' 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.BinaryPrivate 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