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DADiSP Worksheet Functions > Function Categories > File Manipulation > FCLOSE

FCLOSE

Purpose:

Closes a file that was opened using FOPEN.

Syntax:

FCLOSE("filename")

"filename"

-

A string, the name of the file to close.

Returns:

A 1 if the close was successful; otherwise it returns 0.

Example:

fclose("myfile")

closes myfile (an open file) and displays a 1 at the bottom of the screen if the close is completed successfully.

Remarks:

For all files which were opened with FOPEN, it is highly recommended to perform an FCLOSE or FCLOSEALL prior to exiting.

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