Using File Modes and Types

All file types and modes can use the openfile(), closefile(), and inquirefile() statements. Other statements can only be used with certain types or modes, as shown in the following table:

	Modes
Types	read	create	update	append
binary	positionfile() readfile() rewindfile()	writefile() flushfile()	positionfile() readfile() rewindfile() writefile() flushfile()	writefile() flushfile()
text	readfile() rewindfile()	writefile() flushfile()	--	writefile() flushfile()
stream	positionfile() readfile() rewindfile()	writefile() flushfile()	positionfile() readfile() rewindfile() writefile() flushfile()	writefile() flushfile()