# PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer
Extracts the file pointer for the ASCII info file associated with a binary file. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer(PetscViewer viewer, FILE **file)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***viewer -*** `PetscViewer` context, obtained from `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`



## Output Parameter

- ***file -*** file pointer  Always returns NULL if not a binary viewer





## Note
For writable binary `PetscViewer`s, the file pointer will only be valid for the
first processor in the communicator that shares the `PetscViewer`.


## Fortran Note
This routine is not supported in Fortran.


## See Also
 `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetDescriptor()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer_Binary">PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer_Binary in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A><BR>


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