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OpenIFile

open input file
Syntax 

OpenIFile(S:STRING):DEVICE

Description
This function opens the file with name S for input. Input from that file can then be read with Get .

(Note: one would normally use Source to read CoCoA commands from a file.)

Example 
  D := OpenOFile("my-test");  -- open "my-test" for output from CoCoA
  Print "hello world" On D;   -- print string into "mytest"
  Close(D);
  D := OpenIFile("my-test");  -- open "my-test" for input to CoCoA
  Get(D,3);  -- get the first three characters (in Ascii code)
[104, 101, 108]
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  Ascii(It);  -- convert the ascii code into characters
hel
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  Close(D);


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