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openFileRead

Valid for: CANoe DE • CANoe:lite DE • CANoe4SW DE • CANoe4SW:lite DE Note
A relative filename must be passed to this function. The absolute filename is determined by means of a search procedure. First a search is made to determine whether the given file is located in a directory of the databases. If the desired file is not found the active configuration directory is used.

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Function Syntax

  • dword openFileRead (char filename[], dword mode); // form 1
  • dword openFileRead (char filename[], dword mode, dword fileEncoding); // form 2

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Description

This function opens the filename file for the read access. If mode=0 the file is opened in text mode;
if mode=1 the file is opened in binary mode.

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Parameters

  • filename: filename
  • mode:
  • fileEncoding: Identifier of the Microsoft code page that is used to encode the file.

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Return Values

The return value is the file handle that must be used for read operations. If an error occurs, the return value is 0.

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Example

See File Functions