Core Function FileOpen

FileOpen( <filename>, <flag> )

Description

Opens a file for reading or writing.

Parameters

filename

Name of the file to open (can be text or binary).

flag

Mode (read or write) to open the file in options are:

• "" = Open existing file or create a new one with this name
• "a" = Open existing file for appending data to it
• "a+" = Open existing file for appending data to it or create a new file in write mode
• "w" = Create a new file for writing to (Will delete an existing file of this name)
• "w+" = Create a new file for writing to (Will NOT delete an existing file of this name)
• "r" = Open existing file for reading (Will give exception if file does not exist)
• "rw" = Open existing file for reading and writing (Will create if the file does not exist)

Default: "rw"

Return Value

Success: Returns a file "handle" for use with subsequent file functions

Failure: Returns null if error occurs.

Remarks

N/A

Example

$File = FileOpen("MyFile.txt", "w");
If(isVarObj($File, "file")) // You could just use isObj($File) however adding the "file" will make sure it is indeed a file
{
	FileAppend( $File, "This is line 1\n" );
	FileAppend( $File, "This is line 2\n" );
	FileAppend( $File, "This is line 3\n" );
	FileClose( $File );
}