How to convert a TMemoryStream to an OLE variant and vice versa

Problem/Question/Abstract:

How to convert a TMemoryStream to an OLE variant and vice versa

Answer:

function MemoryStreamToOleVariant(Strm: TMemoryStream): OleVariant;
var
  Data: PByteArray;
begin
  Result := VarArrayCreate([0, Strm.Size - 1], varByte);
  Data := VarArrayLock(Result);
  try
    Strm.Position := 0;
    Strm.ReadBuffer(Data^, Strm.Size);
  finally
    VarArrayUnlock(Result);
  end;
end;

function OleVariantToMemoryStream(OV: OleVariant): TMemoryStream;
var
  Data: PByteArray;
  Size: integer;
begin
  Result := TMemoryStream.Create;
  try
    Size := VarArrayHighBound(OV, 1) - VarArrayLowBound
      (OV, 1) + 1;
    Data := VarArrayLock(OV);
    try
      Result.Position := 0;
      Result.WriteBuffer(Data^, Size);
    finally
      VarArrayUnlock(OV);
    end;
  except
    Result.Free;
    Result := nil;
  end;
end;