Opens a file or device.
OPEN file$ [FOR mode] [ACCESS access] [lock] AS [#]filenumber% [LEN=reclen%]
The name of the file or device. The file name may include a drive and path.
One of the following file modes: APPEND, BINARY, INPUT, OUTPUT, or RANDOM.
In network environments, specifies whether the file is opened for READ, WRITE, or READ WRITE access.
Specifies the file locking in network environments: SHARED, LOCK READ, LOCK WRITE, LOCK READ WRITE.
A number in the range 1 through 255 that identifies the file while it is open.
For random-access files, the record length (default is 128 bytes). For sequential files, the number of characters buffered (default is 512 bytes).
If the Web-based script is not authenticated to eDirectory with appropriate rights, an error is returned.
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