Public Sub Example()
Dim bytFile() As Byte
bytFile = GetFileBytes("c:\test\dirdump.doc")
''// Do something with bytFile here.
End Sub
Public Function GetFileBytes(ByVal path As String) As Byte()
Dim lngFileNum As Long
Dim bytRtnVal() As Byte
lngFileNum = FreeFile
If LenB(Dir(path)) Then ''// Does file exist?
Open path For Binary Access Read As lngFileNum
ReDim bytRtnVal(LOF(lngFileNum) - 1&) As Byte
Get lngFileNum, , bytRtnVal
Close lngFileNum
Else
Err.Raise 53
End If
GetFileBytes = bytRtnVal
Erase bytRtnVal
End Function