| Name: | file - opens file for reading or writing
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| Synopsis: | string1 string2 file -> ostreamtype
-> istreamtype
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| Description: |
file is the PostScript operator used to open files
for reading or writing. If opening is successful the
appropriate streamtype is returned. If opening fails
/FileOpenError is raised.
If the file name contains path information "/", the
operator tries to open the specified file directly,
otherwise if the file should be opened for reading
the operator uses the searchpath to locate the file.
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| Parameters: |
string1 is the file name, string2 is a modifier (r) or
(w) which specifies if the file should be opened for
reading or writing.
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| Examples: |
(sli-init.sli) (r) file type == -> istreamtype
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| References: |
compare RedBook 2nd ed. page 414
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| Author: | Gewaltig, Diesmann
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| FirstVersion: | 1995
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| Remarks: | commented April 12, 1999
Hehl, Diesmann
| SeeAlso: | close ofstream ifstream searchifstream |
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| Source: | /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/sli-init.sli
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