[Info-vax] DEC BASIC: How to read a sequential

[Syltrem]

"StGallen" <sengupta.suhas at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:9a02fdaf-52ae-42aa-8838-277af4bb5f7e at to5g2000pbc.googlegroups.com...
> All,
> DEC Basic 1.3. VMS 7.3.2
>
> I need to open a sequential file with variable record length. How can
> I do this, especially since I cannot define the size of the STRINGS in
> the MAP file?
>
> Also if I open the file without a MAP file, how do I read the records
> from the file?
>
> Any help deeply appreciated.
>
> Many thanks!

I didn`t do BASIC in quite some time, but the answer is probably along these 
lines :

   Declare string  myrec

   Open Filename   for Input as File #1,                        &
                Organization Undefined, Recordtype Any,                 &
                Access Read, Allow Modify

   Linput #1, myrec

HTH

Syltrem