Programming | Closing data files

Closing data files

Function

Close a data file.

Syntax

Detailed Description

Close the data file when there is no longer any need to read from or write to it.

Set fileno to the value specified when opening the data file.

Example

Close a data file

  private SNO$
  private QTY$
  private BARDATA$
  open "TESTDATA.DAT" as #1                       ' open data file
  field #1, 3 as SNO$, 5 as QTY$, 13 as BARDATA$  ' define fields