NAME
  OPEN Statement

SYNOPSIS
  OPEN file$ [FOR mode] [ACCESS access] [lock] AS [#]filenumber% [LEN=reclen%]
      o file$          The name of the file or device. The file name may
                       include a drive and path.
      o mode           One of the following file modes: APPEND, BINARY, INPUT,
                       OUTPUT, or RANDOM. See  OPEN Statement File Modes .
      o access         In network environments, specifies whether the file is
                       opened for READ, WRITE, or READ WRITE access.
                       See  OPEN Statement ACCESS Clause .
      o lock           Specifies the file locking in network environments:
                       SHARED, LOCK READ, LOCK WRITE, LOCK READ WRITE.
      o filenumber%    A number in the range 1 through 255 that identifies the
                       file while it is open.
      o reclen%        For random-access files, the record length (default is
                       128 bytes). For sequential files, the number of
                       characters buffered (default is 512 bytes).

DESCRIPTION
  Opens a file or device.

  Example:
      INPUT "Enter Filename: "; n$
      OPEN n$ FOR OUTPUT AS #1
      PRINT #1, "This is saved to the file."
      CLOSE
      OPEN n$ FOR INPUT AS #1
      INPUT #1, a$
      PRINT "Read from file: "; a$
      CLOSE

SEE ALSO
  CLOSE FREEFILE OPEN COM TYPE OPEN Alternate