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/* REXX
**
** This example demonstrates the basic file functions:
**
** - check for existence of file
**
** - open file for writing
** - write data to file
** - close file
**
** - open file for reading
** - read data and check for end of file
** - close file
**
*/
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* the STREAM(,"C","QUERY EXISTS") function call can be used to check */
/* if a file for exists. */
IF STREAM("SOME.TXT", "C", "QUERY EXISTS")\="" THEN DO
/* file exists, so delete it */
ADDRESS CMD "DEL SOME.TXT"
END
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* the STREAM(,"C","OPEN WRITE") call is used to open a file. */
CALL STREAM "SOME.TXT", "C", "OPEN WRITE"
/* the LINEOUT call writes data to a file. Instead of a file handle, */
/* the file name is used. */
CALL LINEOUT "SOME.TXT", "THIS IS A LINE OF TEXT"
CALL LINEOUT "SOME.TXT", "THIS IS SOME MORE TEXT"
CALL LINEOUT "SOME.TXT", ""
CALL LINEOUT "SOME.TXT", "MORE STUFF AFTER AN EMPTY LINE"
/* the STREAM call can be used to close a file. */
CALL STREAM "SOME.TXT", "C", "CLOSE"
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* now we open the file again and read the data back in via LINEIN */
/* function. End-Of-File is detected via STREAM(,"S") function */
CALL STREAM "SOME.TXT", "C", "OPEN READ"
DO FOREVER
/* read one line of text */
line= LINEIN("SOME.TXT")
/* leave if EOF was reached (stream no longer READY) */
IF STREAM("SOME.TXT", "S")\="READY" THEN DO
LEAVE
END
/* print line */
SAY "->"line
END
CALL STREAM "SOME.TXT", "C", "CLOSE"
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
EXIT