Specifications

185

Syntax:

CLOSE [[#]filenumber[,[#]filenumber...]]

Parameter:

filenumber

A numeric expression which returns a value from 1 to 16.

Description:

CLOSE closes file(s) specified by filenumber(s).

• The file number(s) closed by the CLOSE statement becomes available for a sub-

sequent OPEN statement.

• If no file number is specified, the

CLOSE statement closes all of the opened data

files and device I/O files.

• Specifying an unopened file number causes neither operation nor a run-time error.

Syntax errors:

Run-time errors:

Reference:

File I/O statement

Closes file(s).

Error code and message Meaning

error 71: Syntax error filenumber is missing.

Error code Meaning

3Ah

File number out of range

Statements:

END and OPEN