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AssignStream

Assign a text file to a stream.

Declaration

Source position: streamio.pp line 31

procedure AssignStream(var F: Textfile; Stream: TStream);

Arguments

Name Description
F The file one wishes to reroute through a stream.
Stream The stream that should perform the actual I/O.

Description

AssignStream assigns the stream Stream to file F. The file can subsequently be used to write to the stream, using the standard Write calls.

Before writing, call Rewrite on the stream. Before reading, call Reset.

Errors

if Stream is Nil, an exception will be raised.

See also

Name Description
TStream
GetStream Return the stream, associated with a file.