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Reading and writing text files.
Language(s):Delphi
Category(s):File IO

Shows how to read and write to text files.

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{
   This example shows how to do IO using records.
}
Procedure TextIO;
{Author Jon Vote 10/97}
{Uses SysUtils, Dialogs}

const FILE_NAME = 'texttest.tmp';

var IORec      : string;         {Record Varibale}
    f          : Textfile; {File variable}
    SearchRec  : TSearchRec;     {Used with FindFirst}
    i          : integer;
begin

assignfile(f, FILE_NAME);

{create the file if it doesn't exist, otherwise erase it}
if FindFirst(FILE_NAME, 0, SearchRec) = 0 then
  Erase(f);

Rewrite(f);
Reset(f);

FindClose(SearchRec);  {Always do this after FindFirst, FindNext}
Append(f);

for i := 1 to 10 do begin
  IORec := 'Record number ' + IntToStr(i);
  writeln(f, IORec);
end; {for}

{Read the values back}
reset(f);
While not eof(f) do begin
  readln(f, IORec);
  ShowMessage (IORec);
end; {While}

{Add a record to the end}
Append(f);
IORec := 'This is the last record.';
writeln(f, IORec);

{Read the values back}
reset(f);
While not eof(f) do begin
  readln(f, IORec);
  ShowMessage (IORec);
end; {While}

{Delete the file}
Erase(f);

CloseFile(f);

end; {TextIO}

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