sbfs.txt

smallbasic for linux

File system
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Special file names:

"COM1:[speed]" -
  Serial port 1

Non PalmOS:
"COM2:[speed]" - 
  Serial port 2

Example:

OPEN "COM1:" AS #1

OPEN "COM2:38400" AS #2
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FREEFILE

Returns an unused file
handle
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OPEN "file" [FOR {INPUT|
             OUTPUT|APPEND}]
             AS #fileN

Opens a file or device
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CLOSE #fileN
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EXIST(fileName)

Returns true if the fileName
exists
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EOF(fileN)

Returns true if the file
pointer is at end of the
file
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PRINT #fileN{,|;} var1
                     [,varN]
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LINEINPUT #fileN{,|;} var$
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INPUT$(len[,fileN])
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INPUT #fileN{,|;} var1 [,
  var2 [, ...]]
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SEEK #fileN{,|;} pos

Sets file position for
the next read/write
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SEEK(fileN)

Returns the current file
position
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LOF(fileN)

Returns the length of file
in bytes

For devices; returns the
number of available data
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KILL "file"

Deletes the specified file
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COPY "file", "newfile"

Makes a copy of specified 
file to the 'newfile'
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RENAME "file", "newfile"

Renames the specified file