Modern Fs File OpenRead

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File.OpenRead

Opens an existing file for reading only.

Syntax

File.OpenRead( p )

Notes

• Read only; the file must exist (FS_NOT_FOUND otherwise).

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

dim as ustring dir_ = CreateTempDir( "tkdoc" ).Value( )
dim as ustring p = PathJoin( dir_, "f.txt" )
dim as File f
print cbool( f.OpenRead( p ).Failure( ).Code( ) = FS_NOT_FOUND )    '' true

RemoveDirAll( dir_ )

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Library: Filesystem Library Category: File Streams Documented under: Files