OPTION
BASE
OPEN
"E",
1,
"LIST/EMP"
opens the file
L1ST/EMP
and extends it
by
appending new data to the
end of the file. If "L1ST/EMP" does not exist, OPEN
"E"
works the
same way
as
OPEN
"0".
OPEN
"I",
8,
"MGT"
opens the sequential file "MGT" for sequential input. This enables you
to retrieve information from the file (using INPUT# or LINE INPUT#).
If
"MGT" does not exist, a "File not found" error occurs.
See the chapter
on
"Disk Files" for programming information.
I OPTION
BASE
n
Statement I
Sets n as the minimum value for
an
array subscript.
N may be 1 or
0.
The default
is
0.
If
you use this statement
in
a program, it must precede the DIM
statement.
If
the statement
OPTION BASE 1
is executed, the lowest value
an
array subscript may have is one.
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