Prototype
IntFileHandle:=FileOpen (FileName)
Description
It opens a file in binary mode and it returns the correspondent handle.
Parameters
FileName: string corresponding to the path of the file to be open.
Returned value
IntFileHandle: integer value corresponding to the file handle .
Notes
The returned handle can be used as parameter in those functions that work on the files (FileClose, FileRead, …).
Example
// It checks if a file exists
Esistente:=FileExists ('c:\files\unfile');
// It creates a file if it doesn't exist
If Esistente=False Then CreateFile('c:\files\unfile');
// It opens the file
UnFile:=FileOpen('c:\files\unfile');
// It places itself in the file
FileSeek(UnFile, 1);
// It writes a byte in the file
FileWrite(UnFile,1);
// It closes the file
FileClose(UnFile);