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OPEN

COBOL JAVA
OPEN openFile

Syntax

openFile ( <file>, AmtCobolFileOpenMode.<mode>, <lockfile> )

Parameter(s)

<file>
The file to open.

<mode>
The mode to be used for opening the file, e.g. Input, Output, InputOutput, Extend.

<lockfile>
Locks the file when set to true.

Example(s)

COBOL Java
OPEN INPUT SequentialFile.
                
openFile(sequentialfile, FileOpenMode.INPUT, false);
                
OPEN OUTPUT IndexedFile.
                
openFile(indexedfile, FileOpenMode.OUTPUT, false);
                
OPEN EXTEND RelativeFile.
                
openFile(relativefile, FileOpenMode.EXTEND, false);
                
OPEN INPUT SequentialFile I-O IndexedFile.
                
openFile(sequentialfile, FileOpenMode.INPUT, false);
openFile(indexedfile, FileOpenMode.I_O, false);