READ LONG This command will read a long word of data from the file and store it as an integer value in the variable specified.
Syntax
    READ LONG File Number, Variable
Parameters
    File Number
Integer The file specified by the file number must be open or the command will fail
    Variable
Integer Will read a long word of data from the file and store it as an integer value in the variable specified. A long word represents four bytes (DWORD)
Returns
This command does not return a value.
Description
A long word represents four bytes. The file specified by the file number must be open or the command will fail.
Example Code
    cls

    a as DWORD

    open to read 1,"data.dat"

    if file open(1)=1

    read long 1,a

    print "value = "+str$(a)

    endif

    close file 1

    do

    loop

    end
See also
FILE Commands Menu Index