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 //by Jon Ripley, May 2006//\\ \\  When using **OPENIN**, **OPENUP** and **OPENOUT** to create or access files that do not have a file extension the default action of BBC BASIC is to append a //.bbc// file extension. To create or access files with no file extension you must add a full stop to the file name.\\ \\  To **OPENIN**, **OPENUP** or **OPENOUT** a file called **MyFile** use:\\  //by Jon Ripley, May 2006//\\ \\  When using **OPENIN**, **OPENUP** and **OPENOUT** to create or access files that do not have a file extension the default action of BBC BASIC is to append a //.bbc// file extension. To create or access files with no file extension you must add a full stop to the file name.\\ \\  To **OPENIN**, **OPENUP** or **OPENOUT** a file called **MyFile** use:\\ 
 +<code bb4w>
         hfile% = OPENIN "MyFile."         hfile% = OPENIN "MyFile."
         hfile% = OPENOUT "MyFile."         hfile% = OPENOUT "MyFile."
         hfile% = OPENUP "MyFile."         hfile% = OPENUP "MyFile."
 +</code>
 The same applies when accessing files with no extension using a //**star**// command or **OSCLI**:\\ \\  The same applies when accessing files with no extension using a //**star**// command or **OSCLI**:\\ \\ 
 +<code bb4w>
         *DISPLAY MyFile.         *DISPLAY MyFile.
         *COPY MyOldFile. MyNewFile.         *COPY MyOldFile. MyNewFile.
 +</code>
 The default file extensions appended by the //**star**// commands or **OSCLI** when none is supplied are as follows:\\ \\  The default file extensions appended by the //**star**// commands or **OSCLI** when none is supplied are as follows:\\ \\ 
  
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