F-OPEN

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F-OPEN

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Opens a file and assigns it to a file buffer.

Synopsis

F-OPEN fb [DICT] filename
F-O fb [DICT] filename

Arguments

fb	An integer specifying the file buffer to be used. Available values are 1 through 9.
filename	The name of the file to open. filename can be a literal, or a reference to a buffer or a select list that contains the file name.

Description

The F-OPEN PROC command opens a file and assigns it to a file buffer. You can use the optional DICT keyword to specify that the file is a dictionary file.

F-OPEN is a PQN command.