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title: "Stream (ADO for Visual C++ Syntax) | Microsoft Docs"
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# Stream (ADO for Visual C++ Syntax)
## Methods  
  
```  
Cancel(void)  
Close(void)  
CopyTo(_ADOStream *DestStream, LONG CharNumber = -1)  
Flush(void)  
LoadFromFile(BSTR FileName)  
Open(VARIANT Source, ConnectModeEnum Mode, StreamOpenOptionsEnum Options, BSTR UserName, BSTR Password)  
Read(long NumBytes, VARIANT *pVal)  
ReadText(long NumChars, BSTR *pbstr)  
SaveToFile(BSTR FileName, SaveOptionsEnum Options = adSaveCreateNotExist)  
SetEOS(void)  
SkipLine(void)  
Write(VARIANT Buffer)  
WriteText(BSTR Data, StreamWriteEnum Options = adWriteChar)  
```  
  
## Properties  
  
```  
get_Charset(BSTR *pbstrCharset)  
put_Charset(BSTR Charset)  
get_EOS(VARIANT_BOOL *pEOS)  
get_LineSeparator(LineSeparatorEnum *pLS)  
put_LineSeparator(LineSeparatorEnum LineSeparator)  
get_Mode(ConnectModeEnum *pMode)  
put_Mode(ConnectModeEnum Mode)  
get_Position(LONG *pPos)  
put_Position(LONG Position)  
get_Size(LONG *pSize)  
get_State(ObjectStateEnum *pState)  
get_Type(StreamTypeEnum *pType)  
put_Type(StreamTypeEnum Type)  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Stream Object (ADO)](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/stream-object-ado.md)