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255
Unlock StreamNum
-or-
Unlock StreamNum
, RecordNum
-or-
Unlock StreamNum
, [start] To end
Group
File
Description
Form 1: Unlock all of StreamNum.
Form 2: Unlock a record (or byte) of StreamNum
.
Form 3: Unlock a range of records (or bytes) of StreamNum
. If start is omitted then unlock starting at the first
record (or byte).
Note: For sequential files (Input, Output and Append) unlock always affects the entire file.
Parameter Description
StreamNum Streams 1 through 255 are private to each macro. Streams 256 through 511 are
shared by all macros.
RecordNum For Random mode files this is the record number. The first record is 1. Otherwise, it
is the byte position. The first byte is 1.
start First record (or byte) in the range.
end Last record (or byte) in the range.
See Also: Lock, Open.
Example
Sub Main
Dim
V As Variant
Open
"SAVE_V.DAT" For Binary As #1
Lock
#1
Get
#1, 1, V
V = "Hello"
Put
#1, 1, V
Unlock #1
Close
#1
End
Sub
Userenum definition
User defined enums are defined with Enum.
Usertypevar definition
A user defined type variable holds values for elements of the user defined type. User defined types are defined
using Type
.