Append
Specifies text file to be opened for append mode
Syntax
`
Open filename for Append [Encoding encoding_type] [Lock lock_type] as [#]filenum
`
Parameters
`filename`
file name to open for append
`encoding_type`
indicates encoding type for the file
`lock_type`
locking to be used while the file is open
`filenum`
unused file number to associate with the open file
Description
A file mode used with `Open` to open a text file for writing.
This mode is used to add text to an existing file with `Print #`, or comma separated values with `Write#`.
Text files can't be simultaneously read and written in FreeBASIC, so if both functions are required on the same file, it must be opened twice.
`filename` must be a string expression resulting in a legal file name in the target OS, without wildcards. The file will be sought for in the present directory, unless the `filename` contains a path . If the file does not exist, it is created. The pointer is set after the last character of the file.
`Encoding_type` indicates the Unicode `Encoding` of the file, so characters are correctly read. If omitted, "ascii" encoding is defaulted. Only little endian character encodings are supported at the moment.

- `"utf8"`
- `"utf16"`
- `"utf32"`
- `"ascii"` (the default)

`Lock_type` indicates the way the file is locked for other processes, it is one of:

- `Read` - the file can be opened simultaneously by other processes, but not for reading
- `Write` - the file can be opened simultaneously by other processes, but not for writing
- `Read Write` - the file cannot be opened simultaneously by other processes (the default)

`filenum` Is a valid FreeBASIC file number (in the range `1..255`) not being used for any other file presently open. The file number identifies the file for the rest of file operations. A free file number can be found using the `FreeFile` function.
Example
`
Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To 10
Open "test.txt" For Append As #1
Print #1, "extending test.txt"
Close #1
Next
`
Differences from QB

- None

See also

- `Input (File Mode)`
- `Open`
- `Output`
- `Print #`
- `? #`
- `Write #`