Functions and Directives Functions and Directives

Function FileScreen() Foundation

Reads the contents of a screen from a file.

Syntax
FileScreen( <cFileName>, ;
            [<nOffSet>]  ;  // Default: 0
          ) --> nBytesRead
Return

Returns the number of bytes read (usually 4000 for a 80 by 25 screen)

Description

If multiple screens are saved to a file using ScreenFile() an offset of (nScreenNumber-1) * 4000 bytes must be specified for <nOffSet> to read consecutive screens from the file.

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