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DOS READ LAYOUT DRL Standard Verb Operating System Operation
Target = IPC STATUS (IS), LENGTH (LT)

After having opened with DOS OPEN READ the file that you want to read from,
you can read a part of the contents of the file with the verb DOS READ LAYOUT.
DOS READ LAYOUT terminates reading when it has read the number of characters
specified in the layout. The RECEIVE TERM CHAR will also terminate reading
the file.

DOS OPEN READ filename FILENAME
DOS READ LAYOUT using layout NUMBER into the noun NOUN
DOS CLOSE READ
FILENAME is an expression or noun containing the name (and path) of the opera-
ting system file you want to read into the noun NOUN, with NUMBER the maximum
number of characters that will be read before the read terminates.

SEE ALSO: DOS READ / INPUT LAYOUT / DOS OPEN READ


 

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