real4

Used with the read from file, read from process, and read from socket commands to signify a chunk of binary file the size of a signed 4- byte real.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

real4

# Examples

read from file "image.gif" for 3 real4

# Description

Use the real4 keyword to read data from a binary file.

If you specify real4 as the chunk type in a read from file, read from process, or read from socket command, the data is returned as a series of numbers separated by commas, one for each chunk read.

# Tags

text processing,

# See

- **command:** read from socket, read from process, write to driver, read from file - **glossary:** keyword, binary file, command, byte, chunk