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Samuel Gomes edited this page Nov 8, 2022 · 1 revision

See OPEN.

The OUTPUT file mode is used in an OPEN statement to send new data to files or ports.

Syntax

OPEN fileName$ FOR OUTPUT AS #1

Description

Example(s)

Writes new data to a text file sequentially and reads it back to the program screen.

filename$ = "testfile.dat"
x = 1: y = 2: z$ = "Three"

OPEN filename$ FOR OUTPUT AS #1 'opens and clears an existing file or creates new empty file

WRITE #1, x, y, z$

CLOSE #1

PRINT "File created with data. Press a key!"

K$ = INPUT$(1) 'press a key

OPEN filename$ FOR INPUT AS #2 'opens a file to read it

INPUT #2, a, b, c$

CLOSE #2

PRINT a, b, c$

END

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