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'This example uses the WRITE # statement to write customer information
'to a data file. The LINE INPUT # statement is then used to read the
'records from the file.
 
OPEN "LIST" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
PRINT "CUSTOMER INFORMATION:"
'Get customer information.
DO
    PRINT
    INPUT "   LAST NAME:  ", LName$
    INPUT "   FIRST NAME: ", FrName$
    INPUT "   AGE:        ", Age$
    INPUT "   SEX:        ", Sex$
    Sex$ = UCASE$(Sex$)
    WRITE #1, LName$, FrName$, Age$, Sex$
    INPUT "Add another"; R$
LOOP WHILE UCASE$(R$) = "Y"
CLOSE #1
 
'Echo the file back.
OPEN "LIST" FOR INPUT AS #1
CLS
PRINT "Records in file:": PRINT
DO WHILE NOT EOF(1)
    LINE INPUT #1, REC$   'Read records from file.
    PRINT REC$            'Print the records on the screen.
LOOP
 
'Remove file from disk.
CLOSE #1
KILL "LIST"
 
'Sample Output
'
'CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
'
'
'   LAST NAME:  Saintsbury
'   FIRST NAME: Aloysius
'   AGE:        35
'   SEX:        m
'Add another? y
'
'   LAST NAME:  Frangio
'   FIRST NAME: Louisa
'   AGE:        27
'   SEX:        f
'Add another? n
'
'Records in file:
'
'"Saintsbury","Aloysius","35","M"
'"Frangio","Louisa","27","F"