Type PersonRecord
empNumber As Integer
empName As String * 20
End Type
Dim fileNum As Integer
Dim fileName As String
Dim rec As PersonRecord
fileNum% = FreeFile()
fileName$ = "data.txt"
' First, open a random file with a record length equal to
' the size of the records to be stored.
Open fileName$ For Random As fileNum% Len = Len(rec)
rec.empNumber% = 123
rec.empName$ = "John Smith"
Put #fileNum%, 1, rec ' Write this record at position 1.
rec.empNumber% = 456
rec.empName$ = "Jane Doe"
Put #fileNum%, 2, rec ' Write this record at position 2.
rec.empNumber% = 789
rec.empName$ = "Jack Jones"
Put #fileNum%, , rec ' Write at current position (3).
Seek fileNum%, 1 ' Rewind file to beginning.
Do While Not EOF(fileNum%)
' Get a record, print it out.
' Get advances the file position to the next
' record automatically.
Get #fileNum%, , rec
Print rec.empNumber%, rec.empName$
Loop
' Output:
' 123 John Smith
' 456 Jane Doe
' 789 Jack Jones
Close fileNum% ' Close the file.