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Multiplied Intelligence Personnel Simulator (M.I.P.S.)
Copyright 1987, Michael Reed.
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║ FILE ACCESS SYNTAX ║
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Adding a natural language interface to your databases can make then
easier to access and understand. ASCII text files as well as
8-bit and 16-bit binary data files can be accessed.
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║ FILE ACCESS SYNTAX ║
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[Filename.Ext]
Displays full contents of an ASCII file.
[Filename.Ext
Make file available for reading
(Open file)
Location,Length]
Read file from Location for
Length characters then close file
Location,Length}
Read file from Location for
Length characters and leave file open
for later reads
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║ FILE ACCESS SYNTAX ║
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Length]
Read file from current file position
for Length characters then close file
Length}
Read file from current file position
for Length characters then leave file
open for later reads
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║ FILE ACCESS SYNTAX ║
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If Length = 1, then file data is displayed
as a 8-bit number (range 0 thru 255).
If Length = 2, then file data is displayed
as a 16-bit number (range 0 thru 65535).
If Length > 2, then file data is displayed
as ASCII characters.
NOTE:
Only one open file at a time. Always
remember to close a file that was
opened before leaving the system.