open

protocol:

function

parameters:

string   filename

string   mode

where mode is "r", "w", "a", "r+", "w+" or "a+" (as defined for the standard c library fopen function)

result:

none

description:

open file "filename" in mode 'mode' returning a handle 'fid' to the open file suitable for use by the associated file read, write and close functions.

example:

fid = open("temp", "w")