NAME Open -- Open a file for input or output SYNOPSIS file = Open( name, accessMode ) D0 D1 D2 bptr open(strptr, long) FUNCTION The named file is opened and a file handle returned. If the accessMode is MODE_OLDFILE, an existing file is opened for reading or writing. If the value is MODE_NEWFILE, a new file is created for writing. MODE_READWRITE opens a file with an shared lock, but creates it if it didn't exist. Open types are documented in the <dos/dos.h> or <libraries/dos.h> include file. The 'name' can be a filename (optionally prefaced by a device name), a simple device such as NIL:, a window specification such as CON: or RAW: followed by window parameters, or "*", representing the current window. Note that as of V36, "*" is obsolete, and CONSOLE: should be used instead. If the file cannot be opened for any reason, the value returned will be zero, and a secondary error code will be available by calling the routine ioerr(). INPUTS name - pointer to a null-terminated string accessMode - integer RESULTS file - BCPL pointer to a file handle SEE ALSO close(), changemode(), namefromfh(), parentoffh(), examinefh()