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Version: 20 R7 BETA

CLOSE DOCUMENT

CLOSE DOCUMENT ( docRef )

ParameterTypeDescription
docRefTimeDocument reference number

Description

CLOSE DOCUMENT closes the document specified by docRef.

Closing a document is the only way to ensure that the data written to a file is saved. You must close all the documents you open with the commands Open document, Create document or Append document.

Example

The following example lets the user create a new document, writes the string “Hello” into it, and closes the document:

 var vhDocRef : Time
 vhDocRef:=Create document("")
 If(OK=1)
    SEND PACKET(vhDocRef;"Hello") // Write one word into the document
    CLOSE DOCUMENT(vhDocRef) // Close the document
 End if

See also

Append document
Create document
Open document

Properties

Command number267
Thread safe