is there any reason why i can't use 'Get' to pull a string variable off of a binary file? Or maybe I'm just doing it wrong...

Code:
Dim s As String
    Open "c:\windows\desktop\file1.dat" For Binary As #1
        Put #1, 1, "chicken!"
        Get #1, 1, s
    Close
    MsgBox s
the message box should display "chicken!" however I see nothing :(