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If you try to read a file that does not exist (Access = Read), an error message appears. If you try to write to a file that does not exist (Access = Write), a new file is created.</paragraph> 44cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149262" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7"> 45cdf0e10cSrcweir<emph>Mode:</emph> Keyword that specifies the file mode. Valid values: Append (append to sequential file), Binary (data can be accessed by bytes using Get and Put), Input (opens data channel for reading), Output (opens data channel for writing), and Random (edits relative files).</paragraph> 46cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154014" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="8"> 47cdf0e10cSrcweir<emph>IOMode:</emph> Keyword that defines the access type. Valid values: Read (read-only), Write (write-only), Read Write (both).</paragraph> 48cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150011" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9"> 49cdf0e10cSrcweir<emph>Protected:</emph> Keyword that defines the security status of a file after opening. Valid values: Shared (file may be opened by other applications), Lock Read (file is protected against reading), Lock Write (file is protected against writing), Lock Read Write (denies file access).</paragraph> 50cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153190" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10"> 51cdf0e10cSrcweir<emph>FileNumber:</emph> Any integer expression from 0 to 511 to indicate the number of a free data channel. You can then pass commands through the data channel to access the file. The file number must be determined by the FreeFile function immediately before the Open statement.</paragraph> 52cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151115" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11"> 53cdf0e10cSrcweir<emph>DatasetLength:</emph> For random access files, set the length of the records.<comment>UFI: #61736</comment></paragraph> 54cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3153418" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">You can only modify the contents of a file that was opened with the Open statement. If you try to open a file that is already open, an error message appears.</paragraph> 55cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149123" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="13">Example:</paragraph> 56cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile</paragraph> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155064" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">Dim iNumber As Integer</paragraph> 58cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154754" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">Dim sLine As String</paragraph> 59cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153711" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">Dim aFile As String</paragraph> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155764" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="40">Dim sMsg as String</paragraph> 61cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3159264" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">aFile = "c:\data.txt"</paragraph> 62cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153963" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">iNumber = Freefile</paragraph> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155959" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">Open aFile For Output As #iNumber</paragraph> 64cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154705" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Print #iNumber, "This is a line of text"</paragraph> 65cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3146916" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">Print #iNumber, "This is another line of text"</paragraph> 66cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150942" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">Close #iNumber</paragraph> 67cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150300" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">iNumber = Freefile</paragraph> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154022" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">Open aFile For Input As iNumber</paragraph> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150783" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">While not eof(iNumber)</paragraph> 70cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153270" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Line Input #iNumber, sLine</paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153784" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">If sLine <>"" then</paragraph> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149208" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">sMsg = sMsg & sLine & chr(13)</paragraph> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150304" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">end if</paragraph> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3151217" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">wend</paragraph> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3152582" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="37">Close #iNumber</paragraph> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3159100" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="41">Msgbox sMsg</paragraph> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3159091" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="38">End Sub</paragraph> 78cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 80