CLOSE Statement (BASIC)

Closes one or more open files or devices.

Syntax

CLOSE [[#]filenumber%[,[#]filenumber%]...]

Parameters

filenumber%: The number of an open file or device.

Remarks

CLOSE with no arguments closes all open files and devices.

Example

CLS 
INPUT "Enter filename: ", n$ 
OPEN n$ FOR OUTPUT AS #1 
PRINT #1, "This is saved to the file." 
CLOSE 
OPEN n$ FOR INPUT AS #1 
INPUT #1, a$ 
PRINT "Read from file: "; a$ 
CLOSE