Reset

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Reset

Closes every open file, or resets a redirected standard input or output stream.

Syntax

Declare Sub Reset ( )
Declare Sub Reset ( ByVal streamno As Long )

Parameters

• streamno

Description

Reset, when called with no arguments, closes all disk files.

Reset, when called with the streamno argument, will reset the redirected or piped streams associated with stdin (0), or stdout (1).

Runtime errors: Reset(streamno) can set one of the following runtime errors:

(1) Illegal function call

(3) File I/O error

Remarks

Usage

Reset

or

Reset( streamno )

Differences from QB

• None for Reset().
• The Reset(streamno) usage is new to FreeBASIC.

See also

• Close
• Open
• Open Cons
• IsRedirected

Examples

Open "test.txt" For Output As #1

Print #1, "testing 123"

Reset

Dim x As String

'' Read from STDIN from piped input

Open Cons For Input As #1

While EOF(1) = 0

  Input #1, x

  Print """"; x; """"

Wend

Close #1

'' Reset to read from the keyboard

Reset(0)

Print "Enter some text:"

Input x

'' Read from STDIN (now from keyboard)

Open Cons For Input As #1

While EOF(1) = 0

  Input #1, x

  Print """"; x; """"

Wend

Close #1

Note: Under Windows, to specify to the program that data entry is completed (transfer EOF), you can press CTRL+Z then press ENTER.

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