# read_file: Windows File Binary Contents
- Catalog: `FileSystem`
- Label: File Binary Contents
- Retrieve: true
## Parameters of Table Function
| Name | Data Type | Required | Default Value | Documentation |
|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|---|
| `ignore_errors` | `boolean` | ☐ | | Whether to ignore errors when accessing the file. Defaults to false. |
| `path` | `string` | ☑ | | Relative or absolute path to the file. |
## Columns of Table Function
The columns of the table function `read_file` are shown below. Each column has an SQL data type.
| Name | Data Type | Label | Required | Documentation |
|---|:---:|---|:---:|---|
| `file_contents` | `byte[]` | | ☐ | |
| `file_path` | `string` | | ☐ | |
| `is_existing` | `boolean` | | ☐ | |