Sequential files are:
| • | text-oriented, typically |
| • | byte, field, or line-oriented |
| • | variable length fields and lines |
| • | files are opened for input or output, but not both |
| • | the screen is a special sequential file; open for output on channel 0 |
| • | the keyboard is a special sequential file; open for input |
| • | serial ports may be accessed as sequential files |
| • | output files may be created by the OPEN statement and grow automatically via PRINT |
| • | the DATA statement pool acts like a sequential input file, internal to the program |
| • | access is by default sequential but can be overridden using MX_FILEPOS. |
Subtopics
•OPEN for sequential access
•INPUT
•PRINT Statement
•WRITECD
