How can I convert any file to binary mode in c#?

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How can I convert any file like .exe or .doc .....etc to binary mode in c#
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Aren't they already binary? zerkms Mar 7 '11 at 7:46
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You can use BinaryReader to read your file. Please find code sample below:
public byte[] FileToByteArray(string _FileName)
{
byte[] buffer = null;
try
{
// Open file for reading
System.IO.FileStream _FileStream = new System.IO.FileStream(_FileName, Sys
tem.IO.FileMode.Open,System.IO.FileAccess.Read);
// attach filestream to binary reader
System.IO.BinaryReader _BinaryReader = new System.IO.BinaryReader(_FileStr
eam);
// get total byte length of the file
long _TotalBytes = new System.IO.FileInfo(_FileName).Length;
// read entire file into buffer
_Buffer = _BinaryReader.ReadBytes((Int32)_TotalBytes);
// close file reader
_FileStream.Close();
_FileStream.Dispose();
_BinaryReader.Close();
catch (Exception _Exception)
{
// Error
Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in process: {0}", _Exception.ToString());

}
return _Buffer;
}
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answered Mar 7 '11 at 8:01
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If what you want to do is read a binary file into a binary array object in c# th
en you can use a binary stream reader as described in this MSDN article.
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edited Jun 7 '12 at 3:02
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answered Mar 7 '11 at 7:47
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