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<p><b>New page</b></p><div> @SCRATCH-OPEN <file name>, <access type><br />
Open a file as a scratch file.<br />
; <file name> : (default type = SYMB) file name.<br />
; <access type> : specifies the intended [[access modes|access-mode]], only the following combinations are legal:<br />
R - sequential read<br />
W - sequential write<br />
RW - sequential read and write<br />
RX - random read<br />
WX - random read and write<br />
WA - sequential write append<br />
RC - random read with read and write access from other users allowed (only contiguous files)<br />
WC - random read and write with read and write access from other users allowed (only contiguous files)<br />
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Rules:<br />
#Permitted for all users.<br />
#The file is kept permanently opened. It is closed when logging out or by @CLOSE-FILE <file no.> but not @CLOSE-FILE -1. When closed, only the first 32K words are retained.<br />
# @CLOSE-FILE -2 also closes scratch files.<br />
#See rules 2 - 6 of @[[OPEN-FILE]].<br />
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Example:<br />
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@SCRATCH-OPEN SCRATCH:DATA, RW<br />
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The file SCRATCH:DATA is opened as a scratch file with read and write access.<br />
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== Related commands ==<br />
@[[CONNECT-FILE]]<br />
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@[[OPEN-FILE]]<br />
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[[OPEN (monitor call)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{ND-doc|60.128.03}} (printed February 1983), page 1-179<br />
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{{ND-doc|60.174.Q01}}<br />
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