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A-Shell Reference

Sequential files are:

text-oriented, typically
byte, field, or line-oriented
variable length fields and lines
files are opened for input or output, but not both
no record locking
the screen is a special sequential file; open for output on channel 0
the keyboard is a special sequential file; open for input
serial ports may be accessed as sequential files
output files may be created by the OPEN statement and grow automatically via PRINT
the DATA statement pool acts like a sequential input file, internal to the program
access is by default sequential but can be overridden using MX_FILEPOS.

Subtopics

OPEN for sequential access

INPUT

PRINT Statement

WRITECD