Open

Open(filename AS String, flags AS Integer[, nCreationFormat AS Integer]) AS Boolean

Opens the file <filename>.

The parameter <flags> defines the open options as a combination of the following flags:

• modeRead = &h0000
• modeWrite = &h0001
• modeReadWrite = &h0002
• shareExclusive = &h0010
• shareDenyWrite = &h0020
• shareDenyRead = &h0030
• shareDenyNone = &h0040
• modeCreate = &h1000
• modeNoTruncate = &h2000
• TypeText = &h4000
• TypeBinary = &h8000

On file creation, set the <nCreationFormat> parameter to specify the file format:

• 1 for an ANSI file (default value)
• 2 for a UNICODE file
• 4 for a UTF8 file
• 5 for a binary file