IOMODE

Summary


Iomode is used to assign for a sequential file, the following parameters : Adxirs,  Adxifs,  Adxium.

Syntax

   Iomode ( Adxirs | Adxifs | Adxium ) expression  [ Using abrev ]

Parameters

Element

Description

Restrictions

expression

Expression of the type Char or Numeric that are used to load one of three system variables.

None.

abrev

Abbreviation describing the open file.

None

Examples

   # Read of the first 10 words in the line in sequential files 
   # the fields are separated by ' '
   # the records are separated by CR LF  (chr$(13)+chr$(10))
   # The character string to read is in ASCII
    Char MOT1(30)(10)
    Openi filpath('TRT','ZINSTRUC1','txt') Using [FIC1]
    Iomode  adxirs ' '             Using [FIC1]
    Iomode  adxifs chr$(13)+chr$(10) Using [FIC1]
    Iomode  adxium 50              Using [FIC1]
    Rdseq MOT1 Using [FIC1]
    Openi Using [FIC1]

Description and comments

Iomode  is used to assign for each open sequential file, the following parameters : Adxirs,  Adxifs,  Adxium.

Thus, Iomode is used to define the character for the field separation by the Adxifs variable , the character for the separation of the records by the Adxirs variable and the coding of the character strings by the Adxium variable.

This is a new instruction for version 140.

Associated errors

No associated errors.

Associated keywords

ADXIFS - ADXIRS - ADXIUM - RDSEQ - WRSEQ - OPENI - OPENO


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