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    TDosStream.Init

    Instantiate a new instance of TDosStream.

    Declaration

    Source position: objects.pp line 362

    constructor TDosStream.Init(FileName: FNameStr; Mode: Word);

    Description

    Init instantiates an instance of TDosStream. The name of the file that contains (or will contain) the data of the stream is given in FileName. The Mode parameter determines whether a new file should be created and what access rights you have on the file. It can be one of the following constants:

    stCreate
    Creates a new file.
    stOpenRead
    Read access only.
    stOpenWrite
    Write access only.
    stOpen
    Read and write access.

    For an example, see TDosStream.Truncate.

    Errors

    On error, Status is set to stInitError, and ErrorInfo is set to the dos error code.

    See also

    Name Description
    TDosStream.Done Closes the file and cleans up the instance.