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<legacy_id>1408</legacy_id>

<name>close file</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>close file <i>filePath</i></example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Closes a <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> that was opened with the <command tag="open file">open file</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>close file "/Desktop/Temp"</example>

<example>close file line 1 of the openFiles</example>

<example><p>open file (specialFolderPath("desktop") &amp; "/text.txt")</p><p>write "This is a test" to file (specialFolderPath("desktop") &amp; "/text.txt")</p><p>close file (specialFolderPath("desktop") &amp; "/text.txt")</p></example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<experimental version=""></experimental>

<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

<disk/>

</security>

<classification>

<category>Files, Folders, &amp; Resources</category>

</classification>

<references>

<function tag="openFiles">openFiles Function</function>

<function tag="sysError">sysError Function</function>

<command tag="delete file">delete file Command</command>

<command tag="open file">open file Command</command>

<command tag="read from file">read from file Command</command>

<command tag="write to file">write to file Command</command>

<command tag="seek">seek Command</command>

<command tag="close">close Command</command>

<command tag="close driver">close driver Command</command>

<property tag="serialControlString">serialControlString Property</property>

<keyword tag="COMn:">COMn: Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="modem:">modem: Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="file">file Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="LPT1:">LPT1: Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="printer:">printer: Keyword</keyword>

</references>

<description>Use the <b>close file</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to release a <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> after reading from it or writing to it. (A <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> that is open for writing can't be used by any other application until you've closed the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword>.)<p></p><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>filePath</i> is the <glossary tag="file path">name and location</glossary> of the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> you want to close. If you specify a name but not a location, LiveCode assumes the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> is in the <property tag="defaultFolder">defaultFolder</property>.</p><p></p><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Any files you have opened are closed automatically when you quit the application.</p><p></p><p>If you try to close a file that is not already open, the <b>result</b> function is set to.</p></description>

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