APPEND
| BASIC keyword | |
| Keyword: | APPEND |
| Abbreviation: | A SHIFT P |
| Type: | Command |
| Token code: | BASIC 4.0: 212/$D4 BASIC 7.0: 254/$FE 14/$OE |
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Remark: This article describes the BASIC command APPEND in Commodore BASIC 7.0 or higher.
Type: Command General Programming-Syntax: APPEND #logical file number,"filename"[,Ddrive number][<ON,>Udevice]
This command opens the file having the specified filename, and positions the pointer at the end of the file. Subsequent PRINT# (write)statements will cause data to be appended to the end of this logical file number. Default values for drive number and device number are 0 and 8 respectively.
Variables or expressions used as filenames must be enclosed within parentheses.
Examples[edit | edit source]
APPEND # 8, "MYFILE"
OPEN logical file 8 called "MYFILE" for appending with subsequent PRINT# statements
APPEND # 7, (A$),D0,U9
OPEN logical file named by the variable in A$ on drive 0, device number 9, and prepare too APPEND
APPEND #1, "FILENAME"
APPEND #2, "DATA,U"
APPEND #3, "D?T*,U"
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