◄Contents► ◄Index► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Allocates space for variables in a random-access file buffer. FIELD [#]filenumber%, fieldwidth% AS stringvariable$ [,fieldwidth% AS stringvariable$] ... ■ filenumber% The number of an open file. ■ fieldwidth% The number of characters in the field. ■ stringvariable$ A variable that identifies the field and contains field data. ■ Record variables usually provide a better way to handle record data. Example: OPEN "FILEDAT.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN = 80 FIELD #1, 30 AS name$, 50 AS address$ See Also ◄GET, PUT► ◄LSET, RSET► ◄TYPE► ◄Differences from BASICA► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── © Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1987-1992. All rights reserved. Converted from qbasic.hlp with DosHelp/HelpConvert