
FREAD$( )
Description
This function reads a specified number of bytes of data from a file.
Syntax
FREAD$ (file handle, byte)
Parameter
Description
file handle
Either 0 or 1
byte
Number of bytes to be read
Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1",10,1234567890
DOWNLOAD "DATA2",15,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
DOWNLOAD "OPEN2.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
CLS
Y$=""
Z$=""
OPEN "DATA1",0
OPEN "DATA2",1
SEEK 0,0
SEEK 1,0
TEXT 10,260,"3",0,1,1,"FREAD$(0,6) IS: "+Y$
TEXT 10,320,"3",0,1,1,"FREAD$(1,6) IS: "+Z$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, OPEN, READ, EOF, LOF(), SEEK