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CREATEINSTREAM Function (File)

Creates an InStream object for a file. This enables you to import or read data from the file.

File.CreateInStream(Stream)

Parameters

  • File
    Type: File The file that you want to create the InStream object for.
  • Stream
    The InStream object that will be used to read or write the data to the file.

Example

The following example imports data from an XML document to a table. The code uses the OPEN Function (File) to open the XML document named NewCustomer.xml from a folder named Import on the C drive. The CREATEINSTREAM Function (File) creates a data stream to get the data from the XML document into the table. The IMPORT Function (XMLport) then imports, parses the data, and adds it as a record to the table by using an XMLport (50004). The CLOSE Function (File) then closes the data stream. This example assumes that you have created a NewCustomer.xml file in a folder that is named Import on the C drive and you have created an XMLport and given it ID 50004. This example requires that you create the following variables in the C/AL Globals window.

Variable name DataType

ImportXmlFile

File

XmlINStream

InStream

ImportXmlFile.OPEN('C:\Import\NewCustomer.xml');
ImportXmlFile.CREATEINSTREAM(XmlINStream);
XMLPORT.IMPORT(50004, XmlINStream);
ImportXmlFile.CLOSE;

See Also

Reference

File Data Type