isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Library Routines : S$IO : S-WRITE-FUNCTION
S-WRITE-FUNCTION
This function adds a new record to the sequential file.
Syntax:
 SET S-WRITE-FUNCTION TO TRUE
 
 CALL "S$IO" USING SIO-FUNCTION
                   f
                   recBuffer
                   lenght
            GIVING returnCode
Parameters:
f
the file handle returned by S-OPEN-FUNCTION.
recBuffer
an alphanumeric data-item that contains the record to write.
length
number of bytes to write. If zero, then the maximum record size for the file is used.
Return code:
returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information:
>0
Operation successful.
0
Operation failed.