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Low-Level File Operations—Wolfram Documentation
Low-Level File Operations
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Functions
- BinaryFormat
- BinaryRead
- BinaryReadList
- BinaryWrite
- Byte
- Character
- CharacterEncoding
- Close
- CreateFile
- DefineInputStreamMethod
- DefineOutputStreamMethod
- Expression
- Find
- InputStream
- NullRecords
- NullWords
- Number
- OpenAppend
- OpenRead
- OpenWrite
- Options
- OutputStream
- PageWidth
- Read
- ReadByteArray
- ReadLine
- ReadList
- ReadString
- Real
- Record
- RecordLists
- RecordSeparators
- SetOptions
- SetStreamPosition
- Skip
- StreamPosition
- Streams
- String
- StringToStream
- TokenWords
- Word
- WordSeparators
- Write
- WriteLine
- WriteString
- Related Guides
- Tech Notes
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Functions
- BinaryFormat
- BinaryRead
- BinaryReadList
- BinaryWrite
- Byte
- Character
- CharacterEncoding
- Close
- CreateFile
- DefineInputStreamMethod
- DefineOutputStreamMethod
- Expression
- Find
- InputStream
- NullRecords
- NullWords
- Number
- OpenAppend
- OpenRead
- OpenWrite
- Options
- OutputStream
- PageWidth
- Read
- ReadByteArray
- ReadLine
- ReadList
- ReadString
- Real
- Record
- RecordLists
- RecordSeparators
- SetOptions
- SetStreamPosition
- Skip
- StreamPosition
- Streams
- String
- StringToStream
- TokenWords
- Word
- WordSeparators
- Write
- WriteLine
- WriteString
- Related Guides
- Tech Notes
-
Functions
Low-Level File Operations
The Wolfram Language provides efficient system-independent direct access to all aspects of files of any size.
File Opening & Closing
OpenRead ▪ OpenWrite ▪ OpenAppend ▪ CreateFile ▪ Close
File Options
Options ▪ SetOptions ▪ CharacterEncoding ▪ PageWidth ▪ BinaryFormat
Streams
Streams ▪ OutputStream ▪ InputStream ▪ StringToStream
Reading & Writing
Read ▪ ReadList ▪ ReadString ▪ ReadLine ▪ Write ▪ WriteString ▪ WriteLine
Byte, Number — specify data to read
Character ▪ Record ▪ Word ▪ Real ▪ String ▪ Expression
RecordSeparators, WordSeparators — specify data delimiters
TokenWords ▪ NullWords ▪ NullRecords ▪ RecordLists
Seeking in Streams
Skip ▪ Find ▪ StreamPosition ▪ SetStreamPosition
Binary Data »
BinaryRead ▪ BinaryReadList ▪ ReadByteArray ▪ BinaryWrite ▪ ...