how do I create a sequential data file?
Im thinking it looks something like this....
REM*****THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO CERATE A SEQUENTIAL DATA FILE******
REM*******************PROGRAM VARIABLES****************
REM SPERSONNUM$ SALES PERSON'S NUMBER
REM NAM$ NAME
REM COMMR$ COMMISSION RATE
REM SALAMT$ AMOUNT OFSALARIES
REM *******************MAIN MODULE*********************
GOSUB OpenFile
GOSUB CreateFile
GOSUB CloseFile
PRINT
PRINT " END OF PROGRAM "
END
REM ********************OPEN FILE***********************
OpenFile:
OPEN "F:\SALEDATA" FOR OUTPUT AS #1 ?pl note F is the drive you save
RETURN
REM *******************CREATE FILE**********************
CreateFile:
GOSUB InputSalesmanNum
DO UNTIL SPERSONNUM = 0
GOSUB IputSalesData
GOSUB WriteRecord
GOSUB InputSalesmanNum
LOOP
RETURN
REM *********INPUT SALESMAN NUMBER*********************
InputSalesmanNum:
CLS
LOCATE 9, 14
PRINT "ENTER SALESMAN NUMBER";
INPUT "(ENTER 0 TO END)", SPERSONNUM
RETURN
REM *************SALES DATA******************************
IputSalesData:
LOCATE 11, 14
INPUT " SALESMAN NAME ", NAM$
LOCATE 13, 14
INPUT "ENTER SALE AMOUNT ", SALAMT
LOCATE 15, 14
INPUT "ENTER COMMISSION RATE ", COMMR
RETURN
REM *****************WRITE RECORD TO DISK****************
WriteRecord:
WRITE #1, SPERSONNUM, NAM$, SALAMT, COMMR
RETURN
REM *****************CLOSE FILE***********************
CloseFile:
CLOSE #1
RETURN
Is this correct?
Also, what format should I save this file as? I need to print a report using the data from this sequential file