directacc.def

DEFINITION MODULE DirectAccessFiles;

(* Use direct access files *)
(* This method uses the FORTRAN style of file open write|read close *)

(* J. Andrea, Aug/8/91 - revitalized *)
(* J. Andrea, 1985 *)
(* This code may be freely used and distributed, it may not be sold. *)

FROM SYSTEM IMPORT BYTE;

EXPORT QUALIFIED DirectFile,   DirFileDone, DirFileStatus,
                 DirectCreate, DirectOpen,  DirectClose,
                 DirectWrite,  DirectRead;

TYPE
    DirectFile = CARDINAL; (* export *)

VAR
   DirFileDone    :BOOLEAN;  (* export *)

   PROCEDURE DirectCreate( VAR file :DirectFile;
                           name     :ARRAY OF CHAR;
                           maxrec   :CARDINAL );
   (*
     Create a direct access file of the given filename 'name',
     the maximum possible number of records for the file must also
        be specified as 'maxrec',
     the file handle is returned in 'file' which must be of type DirectFile.
     The file created will have a record length of 512 bytes.
     DirFileDone is set to FALSE if the file cannot be created.

     A successful create operation leaves the file in an "open" state.
   *)

   PROCEDURE DirectOpen( VAR file :DirectFile;
                         name     :ARRAY OF CHAR );
   (*
     Open a direct access file for reading and writing, random record access.
     If the file cannot be accessed, or is not suitable for random access then
     DirFileDone is returned as FALSE.
   *)

   PROCEDURE DirectClose( file :DirectFile );
   (*
     Close a currently open file.
   *)

   PROCEDURE DirectWrite( file          :DirectFile;
                          record_number :CARDINAL;
                          record        :ARRAY OF BYTE;
                          n_bytes       :CARDINAL );
   (*
     Write a record into a direct access file at any record within
     the limits specified during file creation.
     Specify the record number in the file in 'record_number',
     give any object for output as 'record', and
     also specify the number of bytes of the output object in 'n_bytes'.
   *)

   PROCEDURE DirectRead( file          :DirectFile;
                         record_number :CARDINAL;
                         VAR record    :ARRAY OF BYTE;
                         n_bytes       :CARDINAL );
   (*
     Read a record from a direct access file at any record within
     the limits specified during file creation.
     Specify the record number in the file in 'record_number',
     specify any object to receive the data as 'record', and
     also specify the number of bytes to read in 'n_bytes'.
   *)

   PROCEDURE DirFileStatus;
   (*
     Print information about the last accessed file on standard output.
   *)

END DirectAccessFiles.