FileOpen()

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Opens an file to read, write, or append.

FileOpen( file=string, mode=string, charset=string, seekable=boolean );

Returns: any

Argument Description Default
file
string, required 		edit

a file path

Alias: path, filepath, source
mode
string, optional 		edit

Action to perform on the file, including the following:

  • read
  • readBinary
  • write
  • append

If you do not specify the mode, Lucee opens the file in read mode.

read
charset
string, optional 		edit

The character set of the file.
seekable
boolean, optional 		edit

can be used for function fileseek

Examples

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myFile = fileOpen("filepath/filename.ext");
writeDump(myfile);


// how to access the underlying resource provider info
f = "ram://demo.txt";
fileWrite(f, "demo");
dump(f.getResource().getResourceProvider().getScheme()); // ram ( i.e. the resource provider type)

See also