Opens a file in the mode described by the parameter list.
file.Open PathName, Mode, [Access], [Lock], [RecLength]
The parts of the Open statement syntax are described in the following table.
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| PathName | String expression that specifies a filename. |
| Mode | Specifies the file mode. Input, Output, Random, Append, or Binary. (1, 2, 4, 8, 32) |
| Access | Operation permitted on the open file. Read, Write, or ReadWrite [Default]. (1, 2, 3) |
| Lock | Operations permitted on the open file by other processes. Shared, LockRead, LockWrite [Default], and LockReadWrite. (1, 2, 3, 5) |
| RecLength | Number less than 32767 (bytes). For files opened for random access, this value is the record length. For sequential files, this value is the number of characters buffered. |
The RecLength parameter is ignored if mode is Binary.