Group Files and Directories

Copies a file to a new file or to an output device.

COPY FILE <cSourceFile> TO <cTargetFile>|<cDevice>

Creates a directory

CreateDir( <cDirectory> ) --> lSuccess

Determines or changes the current directory of the process.

CurDirectory( [<cDirectory>] ) --> cPreviousDirectory

Deletes file from a hard disk or diskette.

DELETE FILE <cFileName>

Fills an array with information about the files in a specified path. When <cDirectory> contains an invalid path or file specification, or no matching files are found, an empty array ({}) is returned.

Directory( [<cDirectory>], [<cAttribute>] ) --> aDirectory

Deletes a file from a hard disk or diskette.

ERASE <cFileName> | DELETE FILE <cFileName>

Retrieves or modifies file attributes.

FAttr( <cFileName>, [<cAttribute>] ) --> cFileAttributes

Closes an open binary file.

FClose( <nHandle> ) --> lError

Creates a new file or sets the length of an existing file to zero.

FCreate( <cFilename>, [<nAttribute>] ) --> nFileHandle

Deletes a file.

FErase( <cFilename> ) --> nSuccess

Retrieves the error code after completion of a low level file function.

FError() --> nErrorCode

Determines whether the specified file exists.

FExists( <cFileName>, [<cFileAttribute>] ) --> lExists

Determines whether the specified file exists.

File( <cFilename>, [<cAttribute>] ) --> lExist File( @<cFilename>, [<cAttribute>] ) --> lExist

Opens a file at the operating system level.

FOpen( <cFilename>, [<nMode>]) --> nHandle

Reads a character string from a file into a memory variable.

FRead( <nHandle>, @<cBuffer>, <nBytes> ) --> nBytes

Reads a character string from a file stopping at an occurrence of Chr(0).

FReadStr( <nHandle>, <nBytes> ) --> cString

Changes the name of a file.

FRename( <cOldName>, <cNewName> ) --> nSuccess

Positions the file pointer within a file.

FSeek( <nHandle>, <nOffset>, [<nOrigin>] ) --> nPosition

Determines and optionally sets the size of a file.

FSize( <cFileName>|<nFileHandle> [, <nNewSize>] ) --> nBytes

Writes a character string into an open file.

FWrite( <nHandle>, <cString>, [<nBytes>] ) --> nBytesWritten

Creates a unique name for a file.

GetUniqueFileName( [<cPath>], [<cPrefix>] ) --> cFileName

Removes a directory

RemoveDir( <cDirectory> [,<lForce>] ) --> lSuccess

Changes the name of a file.

RENAME <cOldName> TO <cNewName>

Create a Shell link object.

ShellLinkCreate( <cLinkTarget>, <cLinkFile>, [<cWorkingDir>], [<cCmdArgs>], [<cDescr>] ) --> <lSuccess>

Resolves a link object of the Windows Shell.

ShellLinkResolve( <cLinkFile> ) --> <cLinkTarget>