Programming Reference Manual
 
Syntax
 
Open Name$ For mode [Access access] [lock] As [#]StreamNum [Len = RecordLen]
 
Description
Open file Name$ for mode as StreamNum.
 
Parameter
Description
Name$
This string value is the path and name of the source file. A path relative to the current directory can be used. 
mode
May be Input, Output, Append, Binary or Random.
access
May be Read, Write or Read Write.
lock
May be Shared, Lock Read, Lock Write or Lock Read Write.
StreamNum 
Streams 1 through 255 are private to each macro. Streams 256 through 511 are shared by all macros. 
RecordLen 
This numeric value is the record length for Random mode files. Other file modes ignore this value.
See Also
Example
 
Sub Main
    Open "XXX" For Output As #1
    Print #1,"1,2,""Hello"""
    Close #1
End Sub