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The command fail by default if the file does not exist, the -n switch creates the file if it does not exist, but fails if it exists. The -o switch creates a new file if it does not exist but overwrites the file if it exists. The -x switch opens the file for exclusive access, others processus cannot access that file
 
The command fail by default if the file does not exist, the -n switch creates the file if it does not exist, but fails if it exists. The -o switch creates a new file if it does not exist but overwrites the file if it exists. The -x switch opens the file for exclusive access, others processus cannot access that file
  
'''Note:''' if /fopen fails, it does not halt processing, you must check {{mIRC|$ferr}} to see if any error occured, see below.
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'''Note''': if /fopen fails, it does not halt processing, you must check {{mIRC|$ferr}} to see if any error occured, see below.
  
 
After you opened a file with /fopen, you have a pointer of the content of the file, it starts at 0. This pointer is the starting position to read/write from.
 
After you opened a file with /fopen, you have a pointer of the content of the file, it starts at 0. This pointer is the starting position to read/write from.
  
== {{mIRC|/fseek}} ==
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== /fseek ==
  
 
/fseek -lnwr <name> <position>
 
/fseek -lnwr <name> <position>
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If /fseek fails, it sets the pointer to the end of the file, you must check $fopen().eof or $feof to know if /fseek failed.
 
If /fseek fails, it sets the pointer to the end of the file, you must check $fopen().eof or $feof to know if /fseek failed.
  
== {{mIRC|/fwrite}} ==
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== /fwrite ==
  
 
/fwrite [-bn] <name> <text | &binvar>
 
/fwrite [-bn] <name> <text | &binvar>
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{{mIRC|/fwrite}} allows you to write to the file at the current pointer position, -b specify a binary variable, -n adds a $crlf at the end of the line.
 
{{mIRC|/fwrite}} allows you to write to the file at the current pointer position, -b specify a binary variable, -n adds a $crlf at the end of the line.
  
== {{mIRC|/fclose}} ==
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== /fclose ==
  
 
/fclose <name | wildcard>
 
/fclose <name | wildcard>
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{{mIRC|/fclose}} closes all the matching name ({{mirc|wildcard}} expression allowed)
 
{{mIRC|/fclose}} closes all the matching name ({{mirc|wildcard}} expression allowed)
  
== {{mIRC|/flist}} ==
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== /flist ==
  
{{mIRC|/flist}} just lists all the current handles.
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/flist just lists all the current handles.
  
== {{mIRC|$fopen}}(name | N) ==
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== $fopen(name | N) ==
  
 
{{mIRC|$fopen}} Returns the name of that handle if it exists, or the Nth handle.
 
{{mIRC|$fopen}} Returns the name of that handle if it exists, or the Nth handle.

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