Q(uick)BASIC Keyword: INPUT

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OPEN Statement File Modes

INPUT specifies that the file is opened for sequential input (read only)

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Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic and QuickBasic.

Description/Parameter(s)

The APPEND, BINARY, INPUT, OUTPUT, and RANDOM keywords are used in the OPEN statement to specify file modes. INPUT, OUTPUT, and RANDOM are also used in the OPEN COM statement.

  • APPEND specifies that the file is to be opened for sequential output and sets the file pointer to the end of the file. A PRINT # or WRITE # statement then extends (appends to) the file.
  • BINARY specifies a binary-file mode. In binary mode, you can read or write information to any byte position in the file using GET or PUT statements.
  • INPUT specifies that the file is opened for sequential input.
  • OUTPUT specifies that the file is opened for sequential output.
  • RANDOM specifies that the file is opened in random-access file mode.
    RANDOM is the default file mode.