OPEN

OPEN opens a file. It returns a positive integer that will identify the specific file (the channel number). The channel number is the file’s reference number in succeeding instances.

Syntax

OPEN filter, filename, parameter_string

Parameters

filter: string, the name of an existing extension.

filename: string, the name of the file.

parameter_string: string, it contains the specific separation characters of the operational extension and the mode of opening. Its contents are interpreted by the extension.

Remarks

Files opened with the OPEN command must be closed with CLOSE, if they are no longer required.

Usable since script version 1.3 (Allplan 2013-1).