Visual Basic 6 Programming: Business Applications with a Design Perspective

Table of Contents

Appendix A Data Management Using Files

• 1. Opening and Closing a File
  • File Mode and File Type
• 2. Working with Binary Files
  • How Does the Binary File Work?
  • Opening a File with the Binary Mode
  • Output and Input with a Binary File
• 3. Working with Random Files
  • How Does the Random File Work?
  • An Example
  • The User Defined Type
  • Opening a File for Random Mode
  • Performing Input and Output with a Random File
  • Completing the Example
  • Additional Remarks
  • A Technical Note
• 4. Design Considerations
  • File Characteristics and Suitable Applications
• Summary
• Visual Basic Explorer
• Exercises