CBL_OPEN_FILE

Opens an existing file for byte-stream operations.

Syntax:
call "CBL_OPEN_FILE" using filename
                           access-mode
                           deny-mode
                           device
                           file-handle
Parameters:
Using call prototype (see Library Routines - Key) Picture (32-bit systems)
filename pic x(n). pic x(n).
access-mode cblt-x1-compx. pic x comp-x.
deny-mode cblt-x1-compx. pic x comp-x.
device cblt-x1-compx. pic x comp-x.
file-handle cblt-bytestream-handle. pic x(4) comp-5.
On Entry:
filename Space- or null-terminated filename of the file to be opened. You can use spacey filenames if you put double quotation marks around them. You can use embedded environment variables and library names in filename; for more information see the chapter Filenames in your File Handling book.
access-mode Defines access mode:
1 Read only
2 Write only (deny-mode must be 0)
3 Read/write
64 Read/write files greater than 4Gb
deny-mode Defines deny mode:
0 Deny both read and write (exclusive)
1 Deny write
2 Deny read
3 Deny neither read nor write
device Reserved for future use (must be 0).
On Exit:
file-handle Returns a file handle for a successful open.
Comments:

The success of the call can be checked by examining RETURN-CODE.

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