4.1.4.1 AssignFile

AssignFile function

Prototype:	function AssignFile(const filename: string): integer;
Description:	The AssignFile function assigns a filename (existing or new) to an integer identifier which is then used as the file reference.
Syntax:	AssignFile(FileName);
	Part	Description
	FileName	The file name (existing or new) as a string
Return value:	Integer identifier of the file used as its handle for the rest of file-related functions.

Example:

var

fileID: integer;

fileName: string;

begin

fileName:= 'listOfTrees.txt';

fileID:= AssignFile(fileName);

CloseFile(fileID);

end.