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GET (File I/O) Statement Programming Example
 
The following program opens the file TESTDAT2.DAT for random
access and displays the contents on the screen.
 
'  Read and display the contents of a file containing a
'  name of up to 20 characters and a test score.
'
'  Define record fields.
TYPE TestRecord
   NameField  AS STRING * 20
   ScoreField AS SINGLE
END TYPE
' Define a variable of the user type.
DIM Rec AS TestRecord
'********************************************************************
' This part of the program is an insert whose only function is to
' create a random-access file to be used by the second part of the
' program, which demonstrates the CVSMBF function
'********************************************************************
OPEN "TESTDAT2.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN = LEN(Rec)
CLS
RESTORE
READ NameField$, ScoreField
I = 0
DO WHILE UCASE$(NameField$) <> "END"
   I = I + 1
   Rec.NameField = NameField$
   Rec.ScoreField = ScoreField
   PUT #1, I, Rec
   READ NameField$, ScoreField
   IF NameField$ = "END" THEN EXIT DO
LOOP
CLOSE #1
'
   DATA "John Simmons", 100
   DATA "Allie Simpson", 95
   DATA "Tom Tucker", 72
   DATA "Walt Wagner", 90
   DATA "Mel Zucker", 92
   DATA "END", 0
 
'  Open the test data file.
'
DIM FileBuffer AS TestRecord
OPEN "TESTDAT2.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN=LEN(FileBuffer)
'  Calculate number of records in the file.
Max = LOF(1) / LEN(FileBuffer)
'  Read and print contents of each record.
FOR I = 1 TO Max
   GET #1, I, FileBuffer
   PRINT FileBuffer.NameField, FileBuffer.ScoreField
NEXT I
CLOSE #1
END