OPEN.FILE
Purpose
Used to create a file handle for subsequent access by record-oriented calls such as READ.RECORD, WRITE.RECORD, etc.
Arguments
| Argument | Input/Output | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CODE | Input | 11 |
| Output | unchanged | |
| BFS | Input | BFS List |
| Output | unchanged | |
| HANDLE | Input | Media Map Handle |
| Output | unchanged | |
| NAME | Input | filename*account as read from @FILES<2> and @FILES<3> |
| Output | unchanged | |
| FMC | Input | null |
| Output | unchanged | |
| RECORD | Input | null |
| Output | File Handle for file | |
| STATUS | Input | 1 |
| Output | true if the file handle is successfully constructed, false if the handle cannot be constructed and verified |
Note
Once an OPEN.FILE call has been made, the file handle for an opened file is stored as field five of the @FILES file entry. Subsequent BASIC+ OPEN statements do not make this OPEN.FILE call if a file handle for the file is already available.
Called by
BASIC+ OPEN statement