FCLOSE( ) Function

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Flushes and closes a file or communication port opened with a low-level file function.

FCLOSE(nFileHandle)

Return Values

Logical

Parameters

  • nFileHandle
    Specifies the file handle of the low-level file to close. The numeric file handle is returned when you create the file with FCREATE( ) or open the file with FOPEN( ).

Remarks

If the file is successfully closed, FCLOSE( ) returns true (.T.) and releases the file handle. If the file cannot be closed, FCLOSE( ) returns false (.F.).

CLOSE ALL also closes low-level files.

See Also

CLOSE ALL | FCHSIZE( ) | FCREATE( ) | FEOF( ) | FFLUSH( ) | FGETS( ) | FOPEN( ) | FPUTS( ) | FREAD( ) | FSEEK( ) | FWRITE( )