File.OpenBackupRead Method (String)

FileOpenBackupRead Method (String)

[AlphaFS] Opens the specified file for reading purposes bypassing security attributes. This method is simpler to use then BackupFileStream to read only file's data stream.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

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public static FileStream OpenBackupRead(
	string path
)

Public Shared Function OpenBackupRead ( 
	path As String
) As FileStream

public:
static FileStream^ OpenBackupRead(
	String^ path
)

static member OpenBackupRead : 
        path : string -> FileStream

Parameters

path: Type: SystemString
The file path to open.

Return Value

Type: FileStream
A FileStream on the specified path, having the read-only mode and sharing options.

Reference

File Class

OpenBackupRead Overload

Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem Namespace