' FileToByteArray
' http://www.utteraccess.com/wiki/index.php/FileToByteArray
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' rev  date                          brief descripton
' 1.0  2012-05-11
'
Public Function FileToByteArray(FilePath As String) As Byte()
 'add error handling as required
 'add path validation as required
 
 Dim FileNum As Integer
 Dim Ret() As Byte
 
 FileNum = FreeFile
 
 Open FilePath For Binary Access Read As #FileNum
   ReDim Ret(LOF(FileNum) - 1) As Byte
   Get FileNum, , Ret
 Close #FileNum
 
 FileToByteArray = Ret
 
End Function