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Documentation: Files documentation is done.

Except for the *INI functions.
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Merlijn Wajer 2011-01-09 14:01:53 +01:00
parent c59fe18c1a
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@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ RewriteFile
function RewriteFile(const Path: string; Shared: Boolean): Integer; function RewriteFile(const Path: string; Shared: Boolean): Integer;
Opens file for rewriting. (File is cleared on open)
Opens shared if *Shared* is true.
Returns -1 on failure, otherwise returns the handle to the file.
AppendFile AppendFile
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@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ AppendFile
function AppendFile(const Path: string): Integer; function AppendFile(const Path: string): Integer;
Opens file for writing (appending).
Returns -1 on failure, otherwise returns the handle to the file.
CloseFile CloseFile
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@ -50,6 +55,8 @@ CloseFile
procedure CloseFile(FileNum: Integer); procedure CloseFile(FileNum: Integer);
Close the file defined by *FileNum*. Never forget to close your files!
EndOfFile EndOfFile
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@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ EndOfFile
function EndOfFile(FileNum: Integer): Boolean; function EndOfFile(FileNum: Integer): Boolean;
Returns true if the end of the file has been reached.
FileSize FileSize
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@ -66,6 +74,8 @@ FileSize
function FileSize(FileNum: Integer): LongInt; function FileSize(FileNum: Integer): LongInt;
Returns the file size in characters.
ReadFileString ReadFileString
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@ -75,6 +85,8 @@ ReadFileString
function ReadFileString(FileNum: Integer; var s: string; x: Integer): function ReadFileString(FileNum: Integer; var s: string; x: Integer):
Boolean; Boolean;
Read *x* characters into string *s* from file *FileNum*.
Returns true if the number of characters read equals *x*.
WriteFileString WriteFileString
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@ -83,6 +95,8 @@ WriteFileString
function WriteFileString(FileNum: Integer; s: string): Boolean; function WriteFileString(FileNum: Integer; s: string): Boolean;
Writes *s* to file *FileNum*. Returns false on failure.
SetFileCharPointer SetFileCharPointer
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@ -91,6 +105,16 @@ SetFileCharPointer
function SetFileCharPointer(FileNum, cChars, Origin: Integer): Integer; function SetFileCharPointer(FileNum, cChars, Origin: Integer): Integer;
*Seek* through the file. Set the cursor to *cChars* from *Origin*.
Origin can be any of these:
.. code-block:: pascal
{ File seek origins }
FsFromBeginning = 0;
FsFromCurrent = 1;
FsFromEnd = 2;
FilePointerPos FilePointerPos
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@ -99,6 +123,8 @@ FilePointerPos
function FilePointerPos(FileNum: Integer): Integer; function FilePointerPos(FileNum: Integer): Integer;
Returns the position of the *cursur* in the file.
(What character # you are at)
DirectoryExists DirectoryExists
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@ -107,6 +133,7 @@ DirectoryExists
function DirectoryExists(const DirectoryName : string ) : Boolean; function DirectoryExists(const DirectoryName : string ) : Boolean;
Returns true if the directory exists.
CreateDirectory CreateDirectory
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@ -115,6 +142,7 @@ CreateDirectory
function CreateDirectory(const DirectoryName : string) : boolean; function CreateDirectory(const DirectoryName : string) : boolean;
Creates a directory. Returns true on success.
FileExists FileExists
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@ -123,6 +151,8 @@ FileExists
function FileExists (const FileName : string ) : Boolean; function FileExists (const FileName : string ) : Boolean;
Returns true if the file exists.
ForceDirectories ForceDirectories
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@ -131,6 +161,7 @@ ForceDirectories
function ForceDirectories(const dir : string) : boolean; function ForceDirectories(const dir : string) : boolean;
Creates multiple *nested* directories. Returns true on success.
GetFiles GetFiles
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@ -139,6 +170,7 @@ GetFiles
function GetFiles(const Path, Ext : string) : TStringArray; function GetFiles(const Path, Ext : string) : TStringArray;
Returns the files in the directory defined by *Path* with extension *Ext*.
GetDirectories GetDirectories
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@ -147,6 +179,7 @@ GetDirectories
function GetDirectories(const path : string) : TStringArray; function GetDirectories(const path : string) : TStringArray;
Returns the directories in *path*.
WriteINI WriteINI
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@ -179,4 +212,4 @@ ExtractFileExt
function ExtractFileExt(const FileName: string): string;'); function ExtractFileExt(const FileName: string): string;');
Returns the file extension from file *Filename*.