2.8.4.3 File Input/Output

Open a text file:

FOPEN_DIRECTIVE:

#fopen FILE_HANDLE_IDENTIFIER FILE_NAME OPEN_TYPE

OPEN_TYPE:

read | write | append

Close a text file:

FCLOSE_DIRECTIVE:

#fclose FILE_HANDLE_IDENTIFIER

Read string, float and/or vector values from a text file:

READ_DIRECTIVE:

#read ( FILE_HANDLE_IDENTIFIER, DATA_IDENTIFIER [, DATA_IDENTIFIER]... )

Use defined(FILE_HANDLE_IDENTIFIER) to detect end-of-file after a read.

DATA_IDENTIFIER:

UNDECLARED_IDENTIFIER | FLOAT_IDENTIFIER | VECTOR_IDENTIFIER | STRING_IDENTIFIER | ARRAY_REFERENCE

May read a value into an array reference if the array element's type has already been established.

Write string, float and/or vector values to a text file:

WRITE_DIRECTIVE:

#write ( FILE_HANDLE_IDENTIFIER, DATA_ITEM [, DATA_ITEM]... )

DATA_ITEM:

FLOAT | VECTOR | STRING

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