Read returns the next number elements of data from stream. If stream stores a character type, then the elements are characters and a string is returned. If stream stores binary data, then an element is of type integer[1] and an rtable is returned.

If there are less than number elements in the stream, all the remaining elements are returned, as with the Get command.

$\mathrm{driver}≔\mathrm{Database}\left[\mathrm{LoadDriver}\right]\left(\right)\:$

$\mathrm{conn}≔\mathrm{driver}:-\mathrm{OpenConnection}\left(\mathrm{url}\,\mathrm{name}\,\mathrm{pass}\right)\:$$\mathrm{res}≔\mathrm{conn}:-\mathrm{ExecuteQuery}\left(''SELECT\; *\; FROM\; stream''\right)\:$$\mathrm{res}:-\mathrm{Next}\left(\right)$

$\mathrm{true}$

$\mathrm{res}:-\mathrm{GetData}\left(1\right)$

$''the\; quick\; brown\; fox\; jumped\; over\; the\; lazy\; dog''$

$\mathrm{res}:-\mathrm{GetData}\left(2\right)$

$\mathrm{str}≔\mathrm{res}:-\mathrm{GetData}\left(1\,\mathrm{stream}=\mathrm{true}\right)\:$$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Type}\left(\right)$

$\mathrm{VARCHAR}$

$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Read}\left(5\right)$

$''the\; q''$

$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Skip}\left(5\right)\;$$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Read}\left(5\right)$

$''brown''$

$\mathrm{str}≔\mathrm{res}:-\mathrm{GetData}\left(2\,\mathrm{stream}=\mathrm{true}\right)\:$$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Type}\left(\right)$

$\mathrm{BINARY}$

$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Read}\left(5\right)$

$\left[1\,2\,3\,4\,5\right]$

$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Skip}\left(5\right)\;$$\mathrm{str}:-\mathrm{Read}\left(5\right)$

$\left[11\,12\,13\,14\,15\right]$