OPENUP

A function which opens a disk data file for update (reading and writing) and returns the handle of the file. This number must be used in subsequent references to the file with BGET#, BPUT#, INPUT#, PRINT#, EXT#, PTR#, EOF# or CLOSE#.

A returned value of zero signifies that the specified file was not found.

X=OPENUP "jim"
X=OPENUP A$
X=OPENUP (A$)
X=OPENUP ("FILE1")

Syntax

<n-var>=OPENUP(<str>)

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