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Resources

InStream... EndInStream (procedure)

Ceate an alias for a resource file (image, data file, attachment, etc.). You can then reference the resource file using the alias

instead of the path. This eliminates the need to repeat a path in more than one place in your code, and thus makes your code

easier to maintain. For example, if you change the resource, you need only modify the path in the instream() command,

rather than everywhere you reference the original resource.

You cannot use the instream() command inside any function you define using function @name().

Syntax

instream external resname

path

endinstream()

If you want to create a reference to a text document (for example a sample data file), replace "external" by "cleartext.”

Argument

resname

String value specifying the alias to use to refer to this resource file.

path

String value specifying the path of the resource file.

Code Sample Example

This example creates the alias 'photo' that refers to the resource file c:\images\employees\JAdler.bmp.

Example

instream external photo

c:\images\employees\JAdler.bmp

endinstream()

%You can then reference the resource using the alias

showbitmap('photo',72,1,1)