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Click here to copy the following block ' Deserialize an object from a file in binary format ' It can handle types that the SOAP serialization can't ' Requires: '  Imports System.IO '  Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary Private Function LoadBinaryData(ByVal path As String) As Object   ' Open a file stream for input   Dim fs As FileStream = New FileStream(path, FileMode.Open)   ' Create a binary formatter for this stream   Dim bf As New BinaryFormatter()   ' Deserialize the contents of the file stream into an object   LoadBinaryData = bf.Deserialize(fs)   ' close the stream.   fs.Close() End Function ' Note: refer to the SOAP version of this routine for an example of its usage, ' as they work the same way

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