Returns a Long representing the GFA-BASIC 32 file mode settings for files opened using the Open statement.
FileAttr(#file, attr)
file: integer expression (0..511)
attr:iexp
FileAttr returns the I/O settings of the files created or opened with the GFA-BASIC 32 command Open.
attr indicates the type of information to return.
| FileAttr(#, 1) | file mode: 1 = Input 2 = Output 4 = Random 8 = Append 32 = Binary |
| FileAttr(#, 2) | the file handle (if necessary for System calls), same as _File(#) |
| FileAttr(#, 3) | the size of the GFA-BASIC 32 file buffer (set with Len = n) |
| FileAttr(#, 4) | Based 1 or Based 0 (set with Option Base , 0 | 1) |
| FileAttr(#, 5) | non-zero (-1): the file is not seekable; you cannot use: Seek, RelSeek, Record, Lof, EOF etc. (LPT:, CON:). |
| FileAttr(#, 6) | record size, random files = size of buffer, otherwise 1 |
Open App.Path & "\Test.Dat" for Output As # 1
Print FileAttr( # 1, 1) // Prints 2
Close # 1
Kill App.Path & "\Test.Dat" // Tidy-up line
GFA-BASIC 32 manages a file record for each opened file. FileAttr allows retrieving the record fields.
GetAttr and SetAttr retrieve and set the file type attributes at the system level.
_File(), FileLen(), GetAttr, SetAttr
{Created by Sjouke Hamstra; Last updated: 05/10/2014 by James Gaite}