CLOSE Function

Closes an open file.

Category: External File
Returned data type: Integer
Note: The returned value is a Boolean value where 1= success and 0 = error.
Syntax
Details
Example

Syntax

fileobject.CLOSE

Details

The CLOSE method closes the file that is currently open file (which was opened by using a fileobject.OPEN call) is closed.

Example 

file myfile
if ( myfile.open("data.txt") ) then ...
rc = myfile.close()
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