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# extract_text_from_binary_file

The `extract_text_from_binary_file` function extracts potential strings of text from a binary file.

## Syntax

    extract_text_from_binary_file( section, filename )

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`section` | (string) The name of a section in the CFS configuration file that contains settings for the extraction of strings from the binary file. For information about the configuration parameters that you can set, see Extract_Text_From_Binary_File Parameters.
`filename` | (string) The path and file name of the file to extract strings from.

## Returns

Strings. Returns a list of strings.

## Example

    local potential_strings = { extract_text_from_binary_file( "ExtractTextFromBinaryFile", "C:\MyFiles\MyBinaryFile.dll" ) }

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Topic Title: extract_text_from_binary_file