misc.fopen - Function

interface to c fopen

Synopsis
fopen(filename, mode)

Description
This function and those following emulate the low-level input/output functions available in C. We expect to replace these in the near future.

This function opens a file, returning a file id (an integer) that must be used to close the file.

Arguments

filename	File name
	Allowed:	String
mode	UNIX mode of access
	Allowed:	Usually r, w, or a

Returns
fileid

Example

- bugReport := spaste('/tmp/bugreport.',emailID)
- fp := dms.fopen(bugReport, 'w')
- dms.fclose(fp)
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In the example, a filename found in the string variable bugReport is opened for writing.

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	Package	utility
	Module	misc
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