FOPEN Parameter Substitutes

[hankm3]

Hello,

Example:

fopen 2 "C:\TEXT\test.txt" CREATE TEXT

I'd like to know if you can create a String Variable for the CREATE and TEXT parameters, that could be altered using a Dialog Box Button, Etc.

In some Languages I've used there was a String to Symbol function.

Thanks

 

[knob]

The fopen command will not accept string variables for the parameters you wish to modify (the compiler does not like this). However, you could create a dialog that has a radiobutton group of READ, WRITE, READWRITE, CREATE, APPEND, and READAPPEND, as well as two checkboxes for TEXT and SHARED. Your script could read the different values currently set in the dialog box, then build the proper command based on the current settings. A case command would probably work best for this, off the top of my head.