PI1X Basic Programming Manual Ver. 1.10
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Purpose
:
To open (w+) a file and get the file for further processing.
Syntax
:
F%=OPENOUT filename$
Example
:
FilePath$="C:\DATA\Test.DAT"
fileID%=OPENOUT FilePath$
Description
:
F%
is an integer variable to be assigned to the result.
F%
Meaning
0
Open file failed.
Other
Open successfully. It returns the file.
filename$
is a string variable indicating the file path.
In case of error, open will return an integer value of 0. You
can use the GET_FILE_ERROR command to get the file
error code. Possible error codes and their interpretation are
listed below:
GET_FILE_ERROR Meaning
1
Filename is a NULL string.
6
Can't create file because the
maximum number of files
allowed in the system is
exceeded.
File path error.
Purpose
:
To open (r+) a file and get the file for further processing.
Syntax
:
F% = OPENUP filename$
Example
:
FilePath$="C:\DATA\Test.DAT"
fileID%=OPENUP FilePath$