Q(uick)BASIC Keyword: ISAM

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ISAM

Indexed Sequential Access Method

Worth knowing

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

Description/Parameter(s)
  • The Microsoft BASIC Compiler includes a set of ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method) features for writing data management programs. See Chapter 10, "Database Programming with ISAM", in the BASIC Programmer's Guide for more information about using ISAM.
  • The OPEN statement used with the ISAM keyword creates an ISAM database and tables where they do not exist, and opens them.

ISAM Naming Conventions

  • ISAM names use the following conventions: