Q(uick)BASIC Keyword: ACCESS
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OPEN Statement ACCESS Clause
Specifies the type of access users have to an opened file
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Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic and QuickBasic.
Syntax
- ACCESS {READ | WRITE | READ WRITE}
Description/Parameter(s)
| READ | Opens a file for reading only. |
| WRITE | Opens a file for writing only. |
| READ WRITE | Opens a file for both reading and writing. READ WRITE mode is valid only for random-access and binary-mode files, and files opened for APPEND (sequential access). |
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Syntax
- ACCESS {READ | WRITE | READ WRITE}
Description/Parameter(s)
The ACCESS clause is used in the OPEN statement. It works only if you are using a version of DOS that supports networking (DOS Versions 3.0 or later).
| READ | Opens a file for reading only. |
| WRITE | Opens a file for writing only. |
| READ WRITE | Opens a file for both reading and writing. This mode is valid only for RANDOM and BINARY files and files opened for APPEND. |
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Syntax
- ACCESS {READ | WRITE | READ WRITE}
Description/Parameter(s)
| READ | Opens a file for reading only. |
| WRITE | Opens a file for writing only. |
| READ WRITE | Opens a file for both reading and writing. |
- READ WRITE mode is valid only for random-access and binary-mode files and files opened for APPEND (sequential access).
- ACCESS works only if you are using OS/2 or a version of DOS that supports networking (DOS Versions 3.0 or later).
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