FileClose Procedure

Closes an open file.

Syntax

[ lStatus = ] FileClose ( hFile )

The FileClose procedure syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

lStatus

Long

Status: <> 0 failure, 0  success

hFile

Val AFile

Handle to the file

Comments

The FileClose function closes an open file associated with hFile. Once this function is executed, the hFile can no longer be used with other file procedures.

ATEasy automatically closes all open files upon exiting or when the user selects Reset from the Run menu.

The hFile specifies the ATEasy file handle obtained by the FileOpen or FileCreate function.

The FileClose function returns -1 upon failure.

Example

If FileClose(hFile) <> 0 Then

Print "Error During FileClose..."

Endif

See Also

FileCreate, FileOpen