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[File->SetMode]

Sets the file read mode for the connection. This can be File_ModeLine for reading a file line by line, or File_ModeChar for reading a file character by character. Defaults to File_ModeChar if not specified.

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[File Variable->(SetMode: Read Mode)]
Required Parameters
Read Mode This can be File_ModeLine for reading a file line by line, or File_ModeChar for reading a file character by character. Defaults to File_ModeChar if not specified.
Examples

To reset the read mode during file operations:

Use the [File->SetMode] tag to change the read mode. The example below starts in File_ModeLine mode, reads the first line of myfile.txt, moves to line five, changes to File_ModeChar mode, and then reads the next 16 characters.

[Var:'File'=(File: 'myfile.txt', File_OpenRead, File_ModeLine)]
[$File->(Read: 1)]
[$File->(SetPosition: 5)]
[$File->(SetMode: File_ModeChar)]
[$File->(Read: 16)]
[$File->Close]
Tag Link [File->SetMode] Category File
Type Member Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 7.0
Output Type None Security File
Implementation Sets Lasso 7.0

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