer specializing in technical and numerical software systems and also a PhD Petroleum Engineer.
I started programming in IBM 1620 machine code in 1967, then FORTAN on CDC mainframes mainframes in 1970. I later used ALGOL, BASIC, FORTH, Pascal,Prolog, C, F#, C#, etc.
I generally use whatever language available thatallows me to accomplish what is neccesary.

Include a binary file in your source code as a byte array

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