Open Instruction
Syntax
Open Name$ For
mode [Access access] [lock] As _
[#]StreamNum [Len
= RecordLen]
Group
Description
Open file Name$ for mode as StreamNum.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Name$ | This string value is the path and name of the file. A path relative to the current directory can be used. |
| mode | May be Input, Output, Append, Binary or Random. |
| access | May be Read, Write or Read Write. |
| lock | May be Shared, Lock Read, Lock Write or Lock Read Write. |
| StreamNum | Streams 1 through 255 are private to each macro. Streams 256 through 511 are shared by all macros. |
| RecordLen | This numeric value is the record length for Random mode files. Other file modes ignore this value. |
See Also: Close, FileAttr, FreeFile, Reset.
Example
Sub Main
Open "XXX" For Output As #1
Print #1,"1,2","Hello"""
Close #1
End Sub