FileOpen

Prototype

IntFileHandle:=FileOpen (FileName)

Description

Opens a file in binary mode and it returns the correspondent handle.

Parameters

FileName: A string containing a valid path and filename.

Returned value

IntFileHandle: integer value corresponding to the file handle .

Notes

The returned handle can be used as parameter in those functions that work on the files (FileClose, FileRead, …).

Example

// Check if there is a file within the directory

bExists:=FileExists ('c:\file.dat');

// Create a file if it doesn't exist

If bExists=False Then CreateFile('c:\file.dat');

// Open the file

strFile:=FileOpen('c:\file.dat');

// Execute other operations

// Close the file

FileClose(strFile);