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FileAttr Function
Returns a Long representing the file mode for files opened using the Open statement.
Syntax
FileAttr(filenumber, returntype)
The FileAttr function syntax has these named arguments:
| Part | Description |
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| filenumber | Required; Integer. Any valid file number. |
| returntype | Required; Integer. Number indicating the type of information to return. Specify 1 to return a value indicating the file mode. On 16-bit systems only, specify 2 to retrieve an operating system file handle. Returntype 2 is not supported in 32-bit systems and causes an error. |
Return Values
When the returntype argument is 1, the following return values indicate the file access mode:
| Mode | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | 1 |
| Output | 2 |
| Random | 4 |
| Append | 8 |
| Binary | 32 |