GRIP Introduction | File Management Statement List

File Management

This topic covers the GRIP statements used to perform file management operations. Some statements that make sense for several different applications are not repeated to save time. For example, reading a header works the same for file access, directory access, and file editing, but it actually appears only in File Access.

File Management operations fall into the following categories:

• Maintenance

• Plot Management

• File Access

• Directory Access

• Editing

• Batch Processing

• Operating System

Many of the File Management statements closely resemble interactive NX functions. In some cases, the GRIP major word used is the same as the name of the corresponding menu option. For example, the major word for reading text is READ, for filing it is FILE. However, since a major word can only be six characters long, some functions require abbreviation. For example, the major word for reading a file header is FHREAD, and the major word for deleting a file is FDEL.