Reads bytes from a heap. 
               
            
 
            	 
            
               Syntax:
 
               		 
               		call "CBL_READ_VFILE" using by value heap-id
                                     heap-ref
                                     heap-length
                      by reference   heap-buffer
                      returning      status-code 
               	   
            	 
            
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                                 					 Key) | Picture | 
 
                           			 
                         
                        			 
                         
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | heap-id | cblt-vfile-handle. | pic x(2) comp-5. | 
 
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | heap-ref | cblt-x4-comp5. | pic x(4) comp-5. | 
 
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | heap-length | cblt-x4-comp5. | pic x(4) comp-5. | 
 
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | heap-buffer | pic x(n). | pic x(n). | 
 
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | status-code | See 
                                 					 Library Routines - Key. |  | 
 
                           			 
                         
                        		  
                     
                    
                  		
                 
               	 
              
            	 
            
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                              | heap-id | This contains the heap handle assigned when the heap was opened. | 
 
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | heap-ref | Offset in the heap at which to start reading. In .NET, this is limited to a maximum value of 0x7fffffff. | 
 
                           				
                            
                              				  
                              | heap-length | Number of bytes to read. | 
 
                           			 
                         
                        		  
                     
                    
                  		
                 
               	 
              
            	 
            
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                              | heap-buffer | Buffer into which bytes are read. It is your responsibility to ensure that the buffer is large enough to hold the number of
                                 bytes being read. | 
 
                           			 
                         
                        		  
                     
                    
                  		
                 
               	 
              
            	 
             
            
           
         
         
Comments:
Trying to read data from an area of the heap which has not yet been written results in indeterminate data being returned to the buffer.